Texas Tech University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Jaxon Hughes
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Northern Guilford
2024 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in seven games during his lone season as a Red Raider โฆ joined the program prior to preseason camp and added experienced depth along the offensive line โฆ listed as the backup at right tackle beginning with the third week in the season โฆ inserted at either right tackle in three games against North Texas (9/14), at TCU (10/26) and versus West Virginia (11/30) โฆ also saw time on special teams as part of Texas Techโs field goal protection unit.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech following one season at South Carolina and four years at Charlotte โฆ will utilize his final year of eligibility with the Red Raiders โฆ enrolled at Texas Tech at the start of summer workouts โฆ has appeared in 23 games over his collegiate career with 18 starts, with the majority at left tackle (16) โฆ played in more than 1,150 career snaps between his time at South Carolina and Charlotte, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ 2023 SEASON (SENIOR/SOUTH CAROLINA): struggled with injuries, limiting him to only two games played during his lone season with the Gamecocks โฆ appeared in the season opener at North Carolina (9/2) as well as against Vanderbilt (11/11) late in the season โฆ utilized for 43 snaps in the North Carolina game alone โฆ 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR/CHARLOTTE): started in 11 games at left tackle for the 49ers โฆ anchored an offensive line that protected the 49ersโ record-setting passing game that recorded 3,252 yards through the air (271.0 passing yards per game) โฆ credited with 700 offensive snaps by PFF with 677 at left tackle at 23 at right tackle โฆ allowed only three sacks over 416 opportunities, finishing with a 96.6 pass blocking efficiency by PFF โฆ 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE/CHARLOTTE): started in all seven games played with five coming at left tackle and two at right tackle โฆ missed five games during the year due to injury โฆ started each of the first five games of the season at left tackle before shifting over to right tackle for the Western Kentucky (10/30) and Louisiana Tech (11/13) games โฆ key in protecting dual-threat quarterback Chris Reynolds, who snapped the Charlotte single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns โฆ credited with 394 offensive snaps by PFF, including 241 at left tackle and 150 at right tackle โฆ utilized as extra tight end on three snaps as well โฆ surrendered three sacks over 190 opportunities, closing the season with a 94.2 pass blocking efficiency rating by PFF โฆ 2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN/CHARLOTTE): appeared in three games during debut season against Florida Atlantic, North Texas and Duke, totaling 14 offensive snaps at left tackle โฆ 2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN/CHARLOTTE): redshirt season โฆ originally recruited on the defensive side of the ball.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C. โฆ helped push the Nighthawks to an 8-4 record as a senior and second place finish in the Mid-State 3A Conference โฆ team advanced out the 3A state playoffs that season as well โฆ recorded 65 tackles on the year, including 23.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks, to go with a forced fumble as a senior โฆ earned honorable mention all-area honors by the Greensboro News & Record โฆ rated a three-star prospect coming out of high school by 247Sports โฆ listed as the No. 51 recruit in the state of North Carolina by the publication.
PERSONAL
Jaxon Hughes โฆ son of Sean and Carla Hughes โฆ mother played softball collegiately at Ohio State โฆ has two sisters, Maddux and Lynnix โฆ older sister, Maddux, previously played softball at Charlotte โฆ earned a bachelorโs degree in history at South Carolina ... working toward a sports communication certificate at Texas Tech.
