Jerry Hughes

Jerry Hughes

Hughes in November 2008
No. 92     Indianapolis Colts
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: August 13, 1988 (1988-08-13) (age 23)
Place of birth: Sugar Land, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Texas Christian
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31
Debuted in 2010 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2010–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Ted Hendricks Award (2009) Lott Trophy (2009) 2× First-team All-America (2008, 2009) 2× First-team All-MWC (2008, 2009)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2010
Tackles	6
Sacks	1
Interceptions	0
Stats at NFL.com

Jerry Hughes, Jr. (born August 13, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was selected by the Colts 31st overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. As a junior at Texas Christian University, he garnered first team All-American honors.

Early years

Hughes received three varsity letters in football while attending Austin High School in Fort Bend County, Texas, where he played running back. As a senior in 2006 Jerry rushed for 1,412 yards and totaled 19 touchdowns to capture First-team All-District 20-5A honors. Hughes also earned First-team All District as a Kick Returner. Hughes also lettered in baseball where he played third base and pitcher.

Considered only a two-star recruit out of high-school by recruiting service Rivals.com, Hughes failed to draw a lot of attention and only received a few scholarship offers.^[1] He picked TCU over Iowa State, Arizona State and North Texas.

College career

Out of high school Hughes accepted a scholarship to attend Texas Christian University and play football. Head Coach Gary Patterson recognized Hughes' natural athleticism and assigned him jersey number 98, usually reserved for defensive lineman. Before the season, Patterson worked Hughes in at defensive end, and he was able to earn playing time there as a freshman.

Once at TCU, Hughes was one of just four true freshmen to play for the Horned Frogs in 2006. He recorded his first career sack in a 31-17 win over Army. He played in all 13 games as sophomore in 2007, and recorded at least one tackle in each of those contests.

Taking over as a full-time starter as a junior in 2008, Hughes recorded 15 sacks, 18.5 tackles for a loss, 6 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions and returned one of those picks for a touchdown. He led the nation with his 15 sacks.^[2] He garnered First-team All-MWC and MWC Defensive Player of the Year honors, and was an All-America selection.^[3]

In 2009 Hughes had a career-high 54 tackles and 11.5 sacks (tied for 7th in NCAA). This Season, the Horned Frogs rank first in total defense, allowing just 233 yards per game and are sixth in the nation with 12.4 points allowed per game. He is a First-team All-America once again and a consensus First-team All-MWC again, as well. Additionally he was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in two years.

His career totals now include 28.5 sacks, 139 total tackles, 39 tackles-for-loss and 7 forced fumbles. At TCU, Hughes is on schedule to complete his degree in Communications in four years.

Awards and honors

• First-team 2008 College Football All-America Team by CBS Sports,^[4] FWAA,^[5] Rivals.com,^[6] SI.com^[7] and AFCA^[8]
• First-team 2009 College Football All-America Team by AFCA, Walter Camp Foundation, CBS Sports.
• 2009 Ted Hendricks Award winner
• 2009 Lott Trophy winner
• 2009 Lombardi Award finalist^[9]
• 2008 & 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist^[10]

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Since Hughes was selected by the Indianapolis Colts 31st overall in the 2010 NFL Draft, he has recorded a total of 6 tackles in only 2 games as a rookie. He is the first TCU Horned Frog selected in the first round of an NFL Draft since LaDainian Tomlinson went fifth overall to the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL Draft, and the first TCU defensive player selected in the first round since Bob Lilly, who was selected 13th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1961 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measureables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 1 3⁄4 in	255 lb	33 in	9 3⁄4 in	4.56 s	1.63 s	2.63 s	4.15 s	6.99 s	34 1⁄2 in	9 ft 10 in	26 rep
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

2011 season

During the week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans Huges missed a block on a punt by Pat McAfee. The punt was blocked and the Titans scored a touchdown. This was the first blocked punt of McAfee's career.

References

1. ^ Jerry Hughes Profile - Rivals.com
2. ^ "Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report: Pass Sacks". http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2008&div=B&rpt=IA_playerpasssacks&site=org. 
3. ^ "Frogs Place 18 On All-MWC Football Team". http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120308aag.html. 
4. ^ "CBSSports.com 2008 All-America Team". http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/11167903. 
5. ^ "FWAA NAMES 2008 ALL-AMERICA TEAM". http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2008/allamerica081213.html. 
6. ^ "Rivals.com 2008 All-America Teams". http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=887528. 
7. ^ "SI.com's 2008 All-Americans". CNN. December 16, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/12/15/all.americans/?cnn=yes. Retrieved May 6, 2010. 
8. ^ "2008 Walter Camp All-American Team Announced". http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2008_walter_camp_all_american_team_announced/. 
9. ^ Khan, Sam, Jr. (November 11, 2009), "Fort Bend Austin product among Lombardi finalists", Houston Chronicle, http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/6714044.html 
10. ^ "TCU's Hughes is a Nagurski finalist", ESPN, November 19, 2009, http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/13485/tcus-hughes-is-a-nagurski-finalist 
11. ^ "Jerry Hughes Combine Profile", NFL.com, http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jerry-hughes?id=496796, retrieved March 4, 2010 .
12. ^ "Jerry Hughes Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=76844&draftyear=2010&genpos=OLB, retrieved April 4, 2010 .

External links

• Official TCU Profile

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Beau Bell	Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year 2008–2009	Incumbent