#21
Mike Hughes
MIN · 2018–2020KC · 2021DET · 2022ATL · 2023–presentACT
MikeHughes#21CB
Age
29
Feb 11, 1997
Height
5'10"
70"
Weight
191
lb
College
UCF; Garden City CC; North Carolina
2015-2017
Drafted
2018
Rd 1, Pk 30
Exp
8
seasons
Contract
$18M
3y · $6.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
51
2025
PD
7
regular season
INT
1
regular season
INT Yds
6
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
92%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2015 — Present · Includes honors
2023
Atlanta Falcons · Cornerback
CB · 50 active weeks
NFL
2022
Detroit Lions · Cornerback
CB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2021
Kansas City Chiefs · Cornerback
CB · 20 active weeks
NFL
2018–2020
Minnesota Vikings · Cornerback
CB · 28 active weeks
NFL
2017
UCF · DB
NCAA
2015
North Carolina · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2018 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 30
#30 overall by Minnesota Vikings
TeamMIN
Overall#30

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAtlanta Falcons. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.