Mike Hughes, a cornerback with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, was born on February 11, 1997.

Prior to moving to Garden City Community College and then UCF, he played football for North Carolina. The Minnesota Vikings selected him in the opening round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

When Hughes was in high school, he lettered in basketball, track & field, and football for New Bern High School. Hughes was New Bern’s quarterback.

Hughes led his team to an undefeated season and an NCHSAA 4A state title as a senior in 2014 by passing for 1,263 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushing for 1,355 yards and 22 additional scores.

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Hughes played one season at North Carolina in 2015. In October 2015, both He and M were put on leave. J. Stewart was charged with petty assault after getting into a brawl earlier that month.

After the season, he changed schools and spent a year at Garden City Community College before quitting the team.

Hughes transferred to UCF in 2017, where he participated in the team’s unbeaten 2017 season that resulted in UCF being named the national champions by the Colley Matrix poll.

Hughes attracted attention on November 24, 2017, when he returned a kickoff 95 yards to end the match.