Parker Hughes

Linebacker, Jacksonville Jaguars · #53.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Linebacker
Number: 53
Born: Jan 2, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Elizabethton, TN, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 228 lbs
College: Middle Tennessee
Experience: Rookie
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

Troy Parker Hughes (born January 2, 2003) is an American professional football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and was selected by the Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Parker Hughes, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Hughes attended Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee. He helped lead the team to two TSSAA BlueCross Bowl state titles and earned Class 4A Mr. Football honors in his senior season. Hughes received little collegiate recruiting attention and walked on to the football team at Middle Tennessee.

College career

Hughes played in four games in his freshman season before taking a redshirt. He transferred to Samford and was moved to outside linebacker. Hughes felt it was not a good fit and considered dropping football altogether after a season at Samford, but ultimately opted to transfer back to Middle Tennessee. As a redshirt sophomore in 2023, he had 53 tackles, including 7.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, starting 11 games. Hughes missed three games in 2024 after sustaining an injury over the summer but finished with 69 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, a hurry and a forced fumble. In 2025, Hughes recorded 100 tackles (three for loss), two interceptions, two pass breakups and two hurries. He was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA.

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