Furman University

Honors & Awards
2023 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2022 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
2022 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2021 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2022 — Moved into the regular starting lineup, getting nods in all 13 games, with 12 at right guard and one at center...start at center came against Charleston Southern (24-19 win) following injury to Evan Jumper... played a key role in Furman’s 10-3 season that featured a stretch of seven consecutive wins and an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where the Paladins claimed a 31-6 first round home win over Elon...10 wins represented the most by Furman since 2005...team finished a consensus 10th in final AFCA and Stats Perform Polls...logged 878 play participations and helped front one of the FCS’s most effective ground attacks that averaged 212.8 yards per game while producing a 1,120-yard, 10-touchdown campaign by All-SoCon running back Dominic Roberto...named to the SoCon All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 school year.

2021 — Earned four starts, including two at right guard and one at both left guard and at center...logged 242 plays...made his first career start (78 plays) at right guard in season opening, 29-18 win over 24th-ranked North Carolina A&T...second start (66 plays) came the following week against Tennessee Tech (26-0 win)...switched to left guard in week three start (43 plays) versus N.C. State...earned the start at center (23 plays) against Chattanooga...named to the SoCon All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2021-22 school year.

2020 — Saw action in two games as a reserve...logging 17 plays in season opener versus Western Carolina (35-7 win) and 30 plays against Mercer...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2020-21 school year.

2019 — Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility....named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year.

High School: 2019 graduate of McCallie (2A) High School...football coach was Ralph Potter...played offensive line, defensive line, and linebacker...started every game his senior year...two-time honorable mention all-state performer...helped lead McCallie to a 10-2 campaign in 2018, including a 31-27 victory over eventual state champion Brentwood Academy that halted BA’s 24-game winning streak...starred in track, finishing fifth in the state in the shot put his junior year and second his senior campaign.

Personal: Full name is Wyatt Simpson Hughes...born September 7, 2000, in Chattanooga, Tennessee...son of Mary and Hunter Hughes...has a sister, Gabby...mother played volleyball at Chattanooga...had a grandfather play football at Davidson...business administration major.