Furman University

2016 — Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: 2017 graduate of Westminster (4A) Christian Academy, where he was a National Merit Scholar and Duke Scholar (full tuition recipient to attend Furman)...football coach was Cory Snyder...saw action at a number of positions: wide receiver, safety, quarterback, linebacker, punter, placekicker, an as return specialist...career statistics include 103 receptions for 1,383 yards and 13 touchdown catches...averaged 13.2 yards per punt return...two-time academic all-state...earned second team all-district honors as a senior in helping key WCA to a school best 13-1 record and state playoff semifinals...recipient of National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award and scholarship...selected by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as WCA’s Athlete of the Year...also competed in basketball and track...finished fourth in the state to earn all-state honors in the 4x800m his junior year...part of school record 4x100m squad...member of basketball and conference championship squads.

Personal: Full name is Zachary Thomas Hughes...born June 20, 1997, in Omaha, Nebraska...son of Tom and Laura Hughes...has two siblings, Sarah and Taylor...father was a nationally ranked judo competitor...uncle Eric Nelson was a kicker and punter at Northern Illinois.