Brandon Hughes
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Career Summary
Brandon Hughes is a former NFL defensive back from Bloomington, Illinois, who played at Oregon State.
The NFL listed Hughes as a 5-foot-11, 185-pound defensive back from Oregon State and Bloomington, Illinois.
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Early Life
The reviewed official sources identify Hughes as a Bloomington, Illinois, native but do not provide detailed verified family or childhood information.
The NFL player profile lists Hughes’s hometown as Bloomington, Illinois. The reviewed Oregon State and Eagles sources do not provide more detailed verified early-life information.
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High School
The reviewed official college and NFL sources confirm Hughes’s Bloomington background but do not provide a detailed high school profile.
The NFL lists Bloomington, Illinois, as Hughes’s hometown. The reviewed official Oregon State and Eagles sources do not provide verified high school statistics or honors for this profile.
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College Career
Hughes played four seasons at Oregon State and earned Pac-10 recognition as a senior.
Oregon State’s football letterwinner record lists Hughes from 2005 through 2008. An Oregon State coaching biography identifies Hughes as a 2008 second-team All-Pac-10 cornerback and East-West Game participant.
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Path to the NFL
San Diego selected Hughes in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Oregon State announced that the Chargers selected Hughes with the 12th pick of the fifth round, No. 148 overall, in 2009.
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NFL Career
Hughes was affiliated with San Diego, the New York Giants, and Philadelphia, with his extended regular-season action coming for the Eagles.
Oregon State’s 2015 media guide lists Hughes with San Diego in 2009, the Giants in 2010, and Philadelphia from 2010 through 2013. The Eagles reported that he played in 13 games in 2010 and later served as a key special-teams contributor.
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Career Accomplishments
Hughes earned second-team All-Pac-10 recognition, played in the East-West Game, and became a fifth-round NFL selection.
Oregon State’s coaching biography lists Hughes as a 2008 second-team All-Pac-10 cornerback and East-West Game participant; the school later announced his fifth-round selection by the Chargers.
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Playing Style
Hughes developed as an outside cornerback and later cross-trained at the inside corner position in Philadelphia.
The Eagles wrote that Hughes had played on the outside during his career and was cross-training as an inside cornerback in 2011. Oregon State’s coaching biography identifies him as a Pac-10-honored cornerback.
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Legacy
Hughes contributed to a run of NFL-caliber Oregon State defensive backs coached by Keith Heyward.
Oregon State reported that Hughes and teammate Keenan Lewis earned 2008 Pac-10 recognition, played in postseason all-star games, and were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Post-Career
The reviewed official sources establish Hughes’s playing career but do not provide enough verified detail about his work after football.
The reviewed NFL, Oregon State, and Eagles sources document Hughes’s college and NFL career but do not describe a verified post-playing occupation.
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