Jachai Hughes, - Prep Redzone

Jachai Hughes

Defensive Back

2025 Class

5'8" Height

160 Weight

Hayfield School

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About Jachai

Jachai Hughes is a 5'8" Defensive Back in the 2025 class. Hughes attends Hayfield in Virginia. Hughes's Player Profile was created on April 1, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Jachai Hughes is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Jachai

Hughes DB

Class

2025

Height

5'8"

Weight

160

HS

Hayfield

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VA

Jachai Hughes

Marginal height and size with a good frame on his body. Very good athletic ability with very good...

Written by Cole Laing

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Cole Laing

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Marginal height and size with a good frame on his body. Very good athletic ability with very good acceleration, explosiveness, lateral agility, change of direction, foot speed, foot quickness, balance, flexibility, hip fluidity, and hand quickness. An athlete who can play any Defensive Back position and Wide Receiver. On defense, he can align as a safety, cornerback, or nickelback. He displays very good range as a safety due to his good mental processing and very good athleticism that allows him to read the play and make a break on the ball. He has good line of scrimmage skills as a corner and nickel and can play in press with his quick hands and use his very good hip fluidity and acceleration to turn and run with receivers keeping tight coverage in man. He plays with very good physical toughness as he takes on blocks with very good ability to shed blocks and make a tackle in the open field, in addition to coming up to the line of scrimmage in run defense. On the year, he finished with 4 INTs, 1 defensive TD, and 15 tackles.

As a WR, he displays good release off the ball, accelerating quickly into his route stem. He operates best in quick routes where he can get the ball quickly with his good hands and utilize his very good run-after-catch ability. His very good acceleration, speed, and lateral movement allow him to create positive yards and outrun most DBs he faces. He finished the season with 10 receptions, 196 yards, averaging 19.6 yards per reception with 4 TDs while sharing an offense with Virginia Tech RB commit Jeffrey Overton Jr.

Overall, a good prospect who has D1 athleticism and skillset at DB and WR that will allow him to be a dependable player with his marginal size. I like him best as a DB with the versatility he presents as a player, and he can become a contributor by year two or three.

Hudl / X

Written 11 months ago