2007 Football Roster
Roster
Jamon Hughes
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rolling Fork, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Humphreys County
CAREER:
Has played in nine games during his Mississippi State career, serving on special teams and as a reserve at linebacker during the early stages of his tenure . . . Missed the first three games of his true freshman season recuperating from a severely strained hamstring . . . Has made 17 tackles with a pass deflection during his still-infant Bulldog career . . . Came to Starkville from Humphreys County High School in the Mississippi prep ranks where he earned first-team, all-state recognition.
2006:
Played in nine games during his true freshman season, missing action only during the season’s first three weeks while recuperating from a hamstring strain . . . Recorded a total of 17 tackles during his first year of eligibility . . . Was credited with a pass deflection as well . . . Suffered a severe hamstring injury during preseason drills, sidelining him for the first three weeks of the season . . . Saw his first action of his true freshman campaign during Week 4 at UAB, working on special teams . . . Saw substantially more work one week later at LSU . . . Credited with five tackles against the Tigers, the first stats of his Bulldog career . . . Added four tackles against West Virginia in Week 6 . . . Made three tackles and a pass deflection in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State . . . Part of a defensive effort that allowed JSU just 52 yards rushing on 32 attempts, a 1.6-yard average . . . Made a pair of stops at Georgia in Week 8 . . . Added another hit a week later vs. Kentucky . . . Earned his first collegiate start and had one hit in the Bulldogs’ Week 10 victory at Alabama . . . Again made one stop one week later against Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated the No. 34 inside linebacker prospect in the country by the Rivals.com recruiting website . . . Credited with a 330-pound bench press maximum by Rivals. . . Rated with the top 60 linebackers in the Southeast by Prep Star Magazine in its season-ending issue . . . Ran a 4.84 in the 40-yard dash at the Oxford Nike Training Camp prior to his senior season . . . He tied for sixth among all inside linebackers at the camp by pressing 185 pounds 21 times . . . Was tied for ninth with a 4.53-second shuttle run . . . Also had a 29-inch vertical leap at that summer session . . . Ran a 4.56 in the shuttle at the Starkville Scout.com combine . . . Named first-team, all-state at linebacker by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season for head coach Kenneth Lawrence at Humphreys County High School . . . Named second-team, all-state by the Mississippi Association of Coaches . . . A tackling machine on the high school level, he had 643 tackles during his high school career, with 44 quarterback sacks and 28 forced fumbles . . . Registered 181 tackles with 12 quarterback sacks in nine games during his senior season . . . Also forced 14 fumbles as a prep senior . . . Registered 24 tackles in his senior season opener vs. Yazoo City . . . Finished third in the state with 196 stops as a junior . . . Was named Class AAA District 4 defensive most valuable player following his junior campaign . . . Also scored five touchdowns while on offense . . . Started at linebacker for four seasons, spending his sophomore and freshman years at South Delta (Miss.) High School, where he helped lead coach Derrick Hooker’s team to a two-year 16-7 record . . . Committed to Mississippi State in December 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Jamon Dewayne Hughes, 12-30-87, in Greenwood, Miss . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cardell Hughes . . . His brother Carlos played football at Louisiana-Monroe (1998-2003) . . . Major is undeclared.
