.jpg) Hughes with the Texans in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 52 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 13, 1988 Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Stephen F. Austin (Sugar Land) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | TCU (2006–2009) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 1 / pick: 31 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Jerry Ray Hughes Jr. (born August 13, 1988) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American before being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. Hughes has also played for the Buffalo Bills, with whom he has played the majority of his pro career.