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Jerry Hughes

Retired

Houston Texans · DE

Jerry Hughes recorded 197 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

15

indexed seasons

197

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jerry Hughes's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2019
BUFFALOBILLS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 4, 2020

Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2020

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2020
BALTIMORERAVENS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 16, 2021

Baltimore Ravens vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2021

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2021
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 15, 2022

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2022

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2020
BUFFALOBILLS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 24, 2021

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

Conference Championship · Jan 24, 2021

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
BUFFALOBILLS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 11, 2016

Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2016

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jerry Hughes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 14, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2012

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 4 quarterback hits

Wild Card
2019
BUFFALOBILLS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 4, 2020

Buffalo Bills vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2020

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2023
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 31, 2023

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2023

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2022
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 11, 2022

Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2022

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jerry Hughes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1998–2011

01
INDHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

2012–2018

02
INDHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

03
BUFHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2017–present

04
BUFHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

05
HOUHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
HOUMILLS10Davis Mills
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2023–present

06
HOUHUGHES—Jerry Hughes
HOUSTROUD7C.J. Stroud
HOUANDERSON51Will Anderson Jr.

A rookie quarterback accelerates everything

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.

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Career accomplishments

15 NFL seasons197 career games258 career solo tackles70 career sacksCollege: Texas ChristianDrafted by: INDDraft pick: 31Jersey: 528 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 1, 2010Most recent: Jan 5, 2025

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history