Mike Hughes holds the LCB · Starter spot in Atlanta Falcons’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Mike Hughes played 12 games in 2025 with a 92% snap share.

Mike Hughes is a left cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons who was selected 30th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by Minnesota. Over eight seasons across the Vikings, Chiefs, Lions, and Falcons, he has appeared in 99 games and accumulated 308 tackles, 34 passes defensed, and four interceptions. In 2025, Hughes started 12 contests, recording 40 solo tackles, one interception, and seven passes defensed. He earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2021 and played college football at North Carolina, Garden City Community College, and UCF, where he recorded four interceptions in 2017.

Vikings2018 – 2020

Chiefs2021

Lions2022

Falcons2023 — present

CollegeUCF; Garden City CC; North CarolinaDraftRound 1 · No. 30 overall · 2018 · MINAcquiredAcquired from Minnesota Vikings · drafted thereHometownNew Bern, NC