2003: Served on special teams as the team's main handler of kickoff duties . . . recorded one tackle on the season at Chattanooga.

2002: Saw action in all 11 games on kickoffs.

2001: A member of the practice squad.

High School: Selected to the TimesDaily All-Area team as a junior and senior at Deshler High School . . . honorable mention All-State as a junior and All-State as a senior . . . set the Alabama scoring record for kickers as a senior . . . also set four Alabama 4A kicking records and one Super-Six record.

Personal: Born June 17, 1982 . . . son of Hal and Cynthia Hughston . . . majoring in speech communication.