The Saskatchewan Roughriders have re-signed American kicker Michael Hughes.
The six-foot-three, 190-pound Hughes returns to the Roughriders after initially signing with the team in October. He suited up in one game for Saskatchewan last season and went two-for-two on field goals including a 42-yard strike.
Collegiately, Hughes is the all-time leader in field-goal percentage (83.3) at Appalachian State, where he played in 46 games from 2021 to 2024. He made 35-of-42 three-point attempts over that span while going a perfect 120-for-120 on converts and averaging 60.7 yards per kickoff.
The Charleston, West Virginia native made 18 field goals in a row during a stretch that spanned the 2023 and 2024 seasons. In 2023, he went 19-for-22 on field goals — with the longest kick being a 54-yard game winner – and hit all 54 converts en route to being honoured by the College Football Network as a second-team All-American and the FBS Special Teamer of the Year.
