After the departures of Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes in free agency this offseason, Mike Hughes has a chance to earn a starting cornerback spot out wide. If he does, that bodes well for his odds of putting up better stats for the Vikings.
Bleacher Report predicted that Hughes will be a breakout candidate in 2020. Here’s what the outlet said about Hughes:
“Hughes has shown flashes of star power at times—in his first career game he returned an errant Jimmy Garoppolo pass for a touchdown. But he suffered an ACL tear in 2018 and a neck injury last year that caused him to miss Minnesota’s playoff games.
If the Vikings are going to play deep into January this season, Minnesota needs a healthy Hughes to play like the stud he was at the University of Central Florida.”
Hughes odds of being a bigger part of the Vikings’ defense next season are very good, so long as he can stay healthy.
Previously this offseason, Bleacher Report predicted that running back Mike Boone will be a breakout candidate for Minnesota in 2020.
