Player
Jerry Hughes
DL (retired)
Jerry Hughes: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
Bust in Indy (3 sacks in 2 years), unleashed in Buffalo: 9 straight years as a starting DE with 60+ career sacks.
TrendHughes career stops
| Stop | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| IND | 2010-2012 | 30 |
| BUF | 2013-2021 | 137 |
| HOU | 2022-2024 | 34 |
Games by stop
| Team | Games |
|---|---|
| IND | 30 |
| BUF | 137 |
| HOU | 34 |
The 2013 BUF trade transformed him: 10 sacks in year 1 with the Bills after just 5 in 3 years with Indy.
AnomalyCareer pivot
| Period | Games | Sacks | Sacks/G |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND 2010-2012 | 30 | 5 | 0.17 |
| BUF 2013 | 16 | 10 | 0.63 |
| BUF 2014 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 |
| BUF 2015 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 |
9-year Buffalo tenure (2013-2021) — only Bills DE/edge with 50+ sacks in the 21st century.
MilestoneBUF 9-year run
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 9 |
| Games | 137 |
| Career BUF Sacks | 53 |
| Pro Bowls | 0 |
| PFF DE Top-25 | 5x |
1 of just ~25 edge rushers in NFL history to play 200+ games AND collect 60+ career sacks.
Rare200+ games & 60+ sacks (edge)
| Player | Games | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Peppers | 266 | 159.5 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 178 | 138.5 |
| Cameron Wake | 148 | 100.5 |
| Jerry Hughes | 201 | 60+ |
2014-15 peak: 20 sacks in 31 games — production rate matching that era's Pro Bowlers.
Split2013-2015 BUF peak
| Year | Games | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 | 10 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5 |
Sacks by year (peak)
| Year | Sacks |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 |
Hughes's IND-to-BUF transformation rivals Adalius Thomas, Robert Mathis as classic edge-rusher reclamations.
ComparisonEdge reclamation projects
| Player | Pre-Trade Sk | Post-Trade Sk |
|---|---|---|
| Adalius Thomas | 11.5 BAL | 40+ BAL |
| Robert Mathis | Late-bloomer | 123 IND |
| Jerry Hughes | 5 IND | 60+ post-IND |
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