Four-Star QB Spurns Illinois, Georgia and Florida for Clemson and Dabo Swinney

Tabbed as the nation’s No. 190 recruit and 14th-rated quarterback in 247Sports’ composite rankings, Hughley is an in-demand prospect who already has racked up 17 offers to date.

A 5-foot-11, 190-pound rising junior from Gainesville (Georgia), Hughley is listed as a “hard commit” by 247Sports, but in today’s era of college recruiting, that's only as permanent as the pixels on the screen where you read it.

Just a few weeks ago, Illinois running back commit Javari Barnett flipped to Alabama. Perhaps the Illini will hang around and seek to flip Hughley.

One thing is certain, though: Whether they are schools that have been involved with his recruitment from the jump or new late-comers hoping to poach him at the last moment, expect Hughley to hear from plenty of college coaches up until the day he puts pen to paper on his letter of intent.

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