Tanner Hudson
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Paris, Tennessee, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) Hudson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 87 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | November 12, 1994 Paris, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Camden Central (Camden, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College | Memphis (2013) Southern Arkansas (2014–2017) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||
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Tanner Hudson (born November 12, 1994) is an American professional football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders.
Hudson was born in Paris, Tennessee, and grew up in Big Sandy, Tennessee. He attended Camden Central High School, where he played football and basketball. In football, Hudson played quarterback, kicker, and punter and was named the District 11-AA Most Valuable Punter as a junior after averaging 38.7 yards per punt while also passing for 581 yards and seven touchdowns with 152 yards and three touchdowns rushing. His senior season was cut short after four games due to injury.[1]
College career
Hudson began his collegiate career as a quarterback and punter at Memphis, redshirting his freshman season. He opted to transfer to Southern Arkansas University following his redshirt year.
In his first season with the Muleriders, Hudson changed positions to wide receiver and eventually tight end while handling the team's punting duties.[2] In each of his last three seasons Hudson caught at least 40 passes and had over 600 receiving yards.[3] In his junior season, he set career highs with 48 catches, 763 receiving yards and nine touchdown receptions and was named second-team All-Great American Conference (GAC) while also finishing third in the conference in yards per punt with 41.9.[4] As a senior, Hudson had 43 receptions for 624 yards and six touchdowns and was named first-team All-GAC and a second-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association.[5] He finished his collegiate career with 143 receptions for 2,152 yards and 25 touchdown catches.[3]
