Micah Hudson
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Micah Hudson
|school=Texas Tech Red Raiders
|currentnumber=
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class=Freshman
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=0
|weight_lb=195
|highlights=
|highschool=Lake Belton
(Belton, Texas)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
- Texas Tech (2024, 2025–present)
- Texas A&M (2025)*
|espn=5079492
}}
Micah Hudson is an American college football wide receiver who currently plays for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life and high school
Hudson grew up in Temple, Texas and attended Lake Belton High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/football_preview/article_c71a2ef2-413f-11ee-9f41-57cc261e4211.html|title=Football 2023: Hudson is a talented, selfless player for Lake|first=Josh|last=Weaver|work=Temple Daily Telegram|date=August 22, 2023|access-date=August 29, 2024}} He had 70 catches for 1,353 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior.{{cite web|url=https://kdhnews.com/kdhpressbox/sportsstats/high_school/schools/belton/tswa-all-state-football-lake-belton-s-hudson-earns-spot-on-5a-first-team/article_40fae026-cf8a-11ee-8b86-9b4c6aedbe01.html|title=TSWA ALL-STATE FOOTBALL: Lake Belton's Hudson earns spot on 5A first team|first=Clay|last=Whittington|work=Killeen Daily Herald|date=February 19, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}} After the season Hudson played in the 2024 All-American Bowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.kcentv.com/article/life/people/micah-hudson-selman-bridges-showcase-talents-all-american-bowl-games/500-9bb8849b-fcc7-4134-b526-b4c5411f3eac|title=Lake Belton stars Micah Hudson and Selman Bridges to showcase their talents in the All-American Bowl|first=Nicole|last=Shearin|website=KCENTV.com|date=November 3, 2023|access-date=August 29, 2024}} He finished his high school career with 5,111 yards of total offense and 48 total touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/texas-tech-freshman-wide-receiver-generational-player/164e72cc8501fb971e29df42|title=Texas Tech freshman wide receiver could become 'generational player'|first=Tony|last=Adame|website=Sporting News|date=July 11, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}}
Hudson was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas Tech over offers from Texas, Texas A&M, and Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38381931/no-13-prospect-micah-hudson-commits-texas-tech|title=Texas Tech reels in big catch with Hudson pledge|first=Blake|last=Baumgartner|website=ESPN.com|date=September 12, 2023|access-date=August 29, 2024}} He is the highest-rated recruit in Texas Tech history.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4627880/2023/09/11/micah-hudson-texas-texas-tech-5-star/?redirected=1|title=Texas Tech beats Texas for 5-star WR Micah Hudson: What does this mean for Joey McGuire?|first=Sam|last=Khan Jr.|website=The Athletic|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=August 29, 2024}}
College career
=Texas Tech=
Hudson joined the Texas Tech Red Raiders as an early enrollee in January 2024, but missed the team's spring practices due to a right knee injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/micah-hudson-to-miss-spring-practice/|title=Micah Hudson to miss spring practice|first=David|last=Collier|website=Everythinglubbock.com|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}} On December 1, Hudson announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal.{{cite web |website=The Athletic |last=Khan Jr. |first=Sam |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5961791/2024/12/01/micah-hudson-transfer-portal-texas-tech/ |title=WR Micah Hudson, Texas Tech's first 5-star, to enter transfer portal after quiet freshman year |date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}
=Texas A&M=
On December 15, 2024, Hudson announced that he would transfer to Texas A&M.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/article/micah-hudson-commits-to-texas-a-m-football-aggies-transfer-portal-241990901/|title=Texas Tech WR transfer Micah Hudson commits to Texas A&M|first=Andrew|last=Hattersley|website=247Sports|date=December 15, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2025}} On January 16, 2025, it was announced that Hudson would be temporarily stepping away from the team for an unknown amount of time.{{cite news |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |last=Catalina |first=Tony |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2025/01/16/micah-hudson-texas-am-football-tech/77752854007/ |title=Wide receiver Micah Hudson reportedly steps away from Aggies |date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=January 18, 2025}}
On April 16, 2025, it was announced that Hudson had Left Texas A&M and re-entered the transfer portal.{{cite web |publisher=247Sports |url=https://247sports.com/article/micah-hudson-re-enters-transfer-portal-former-five-star-wr-recruit-officially-departs-texas-am-248836281/ |title=Micah Hudson re-renters transfer portal: Former five-star WR recruit officially departs Texas A&M |date=April 16, 2025}}
=Texas Tech (second stint)=
On April 27, 2025, Hudson announced that he would be returning to Texas Tech.{{cite web |publisher=CBS Sports |last=Johnson |first=Richard |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/micah-hudson-returns-to-texas-tech-former-five-star-wr-back-with-red-raiders-after-brief-texas-a-m-stint/ |title=Micah Hudson returns to Texas Tech: Former five-star WR back with Red Raiders after brief Texas A&M stint |date=April 27, 2025 |access-date=April 27, 2025}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2024 | Texas Tech
| 8 || 8 || 123 || 15.4 || 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/micah-hudson-1.html Career] | 8 | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/micah-hudson/13070 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Micah}}
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football wide receivers