Kobe Hudson

Kobe Hudson
No. 86 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001
Pine Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Troup County (LaGrange, Georgia)
College:Auburn (2020–2021)
UCF (2022–2024)
NFL draft:2025: undrafted
Career history
Roster status:Active

Kobe Hudson (born September 11, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and UCF Knights.

Early life

Hudson attended Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia. He played wide receiver his freshman and sophomore years in high school before moving to quarterback as a junior.[1] As a junior, he was the Georgia Class 4A state player of year and Region 5-AAAA player of year after passing for 3,386 yards and 38 touchdowns with 1,410 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.[2] Hudson was selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[3] He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[4]

College career

Hudson played at Auburn in 2020 and 2021. After recording seven receptions for 70 yards as a true freshman in 2020, he was Auburn's leading receiver in 2021 with 44 receptions for 580 yards and four touchdowns.[5][6] After the season he transferred to the University of Central Florida (UCF).[7][8] In his first year at UCF, Hudson started 10 of 12 games, recording 39 receptions for 641 yards and seven touchdowns. He started 12 of 13 games in 2023, finishing with 44 receptions for 900 yards with eight touchdowns.[9] Hudson returned to UCF as the teams number one receiver in 2024.

College statistics

Season Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD
2020 Auburn 11 0 7 70 10.0 0
2021 Auburn 12 5 44 580 13.2 4
2022 UCF 12 10 39 641 16.4 7
2023 UCF 13 12 44 900 20.5 8
2024 UCF 12 12 47 770 16.4 4
Career 60 39 181 2,961 16.4 23

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in
(1.85 m) 		193 lb
(88 kg) 		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.57 s 1.54 s 2.69 s 4.40 s 7.20 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11]

On May 8, 2025, Hudson signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft.[12]

References

  1. ^ Holcomb, Todd. "POY Watch: Troup's Hudson a pleasant surprise at QB". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  2. ^ Holcomb, Todd. "All-region teams: Troup's Hudson named top player in 5-AAAA". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  3. ^ Staff Reports (November 26, 2019). "Kobe Hudson receives All-American Jersey". Valley Times-News.
  4. ^ Green, Tom (April 27, 2018). "4-star 2020 wide receiver Kobe Hudson commits to Auburn". al.com.
  5. ^ Durando, Bennett. "Leading receiver Kobe Hudson says he was 'kicked off' the Auburn football team". Montgomery Advertiser.
  6. ^ Green, Tom (January 4, 2022). "Auburn leading receiver Kobe Hudson says he was 'kicked off' team". al.com.
  7. ^ Beede, Jason (February 10, 2022). "Auburn transfer Kobe Hudson on UCF: 'I believe in Coach Gus'". Orlando Sentinel.
  8. ^ Hill, Jordan D. (January 12, 2022). "Former Auburn wide receiver Kobe Hudson is joining Gus Malzahn at UCF". Opelika-Auburn News.
  9. ^ Murschel, Matt (February 2, 2024). "UCF receiver Kobe Hudson promises bigger, better things in 2024". Orlando Sentinel.
  10. ^ "Kobe Hudson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Kobe Hudson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  12. ^ Hill, Kassidy. "Panthers sign 6 draft picks, 19 undrafted free agents ahead of rookie minicamp". Panthers.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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