Georgia Southern University Athletics

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012): Dedicated scout team player with good footwork and quickness… Lined up against Western Carolina.

FRESHMAN (2011): Redshirted.

PREP: Two-year starter and letterwinner at tight end after beginning his prep career as a wide receiver... ESPN.com ranks Hudgins as a two-star prospect... Played for Head Coach Mickey Conn as Rams advanced to semifinals and quarterfinals in last two seasons with a 46-8 record during Hudgins’ high school career... Selected to Gwinnett All-County team by the Gwinnett Touchdown Club... County coaches placed Hudgins on the All-Star team... Had 14 catches for 316 yards and three touchdowns in the Rams’ Wing-T offense... Named offensive player of the game for 95 percent blocking grade against North Forsyth... Achieved a season blocking percentage grade of 85 percent... Excellent blocking performance and intensity resulted in Hudgins winning the “Hammer Award” during the regular season... Recipient of Grayson’s “Pancake Award” for the most pancake blocks... also earned two letters in track... Runs the 40 in 4.61.

PERSONAL: Parents are Dean and Mary Hudgins... Brother John went to Georgia Southern... admires his father because he has been an awesome role model...favorite tradition at Georgia Southern University is GATA and the chanting before games.

MAJOR: Planning on a major in Information Technology.