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Tanner Hudson

Tight End, Cincinnati Bengals · #87.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Tight End
Number: 87
Born: Nov 12, 1994 (age 31)
Birthplace: Big Sandy, TN, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 241 lbs
College: Southern Arkansas
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	7	7	33	4.7	1	7	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	7	7	33	4.3	1	7	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	99	131	906	9.2	5	33	52	1	1	1.0	1	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	7 targets	+0.29	57%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	3	3	14	4.7	1	7	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	1	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	2	2	13	6.5	0	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	1	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tanner Hudson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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.

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. In each of his last three seasons Hudson caught at least 40 passes and had over 600 receiving yards. 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. 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. He finished his collegiate career with 143 receptions for 2,152 yards and 25 touchdown catches.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tanner Hudson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹