James Hudson
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Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 27
Weight: 313 lbs
College: Cincinnati
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Giants | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Cleveland Browns | 12 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
James Hudson III was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on March 23, 2026 ... Originally drafted by Cleveland in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft ... Signed by the N.Y. Giants as an unrestricted free agent from Cleveland (3/13/25) ... Released by the N.Y. Giants (3/6/26).
SEASONAL REVIEWS
2025 (11/2 - N.Y. GIANTS)
- Played in 11 games with two starts at left tackle.
- Inactive vs. Philadelphia (10/9), at Philadelphia (10/26), vs. Green Bay (11/16), at Detroit (11/23), at New England (12/1) and vs. Washington (12/14).
2024 (4/3 - CLEVELAND)
- Limited to four games with three starts at left tackle due to an injury suffered at Washington (10/6).
- Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 12.
2023 (16/7, 1/1 - CLEVELAND)
- Played in 16 games with seven starts, all at right tackle.
- Started at right tackle in the Wild Card Round at Houston (1/13).
- Helped pave the way for a season-high 206 yards rushing on 40 attempts vs. Cincinnati (9/10).
- Inactive vs. Tennessee (9/24) due to injury.
2022 (17/17 - CLEVELAND)
- Played in all 17 games, with three starts at right tackle. Also contributed on special teams.
- Helped pave the way for a season-high 217 yards rushing on 39 attempts in the 26-24 win at Carolina (9/11). Had a key block on RB Kareem Hunt's 24-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
- Played a key role in the team's second game with 200-plus rushing yards after the offense finished with 213 rushing yards on 31 attempts vs. the L.A. Chargers (10/9).
2021 (12/4 - CLEVELAND)
- Played in 12 games with four starts at right tackle.
- Inactive at Kansas City (9/12), at New England (11/14), vs. Detroit (11/21), at Baltimore (11/28) and vs. Las Vegas (12/20).
- Helped the offense to four games with 200-plus rushing yards:
- Week 3 vs. Chicago (215)
- Week 5 vs. the L.A. Chargers (230)
- Week 15 at Green Bay (219)
- Week 18 vs. Cincinnati (205)
- Made his NFL debut in a 31-21 win vs. Houston (9/19).
- Made his first career start vs. Arizona (10/17).
COLLEGE
- Began his college career as a defensive lineman at Michigan, redshirting his true freshman year (2017) as he made the transition to offensive line. Played in three games in 2018.
- Transferred to Cincinnati in 2019 and played in just one game after the NCAA denied his waiver for immediate eligibility.
- In 2020, started all 11 games and was named a first-team All-American in the AAC after helping Cincinnati average 5.0-plus yards per carry and averaging over 200-plus rushing yards per game. The Bearcats offensive line only allowed 9.0 sacks during the regular season, the lowest in the AAC.
PERSONAL
- Four-star prospect coming out of Central Catholic High School (Toledo, Ohio).
- Ranked as the 30th defensive end in the nation by ESPN in 2017.