Johnny Hudson Jr.: DL · Fresno State · #17.
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Johnny Hudson Jr.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the Fresno State defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against UNLV, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fresno State | 23 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 30 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 22 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-35@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-31vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 29-0@ Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-10vs Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-9vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-24@ Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-32@ Utah State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-30vs Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-25vs New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-33@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 34-31
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Eastern Washington at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
17%4 hurries23 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Jeff Tedford — 19-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Pass share
59.0%
513 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #317 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
