#12

Tad Hudson

QB · NC State · R-Jr. · #12

Transferred Coastal Carolina → NC State for 2026
R-Jr. · Huntersville, N.C. → Huntersville
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Tad Hudson

QB · Coastal Carolina · So · #12

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#402 national
CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to NC State

2025Coastal Carolina
2026NC State

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Coastal Carolina13925454.7%1,2534.96798.4----
2024Coastal Carolina172665.4%1736.720146.7----
Career15628055.7%1,4265.187102.9----
SeasonTeam
2025Coastal Carolina45150.32--
2024Coastal Carolina12151.20--
Career57300.52--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ken Seals’s 2021 season.

Ken Seals

77%match

Vanderbilt · 2021

#2

Brayden Schager

Hawai'i · 2022

76%
#3

Kaden Anderson

Wyoming · 2025

74%
#4

Ryan Hilinski

Northwestern · 2021

69%
#5

Connor Bazelak

Indiana · 2022

68%

Matches Ken on

Completion %
Weight

Differs from Ken on

Class year (lower)
INT rate (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Miller’s path through Southern Utah.

Justin Miller

88%match

Southern Utah · 2023

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
#2

Forrest Brock

Temple · 2024

88%
#3

Zerrick Cooper

Jacksonville State · 2021

86%
#4

Jake Lange

Southern Miss · 2022

84%
#5

Luke Weaver

Hawai'i · 2025

83%

Matches Justin on

Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Zane Flores's freshman season at Oklahoma State (2025).

Zane Flores

69%match

Oklahoma State · 2025

#2

Grayson Loftis

Duke · 2023

62%
#3

Marlin Johnson

New Mexico State · 2021

61%
#4

Steven Krajewski

UConn · 2021

59%
#5

Gavin Hardison

UTEP · 2020

58%

Matches Zane on

Yards / attempt

Differs from Zane on

Rush yards / carry (lower)
Weight (higher)
Completion % (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tad Hudson

#1

Forrest Brock

Temple · 2024

88%
#2

Luke Weaver

Hawai'i · 2025

83%
#3

Brandon Rose

Massachusetts · 2025

81%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1105

Final rank
#1321
Avg #1205.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1105 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
1732024
1,2532025

+624%

Up 624% from first season to most-recent.