James Hudson

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Key Notes

• Played in 11 games at Cincinnati from 2019-20 after transferring from Michigan (2017-18).
• Received 2020 first team All-American Athletic Conference honors. Helped bookend an offensive line which was tabbed as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. Cincinnati averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020 and ran for 212.4 yards per game on the ground and allowed an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season in 2020.
• Played in one game in 2019, but sat out the remainder of the season after having a hardship waiver denied following his transfer from Michigan.

Career Transactions 

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. 

Key Notes 

• Played in 12 games with four starts at RT in his rookie season. Helped the Browns lead the NFL in rushing average in 2021 with a 5.09 mark, the highest average by a Browns team since 1966. The offensive line opened holes for RB Nick Chubb, who finished second in the league in rushing yards. 
• Played high school (Central Catholic), college (Cincinnati) and professional (Browns) football all in the state of Ohio. 
• Played in 11 games at Cincinnati from 2019-20 after transferring from Michigan (2017-18). Helped bookend an offensive line which was tabbed as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. Cincinnati averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020 and ran for 212.4 yards per game on the ground and allowed an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season in 2020. 

Personal 

• Native of Toledo, Ohio and attended Central Catholic High School. 
• Named to the 2016 Associated Press First Team All-Ohio list.