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2021 Football Roster

24 Prather Hudson

  • Position DB
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Columbus, Ga.
  • High School Brookstone
  • Prev School Georgia
  • Instagram prayhud
  • Twitter PRAYHUD

Biography

2021 Senior

  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Primarily played on special teams
  • 14 tackles on the season

2020 Senior (Georgia)

  • Played in all 10 games as a member of kick coverage units
  • Gained seven yards on a fourth-quarter rushing play in win at South Carolina
  • Two carries for six yards in fourth-quarter action vs. Missouri
  • Semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy, given annually by the National Football Foundation and nicknamed the "Academic Heisman" for its requirements of academic success, community service and on-field performance
  • Assisted on a tackle in punt coverage vs. Florida

2019 Junior (Georgia)

  • Played in all 14 games
  • One carry for five yards, coming against Murray State
  • Caught a 14-yard pass vs. Arkansas State
  • Four solo tackles in kick coverage on the season:  tackle in
  • Sidelined from spring practice due to a shoulder injury
  • Earned the team’s Junior Class GPA award with a 3.81 cumulative GPA
  • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019
  • 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

2018 Sophomore (Georgia)

  • Played in all 14 games
  • 64 yards on 15 carries
  • 19 yards on five carries vs. South Carolina
  • Three carries for 16 yards in season opener vs. Austin Peay
  • Three carries for 18 yards vs. Vanderbilt
  • Carried twice for nine yards vs. UMass
  • Continued his role as a special teams regular
  • One of three winners of the Frank Sinkwich Award (toughest player on team) at team's post-season awards gala
  • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2018
  • Earned the team's 2017-18 Scholar Athlete of the Year award, as well as J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2018
  • Honored as one of three recipients of the 2018 Hugh Hendrix Award for the player who most "strains his potential" post-spring

2017 Redshirt Freshman (Georgia)

  • Played in 15 games, both on special teams and as backup running back
  • Six carries for 15 yards, all coming in Samford game.
  • Fourth-quarter tackle in punt coverage during Rose Bowl win over Oklahoma
  • Tackle on kickoff coverage at Georgia Tech
  • One of three Special Teams Newcomers of the Year, given at the team's annual post-season awards gala
  • Winner of freshman GPA award after spring drills
  • Leading rusher (45 yards on 7 carries) for victorious Red team at G-Day spring game
  • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017

2016 Freshman (Georgia)

  • Redshirted
  • Member of the scout team

High School

  • Played for head coach Scott Pethtel at Brookstone
  • All-state academic honors
  • All-region 2-Way Player of the Year
  • Aflac Student Athlete of the Year
  • Also participated in wrestling, baseball and track
  • Graduated cum laude
  • Member of Key Club and participated in Habitat for Humanity

Personal

  • Born June 18, 1997
  • Graduated with a degree in finance from Georgia in 2019
  • Received his undergraduate degree at Fall 2019 commencement exercises
  • Completed his master’s degree in sport management at Georgia in 2020
  • Enrolled in the recreation, sport, and tourism graduate program

Statistics

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