Quarterback, NC State (from North Carolina, Coastal Carolina), 2023–⁠26

Tad Hudson

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Huntersville, NC

Tad Hudson plays quarterback for NC State, after North Carolina (2023) and Coastal Carolina (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

311passing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Coastal Carolina172665.41736.720
2025Coastal Carolina13925454.71,2534.967
Career15628055.71,4265.187

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Coastal Carolina12151.3014
2025Coastal Carolina45150.3218
Career57300.5218

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023North Carolina12QBFr.
2024Coastal Carolina12QBSo.
2025Coastal Carolina12QBJr.
2026NC State12QBSr.6′3″227

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2024Coastal Carolina33-0.14––-4.756%–
2025Coastal Carolina2890.1011th (n=314)0.2429.543%0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Coastal Carolina31%6.7 yds5.4 yds11 of 9918%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Coastal Carolina65%3.801.500.8012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Coastal Carolina 10 games, 1,253 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atVirginiaL 7–⁠4801000–
Sep 6vs.Charleston SouthernW 13–⁠035370019
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 0–⁠38193917202−15
Sep 20atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠2013251122018
Oct 4atOld DominionL 7–⁠47193010811−17
Oct 11vs.UL MonroeW 23–⁠823180020
Nov 15atGeorgia SouthernL 40–⁠4515281730110
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠5127361740016
Nov 29vs.James MadisonL 10–⁠59163814811−13
Dec 30 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 14–⁠23254931122−23
2024 Coastal Carolina 1 game, 173 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 23 ✦atUTSAL 15–⁠4417261732015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.