Kobe Hudson

Kobe Hudson
Carolina Panthers
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	September 11, 2001 (age 23); Pine Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Troup County (LaGrange, Georgia)
College:	Auburn (2020–2021); UCF (2022–2024)
Undrafted:	2025
Career history
	Carolina Panthers (2025–present);
Roster status:	Undrafted free agent

Kobe Hudson (born September 11, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and UCF Knights.

Early life

Hudson attended Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia. He played wide receiver his freshman and sophomore years in high school before moving to quarterback as a junior.^[1] As a junior, he was the Georgia Class 4A state player of year and Region 5-AAAA player of year after passing for 3,386 yards and 38 touchdowns with 1,410 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.^[2] Hudson was selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl.^[3] He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.^[4]

College career

Hudson played at Auburn in 2020 and 2021. After recording seven receptions for 70 yards as a true freshman in 2020, he was Auburn's leading receiver in 2021 with 44 receptions for 580 yards and four touchdowns.^[5]^[6] After the season he transferred to the University of Central Florida (UCF).^[7]^[8] In his first year at UCF, Hudson started 10 of 12 games, recording 39 receptions for 641 yards and seven touchdowns. He started 12 of 13 games in 2023, finishing with 44 receptions for 900 yards with eight touchdowns.^[9] Hudson returned to UCF as the teams number one receiver in 2024.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.57 s	1.54 s	2.69 s	4.40 s	7.20 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)	11 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day^[10]^[11]