Marcus Hudson (born November 15, 1982) is a former American football defensive back. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State. Early years Hudson attended South Dade High School. He recorded 75 tackles and five interceptions as a senior. He returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns. He returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown. He earned all-state accolades. He was voted a usatoday.com and a Max Emfinger All-American. High school teammate of Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle. College career In 2005, Hudson finished season with 58 tackles, 11 passes defensed and two interceptions. He had at least one pass defensed in nine of 12 games during the season. He had two interceptions against Maryland, returning one for a touchdown. He had seven tackles and one pass defensed against Clemson. He had nine tackles and blocked a kick against South Florida. In 2004, Hudson a hard-hitting defender, who finished the season ranked tied for fifth on the team in tackles while playing at free safety. He led the team in tackles with nine at North Carolina and had a career-high 15 in the win at Maryland. He was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against Maryland. He was the only defender to score two touchdowns that season, he returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown against Georgia Tech and scored a touchdown when he recovered a blocked punt in the season opener with Richmond. He broke up six passes last season, three in the game against third-ranked Miami. He led the team with two caused fumbles, one against Virginia Tech and one versus Florida State. In 2003, he was ineligible for competition, but he did participate in practice. He was moved to free safety during spring workouts and was named the Most Outstanding Player on defense. In 2002, he intercepted three passes for the season, tying for the team lead. He made 33 tackles for the season, 26 were solo stops. He also tallied two tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He was in for 710 snaps from scrimmage at cornerback, the third-highest total on the Wolfpack defense. He suffered an ankle sprain versus Virginia and was in for only four snaps the next week in the win over Florida State. He had a