▁School ▁in ▁Mobile , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁two - way ▁lin eman ▁for ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁team . ▁He ▁grad ed ▁out ▁at ▁ 9 5 ▁percent ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁senior ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁pan ca ke ▁blocks , ▁while ▁also ▁being ▁a ▁stand out ▁on ▁defense ▁as ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 5 5 ▁tack les ▁as ▁def ensive ▁tack le . ▁He ▁earned ▁All - State ▁first ▁team ▁hon ors ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁and ▁senior . ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁football ▁commit ments , ▁Hudson ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁night s ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁Kentucky ▁Fried ▁Ch icken ▁restaurant ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁single ▁mother ▁throughout ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁a ▁three - star ▁rec ruit ▁by ▁Riv als . com , ▁Hudson ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 7 ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁three - star ▁rating ▁by ▁Sc out . com , ▁and ▁ranked ▁ 4 5 th ▁on ▁their ▁off ensive ▁guard ▁list . ▁He ▁selected ▁Florida ▁State ▁over ▁West ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Southern ▁Miss , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Hudson ▁attended ▁Florida ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁coach ▁Bobby ▁Bow den ▁and ▁coach ▁Jim bo ▁Fish er ' s ▁Florida ▁State ▁Sem in oles ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁true ▁fresh man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 3