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Tanner Hudson Cincinnati Bengals · #87

Tight End · 6' 5", 241 lbs · Big Sandy, TN · Age 32

Tanner Hudson is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted7-yr veteran
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Cincinnati Bengals · #87 · Tight End
Tanner Hudson
Season avg4 rec · 19 yds · 0 td
Career avg96 rec · 892 yds · 4 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
4rec
19yds
0td
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Scouting report

Tanner Hudson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tanner Hudson is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns.
C+
Receiving
C-
Big-play
C-
Scoring
C
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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C+
Volume
Strong · offense
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C-
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C-
Big-play
Average · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Tanner Hudson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1035 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
89Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tanner Hudson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Receiving
19 YDS
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A
Volume
4 REC
drill in ↓
C-
Big-play
4.8 Y/R
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Tanner Hudson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
10
rec
4–16
77
rec yds
18–137
1
td
0–2
12
targets
4–20
8
games
4–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 10 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+7.5
Age curve
-1.7
Net vs last season+5.8 rec
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 32 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 11 / 15 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tanner Hudson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
201992260513.0
2020113410713.7
2022111013201513.2
202312393521509.0
202411191541238.1
202515191682248.8
2026 in progress · 3 games3419044.8
Career72968924128
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tanner Hudson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1994-11-12

The beginning

Tanner Hudson is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 7th NFL season.

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Tanner Hudson is a Cincinnati Bengals tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 96 passes for 892 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 4 passes for 19 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Hudson goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
241 lbs
Born
Big Sandy, TN
Age
32
Jersey
#87
Background

Tanner Hudson is from Big Sandy, TN and is 32 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 5", 241 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 96 passes for 892 yards and 4 touchdowns. Hudson is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Tanner Hudson is a rotational tight end who has caught 96 passes for 892 yards and 4 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2019–2026).

Receiving96 career receptions for 892 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Best season39 catches for 352 yards in 2023.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability72 career games played.
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FAQ

Tanner Hudson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tanner Hudson, answered.

What position does Tanner Hudson play?
Tanner Hudson is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Tanner Hudson drafted?
Tanner Hudson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Tanner Hudson played?
7 (2019–2026).
What are Tanner Hudson's career stats?
He has caught 96 passes for 892 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Tanner Hudson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter
Snap share
24%
of offensive snaps
Target share
3%
WOPR 0.05

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
58
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
52
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Tanner Hudson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2019
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk8 · Concussion2025 Wk7 · Concussion (Out)2024 Wk18 · Knee2024 Wk17 · Knee (Doubtful)2024 Wk16 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk5 · Knee

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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