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2025 season · TE · #87 · 8th season

Tanner Hudson

Age 31 · 6'5" · 239 lb · Southern Arkansas; Memphis · Undrafted (2018). Snap share 15% across 15 games.

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Targets

1.6 per game

56th of 72

Receptions

79% catch rate

T-53rd of 72

Yards

168

11 per game

58th of 72

Touchdowns

8 first downs

T-36th of 72

Target share

3% of air yards

60th of 72

aDOT

5.0

air yards per target

45th of 72

EPA / target

+0.02

+0.6 total

61st of 72

YAC / catch

4.4

83 after the catch

50th of 72

The short version

How goodHudson's +0.6 EPA is 63rd of 72 tight ends.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+11.5, 49th percentile per target).
Fantasy2.2 standard points a game, TE50 of 108.3.0 half-PPR points a game, TE50 of 108.3.7 PPR points a game, TE49 of 108.
How he's usedHe is a straight-dropback target: 4% of his targets come off play action (league 32%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 1 a game over his last three against 1.6 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	6%	60th of 72	17th
Depth of targetair yards per target	5.0	45th of 72	38th
After the catchyards per reception	4.4	50th of 72	31st
Catch ratereceptions per target	79%	14th of 72	81st
EPA per target	+0.02	61st of 72	16th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	33%	45th of 72	38th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	0%	1st of 72	91st
Yards per game	11.2	54th of 72	26th
Success rate	54%	41st of 72	44th
Total EPA	+0.6	63rd of 72	13th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Hudson scores 2.2 standard points a game, TE50 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.2 and 3.8; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 9 busts (under 3).

Points a game2.2TE50 of 108

Season28.8TE53 · 13 games

Most weeks0.2–3.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts0 · 99+ · under 3

TE12 · 6.7×1××4×71013161922

Hudson scores 3.0 half-PPR points a game, TE50 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.4 and 4.8; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 9 busts (under 4).

Points a game3.0TE50 of 108

Season38.3TE54 · 13 games

Most weeks0.4–4.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts0 · 912+ · under 4

TE12 · 8.7×1××4×71013161922

Hudson scores 3.7 PPR points a game, TE49 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.6 and 5.8; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 8 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.7TE49 of 108

Season47.8TE55 · 13 games

Most weeks0.6–5.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts0 · 815+ · under 5

TE12 · 10.5×1××4×71013161922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He is a straight-dropback target: 4% of his targets come off play action (league 32%). He works the middle of the field: 42% of his targets come between the numbers (league 25%). His share of the team's targets is 4%: on third down it holds at 6%; inside the 20 it holds at 7%. Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 5%).

Dropback targetPlay action 4% · 2nd pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 42% · 96th pctlNo screensScreens 0% · 10th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

41st

Screensshare of his targets

10th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

42%

96th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

49%

49th

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

37th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

37th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

54%

42nd

Play actiontargets off play action

2nd

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	0%	0	0	0		0.0
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	0%	0	0	0		0.0
3	at MIN L 10-48Did not play
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	2%	0	0	0		0.0
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	2%	0	0	0		0.0
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	25%	5	4	10	1	+0.4
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (concussion)
8	vs NYJ L 38-3928th D	28th vs TE	19%	2	1	9		-0.8
9	vs CHI L 42-4711th D	11th vs TE	16%	2	2	42		+3.6
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-3417th D	17th vs TE	33%	3	3	22		+0.5
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	22%	1	1	9		+0.0
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	7%	2	1	14	1	+3.0
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	10%	1	1	11		+0.5
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	25%	5	3	16		-10.3
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	25%	1	1	4		-1.0
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	26%	2	2	31		+4.7
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	9%	0	0	0		0.0
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		15%	24	19	168	2	+0.6

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
3	at MIN L 10-48Did not play
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	13%	2%	1.2	8	+0.07	1
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (concussion)
8	vs NYJ L 38-3928th D	28th vs TE	6%	3%	3.5	6	-0.41	1
9	vs CHI L 42-4711th D	11th vs TE	4%	6%	12.5	17	+1.80	1
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-3417th D	17th vs TE	8%	5%	4.3	9	+0.17	0
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	3%	1%	5.0	4	+0.00	0
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	5%	8%	14.5	0	+1.48	1
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	3%	2%	5.0	6	+0.53	1
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	14%	7%	4.2	6	-2.07	1
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	3%	2%	4.0	0	-0.98	0
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	6%	1%	2.0	27	+2.37	2
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		4%	3%	5.0	83	+0.02	8

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at CLE W 17-168th D	8th vs TE	0	0	-
2	vs JAX W 31-279th D	9th vs TE	0	0	-
3	at MIN L 10-48Did not play
4	at DEN L 3-2819th D	19th vs TE	0	0	-
5	vs DET L 24-375th D	5th vs TE	0	0	-
6	at GB L 18-2713th D	13th vs TE	4	10	2.5	1
7	vs PIT W 33-31Did not play · Out (concussion)
8	vs NYJ L 38-3928th D	28th vs TE	1	9	9.0
9	vs CHI L 42-4711th D	11th vs TE	2	42	21.0		1
10	Bye week
11	at PIT L 12-3417th D	17th vs TE	3	22	7.3
12	vs NE L 20-2615th D	15th vs TE	1	9	9.0
13	at BAL W 32-1410th D	10th vs TE	1	14	14.0	1
14	at BUF L 34-393rd D	3rd vs TE	1	11	11.0
15	vs BAL L 0-2410th D	10th vs TE	3	16	5.3
16	at MIA W 45-2118th D	18th vs TE	1	4	4.0
17	vs ARI W 37-1430th D	30th vs TE	2	31	15.5
18	vs CLE L 18-208th D	8th vs TE	0	0	-
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		19	168	8.8	2	1

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs TE15 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 3rd-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 13.6 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT CLE8vs TE

VS JAX9vs TE

AT MIN6vs TE

AT DEN19vs TE

VS DET5vs TE

AT GB13vs TE

VS PIT17vs TE

VS NYJ28vs TE

VS CHI11vs TE

WK 10—bye

AT PIT17vs TE

VS NE15vs TE

AT BAL10vs TE

AT BUF3vs TE

VS BAL10vs TE

AT MIA18vs TE

VS ARI30vs TE

VS CLE8vs TE

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs TE, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	7	1.1	6	-0.85
11 to 22Middle	6	2.0	15	+0.29
23 to 32Bottom-10	2	2.0	20	+0.98
All games	15	1.6	11	+0.02

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.30); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season6 seasons

45Games

124Targets

92Receptions

873Yards

4TD

2019 to 2025 · 6 seasons · 3 teams

His best year was 2023, 352 receiving yards in 12 games. This season's 16.8 a game puts him on pace for 286 over 17, short of it.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2019	TB	4	5	2	26	0	13.0	6.5	-0.31
2020	TB	4	7	3	41	0	13.7	10.3	+0.00
2022	NYG	6	15	10	132	0	13.2	22.0	+0.19
2023	CIN	12	50	39	352	1	9.0	29.3	+0.25
2024	CIN	9	23	19	154	1	8.1	17.1	+0.23
2025	CIN	10	24	19	168	2	8.8	16.8	+0.02
Career	3 tm	45	124	92	873	4	9.5	19.4	+0.16

Career highsYards 352 · 2023TD 2 · 2025Receptions 39 · 2023

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 0 on 24 targets
Broken tackles: 1
Passer rating when targeted: 95.4
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Chase BrownRB	320	1456 · 11 TD	-14.6
Ja'Marr ChaseWR	188	1426 · 8 TD	+41.5
Samaje PerineRB	105	469 · 3 TD	-2.8
Tee HigginsWR	98	846 · 11 TD	+36.0
Andrei IosivasWR	61	449 · 2 TD	+11.5
Mike GesickiTE	42	307 · 2 TD	+4.4
Noah FantTE	41	288 · 3 TD	-11.8
Mitchell TinsleyWR	24	116 · 2 TD	+2.6

Tanner Hudson

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

87Tanner Hudson

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Tanner Hudson