Height: 6-2.5
Weight: 299
40: 5.27
Year: 5Sr
Rodney Hudson
School: Florida State
Position: G
Bio: Four-year starter awarded all-Conference honors since his sophomore campaign and named an All-American player after his senior and junior seasons. Winner of the ACC Jacobs Blocking Award as the league's top offensive lineman in 2009.
Positive: Undersized yet athletic lineman who enters the draft as the top zone blocker. Built low to the ground, plays with good pad level, and gets underneath defenders blocking with leverage. Quickly gets his hands into opponents, stays with the action, and displays outstanding movement skills. Quick out to the second level, smooth moving about the field, and easily hits moving targets. Explodes off the snap and is a solid position blocker who seals opponents from the action.
Negative: Tends to get tall as the play proceeds. Lacks strength at the point of attack and rarely moves opponents off the ball or finishes blocks. Seems like he's holding on for dear life at times.
Analysis: Hudson has been a sensational lineman on the college level, and despite his lack of natural size and bulk, he projects well as a zone blocking lineman in the NFL. His limited size may force a move to center, but Hudson will succeed in the right system.
Updated 4/26
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 3 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 4 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 5 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 8 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | OLB |
| 9 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 10 | 1st | Dontari Poe Memphis | DT |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 13 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 14 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 16 | 1st | Cordy Glenn Georgia | G |
| 17 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
| 18 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 20 | 1st | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | CB |
| 21 | 1st | Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M | QB |
| 22 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 23 | 1st | Stephen Hill Georgia Tech | WR |
| 24 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | DE |
| 25 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |