NC State Wolfpack · QB RoomQB
#12 Tad Hudson
Class RS JR/TRFrom Coastal Carolina (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'3" · 227 lbHometown Huntersville, NC · Huntersville
Depth-chart placement
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QuarterbackExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29QB room context
View full depth chart →Tad Hudson holds the QB · Depth spot in NC State Wolfpack’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Coastal Carolina→NC State Wolfpack
Background & career
Tad Hudson is a quarterback from Huntersville, North Carolina, who transferred to NC State from Coastal Carolina. Standing 6'3" and weighing 227 pounds, Hudson carries a four-star recruiting pedigree from the 2023 class, when he was ranked 402 overall with a rating of 0.8939. He holds jersey number 12 and enters the 2026 season as a redshirt junior/true sophomore for the Wolfpack.
North Carolina2023
Coastal Carolina2024 – 2025
NC State2026 — presentPrevious schoolCoastal CarolinaRecruiting4-star · No. 402 nationalOriginHuntersville, NC · Huntersville