Tanner Hudson holds the TE · Depth spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tanner Hudson played 15 games in 2025 with a 15% snap share.

Tanner Hudson is a 6'5", 239-pound tight end entering his ninth season in the NFL after spending four seasons at Southern Arkansas University. Originally signed by Tampa Bay in 2018, Hudson spent time with San Francisco and the New York Giants before joining Cincinnati's practice squad in December 2022. He moved to the Bengals' active roster in November 2023 and has remained with the team since. In 2025, his eighth completed season, Hudson caught 19 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns across 15 games.

Buccaneers2018 – 2020

49ers2021

Bengals2022 — present

CollegeSouthern Arkansas; MemphisAcquiredAcquired from Tampa Bay Buccaneers · drafted thereHometownBig Sandy, TN