Hudson Card (born July 29, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was a highly touted four-star prospect from Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. He played in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game.
_(cropped).jpg) Card with Purdue in 2023 | |
| Purdue Boilermakers – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Selling and Sales Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 29, 2001 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) |
Card saw limited action at Texas as a true freshman. During the lead-up to the 2021 season, he was named the starting quarterback, but lost the role to Casey Thompson after just two games. During the 2022 season, he started three games in place of an injured Quinn Ewers. He transferred to Purdue for his redshirt junior season.
Early years
editCard attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. As a sophomore, he earned the varsity backup quarterback position, but due to his athleticism, the coaching staff started him at wide receiver.[1] As a receiver, he hauled in 69 receptions for 1,137 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also threw for 597 yards as the reserve quarterback.[1] Despite not playing as a quarterback for most of the season, he earned several scholarship offers, committing to the Texas Longhorns on May 25, 2018.[2] As a senior, he was selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game.[3]
College career
editTexas
editIn 2020, as a true freshman, Card played in two games as a backup to Sam Ehlinger, and ended up taking a redshirt. In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, he competed with Casey Thompson for the starting job.[4][5] He won the competition and was named the starter for the opening game. In Card's first start, he went 14-for-21 on pass attempts, threw for 224 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions in the 38-18 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. However, Card lost the starting job after a poor performance in a 40-21 blowout loss versus Arkansas.[6][7] On November 29, 2022, Card announced he was entering the transfer portal.[8]
Purdue
editCard announced via Twitter he committed to Purdue on December 26, 2022.[9]
In the season opener of the 2024 season against Indiana State, Card tied Greyson Lambert's FBS completion percentage with 96% on a minimum of 20 pass attempts. In the victory, Card was 24-of-25 with 273 yards passing and four touchdowns.[10]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
Texas Longhorns
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| 2020 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 1–1 | 51 | 83 | 61.4 | 590 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 138.6 | 26 | 17 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 2–1 | 75 | 108 | 69.4 | 928 | 8.6 | 6 | 1 | 158.1 | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 |
Purdue Boilermakers
| |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 4–7 | 215 | 365 | 58.9 | 2,387 | 6.5 | 15 | 8 | 123.0 | 93 | 203 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1–2 | 42 | 66 | 63.6 | 453 | 6.9 | 6 | 3 | 142.2 | 12 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Career[11] | 36 | 19 | 8–11 | 384 | 625 | 61.4 | 4,363 | 7.0 | 32 | 13 | 132.8 | 152 | 284 | 1.9 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b Kaelen Jones (December 17, 2019). "'Chill guy' and longtime Texas commit Hudson Card dreams of becoming the next great Longhorns quarterback". www.theatheltic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Jason Suchomel (May 25, 2018). "Texas gains commitment from 2020 Lake Travis QB Hudson Card". www.texas.rivals.com. Yahoo. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Craven, Mike (January 2, 2020). "Texas signee Hudson Card throws touchdown pass in all-star performance". Hookem.com.
- ^ Moyle, Nick (August 17, 2021). "Card throws a pretty ball but is that enough to start for UT?". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim (April 23, 2021). "At Texas, a QB competition emerges between Casey Thompson, Hudson Card". Spokesman.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Carlton, Chuck (August 29, 2021). "Steve Sarkisian reportedly naming Hudson Card QB1 is significant for Texas, not a defining moment". Dallas News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Galatzan, Matt (August 29, 2021). "Sark Officially Picks Card As Longhorns QB - Here's Why". Sports Illustrated Texas Longhorns News, Analysis and More.
- ^ Thompson, Cole (December 5, 2022). "Texas QB Hudson Card Officially Enters Transfer Portal After Three Seasons". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Champion, Brandon (December 27, 2022). "Former Texas QB Hudson Card commits to Purdue". MLive. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Ambrogi, Mark (August 31, 2024). "Hudson Card throws for 4 touchdowns to guide Purdue past Indiana State 49-0". associated press. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hudson Card College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.