Hudson Card (born July 29, 2001) is an American

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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. He was a highly touted four-star prospect from Lake Travis High School in

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. He played in the 2020

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. Card saw limited action at Texas as a true freshman. During the lead-up to the

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, 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

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. He transferred to Purdue for his redshirt junior season.

Early life

Card attended Lake Travis High School in

. As a sophomore, he earned the varsity backup quarterback position, but due to his athleticism, the coaching staff started him at

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. 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. Despite not playing as a quarterback for most of the season, he earned several scholarship offers, committing to the

on May 25, 2018. As a senior, he was selected to the 2020

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College career

Texas

In 2020, as a true freshman, Card played in two games as a backup to

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, and ended up taking a

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. In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, he competed with Casey Thompson for the starting job. 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. On November 29, 2022, Card announced he was entering the transfer portal and he left before the team played in the 2022 Alamo Bowl. He was 1st Team Academic All-Big 12 in both 2021 and 2022.

Purdue

Card announced via Twitter he committed to Purdue on December 26, 2022. Card was the Boilermakers starting quarterback for the season, though he missed the Northwestern game with an injury and battled shoulder and rib injuries all season. Placed on the preseason Maxwell Award watch list, he led the team to a 4-8 record and tie for last in the Big 10 West, one year after the team went to the Big 10 Championship game. Card started the season on the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch lists, but it was tough year for him and the Boilermakers. In the season opener of the 2024 season against Indiana State, Card tied

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'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. It would be the team's only win of the season as it went 1-10 and came in last place in the Big 10. Adding injury to insult, Card missed two games - against Illinois and Oregon - due to upper body injuries and the concussion protocol.

Statistics

Professional career

In January of 2025, Card declared himself for the NFL Draft, but went undrafted in the

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References

External links

Texas Longhorns bioPurdue Boilermakers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Card, Hudson 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Austin, Texas Lake Travis High School alumni American football quarterbacks Texas Longhorns football players Purdue Boilermakers football players Under Armour All-American football players