Drew Hudgins

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Spring Hill, Kan.
High School:
Spring Hill/Highland CC

AT COLORADO: 2008 (Sr.)?He decided to give up college football, as after having returned from injuries at 100 percent for fall camp, he went down early with a torn ACL in non-contact work and was lost for the season. He had participated in only some conditioning drills and non-contact work in the spring as he completed rehabilitation from a ruptured Achilles tendon. He has missed two full seasons (2005, 2007) due to injuries, and as long as documentation from his junior college is contemporaneous regarding his injury, he will be awarded a sixth-year of eligibility.

2007 (Jr.)?He had a rough go of it his first season in Boulder. In summer conditioning, he ruptured an Achilles tendon, which required surgery; he would miss the entire season undergoing rehabilitation. He had missed the last week of spring practice after undergoing arthroscopic ankle surgery on April 12; he was 100 percent by the time summer conditioning began in June. Despite not playing a down of Division I-A football, Phil Steele’s College Football selected him to its fourth-team preseason All-Big 12 squad, and ranked him as the No. 38 defensive end in the nation. He enrolled at Colorado in January (he counted toward the 2006 class).

JUNIOR COLLEGE (2004-2006; Fr./Soph.)?Named to the SuperPrep Juco 100 team, as he was the No. 49 overall ranked player and the eighth defensive end, while J.C. Gridwire ranked him as the No. 6 defensive end of the class. Earned second-team JCAA All-American and first-team All-Jayhawk Conference honors as a sophomore in 2006 at Highland Community College, where he was the league leader in quarterback sacks with 19 (for 176 yards in losses). He had 93 tackles overall (52 solo), with 36 for losses for 299 yards, including the sacks. He also had eight passes broken up and two forced fumbles. His best game in the junior college ranks was in his finale in a 42-29 upset of No. 1 and eventual region champion Butler in 2006, when he had 10 tackles, three sacks and forced a fumble. He missed the entire 2005 season with a severe hamstring injury, and had three tackles in spot action as a true freshman in 2004. HCC finished 3-6 his sophomore year, opening 2-0 before closing with the Butler win, and was 2-7 his freshman season (2004) under coach Keith Majors.

HIGH SCHOOL?A four-year letterman in football, he was named first-team All-Frontier League as a senior as he registered 72 total tackles, including 12 sacks. His senior team went 3-6 under head coach Pat Williams. He also lettered four times in wrestling, as he was named All-Frontier League his final two seasons and All-Johnson County his senior year.

ACADEMICS?He is majoring in History at Colorado. He owned a 3.7 grade point average in high school and was on the honor roll all four years. He also maintained a 3.6 GPA at Highland Community College.

PERSONAL?He was born September 18, 1985 in Shawnee Mission, Kan. His hobbies include lifting weights and playing PlayStation. His uncle, Joe Boone, was a middle linebacker for Kansas State, graduating in 1991. He has aspirations of getting into coaching after college. Full first name is Andrew.