Besides his football commitments, Hudson was forced to work nights at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant to support his single mother throughout high school.

He was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in the Seminoles' victory over the second ranked Boston College.

[9] Hudson was graded as the sixth best available offensive guard in the 2011 NFL draft and projected to be a second to third round pick by Sports Illustrated.

[15] He entered training camp his rookie year competing with veteran Casey Wiegmann for the starting center position.

Hudson entered training camp in 2012, competing with Rob Bruggeman and Cam Holland to be the Chiefs' starting center.

Head coach Romeo Crennel named Hudson the starting center to begin the regular season.

[19] Hudson returned in time for training camp and competed with Eric Kush and Tommie Draheim to keep his job as the starting center.

[20] The Kansas City Chiefs' new head coach, Andy Reid, named him the starting center to begin the regular season.

[17] On January 4, 2014, he started in his first career playoff game as the Chiefs were defeated by the Indianapolis Colts, 45–44, in the AFC Wildcard Round.

Hudson entered the 2014 regular season as the Kansas City Chiefs' de facto starter at center.

[26] He was selected to his first Pro Bowl along with fellow Raider's offensive linemen Donald Penn and Kelechi Osemele.

[27] On December 19, 2017, Hudson was named to his second Pro Bowl along with fellow Raider offensive linemen Donald Penn and Kelechi Osemele for the second straight year.

[28] On August 30, 2019, Hudson signed a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension with the Raiders, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL.