One of the top athletes in the country has committed to play football at LSU and he also wants to play for Will Wade and the Tigers men’s basketball team. Ruston High’s Ahmad Hudson is ranked as the nation’s top tight end in the country for the Class of 2027 and he’s also ranked as the best basketball player in the state. KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich:
“He’s just an amazing athlete. You’re talking about a kid who’s 6-foot-6, 240, 250 pounds. He’s that unique. He’s that special,” Dietrich said.
Hudson led both the Ruston football and boys’ basketball teams to the state championship this past season. He caught 41 passes for 718 yards and had six touchdowns for the Bearcats on the football field and was recently named Mr. Basketball in Louisiana after averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds a game.
Dietrich says Hudson wants to play both football and basketball at LSU.
“Nothing’s slowed him down yet. Why should you put restrictions on him? But pulling off a double in football and basketball is so hard,” Dietrich said.
Hudson’s father, Antonio Hudson, played on the LSU basketball team from 2002 to 2005. More than 30 power conference schools offered Hudson a scholarship and Dietrich says it came down to a Big Ten school and LSU.
“It came down between LSU and Nebraska. We know how far Lincoln, Nebraska is away from Ruston, Louisiana. I think that had a lot to do with it also,” Dietrich noted.
Hudson still has one more season at Ruston before he arrives on LSU’s campus. LSU also received a commitment over the weekend from cornerback Lavonte Williams, a junior college transfer from South Carolina. He will be able to help the Tigers starting this year.