Khaleke Hudson

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2019: 101 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Michigan · Sr. · #7

6′0″ · 220 lb · Mckeesport, PA

Washington — drafted 2020, Rd 5, Pick 17, #162 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 376 nationally · Signed with Michigan

Statement game13 tackles · 6.5 TFL · 2 sacksvs Minnesota (FBS) · W 33-10

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Michigan. 2019: 101 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2016.
Drafted round 5 by the Washington in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Michigan, 231 tackles — drafted at #162 overall by Washington.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20164 games

Signed with Michigan3-star out of McKeesport

2020

Drafted by Washingtonround 5, pick 162

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#376 national

CFB

College

Michigan

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #162

Washington · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Jim Harbaugh

Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 7th NFL season

#162Rd 5 · Pick 17

WashingtonEntering 7th NFL season

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2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 37-15 over that span.

2016Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2017Michigan8-5HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2018Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2019Michigan9-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (91st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#56 / 2688 · 98th pct

101

Solo tackles#225 / 2688 · 91st pct

QB hurries#308 / 2688 · 85th pct

Passes defended#534 / 2688 · 76th pct

Sacks#741 / 2688 · 70th pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#1061 / 2688 · 57th pct

3.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	8.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	7.5	0.2	0.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.0	0.3	0.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	6.3	0.2	0.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Michigan	101	45	3.0	1.5	3	--	--
2018	Michigan	44	23	5.0	2.0	1	--	--
2017	Michigan	78	47	16.0	7.5	9	2	--
2016	Michigan	8	5	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		231	120	25.0	11.0	14	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2019

W 45–14

vs Notre Dame

5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 31-point win at home against Notre Dame.

With W. Hart — 41 AVG · 57 LONG · 6 NO · H. Haskins — 149 rush yds (20 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week