Louisville's Bryan Hudson Wins 2023 ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Press Release from the Universiy of Louisville:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville center Bryan Hudson has been voted the winner of the 2023 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.
The Jacobs Blocking Trophy has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player selected most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league’s head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945.
Hudson, a 6-5, 305-pound redshirt senior from Georgetown, Kentucky, guided the Cards to a trip into Saturday night’s 2023 ACC Football Championship Game against Florida State. The redshirt senior has played in 58 games over his collegiate career. He has played in every game for the Louisville Cardinals for the last three years after transferring in after two years at Virginia Tech.
With Hudson paving the way, Louisville boasts one of three ACC 1,000-yard rushers (Jawhar Jordan) and has amassed 5,250 yards overall in total offense. The Louisville offense ranks 26th nationally with an average of 438.6 total yards per game and 33rd in all of FBS in rushing offense with an average of 183.5 yards per game on the ground for the year. Hudson, who was voted the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 25, has played over 780 snaps this season, totaling 50 knockdowns, and has not allowed a sack all season long.
“Bryan is very deserving of this honor. To be voted the most outstanding lineman by your peers is an incredible tribute to Bryan’s dedication and ability as a football player. He has obviously been one of our best and most consistent players this season,” stated Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm. “Bryan has battled injuries for most of the year, which speaks to his desire to be out there every day for his teammates and our university. He is a guy who works at his craft and is an incredibly disciplined and technically sound offensive lineman. He’s been a leader from the first day I took this job and I appreciate all he’s done for our football team."
This marks the second time that a Louisville player has claimed the Jacobs Blocking Trophy since joining the ACC in 2014 and the first since Mekhi Becton won it in 2019.
(Photo of Bryan Hudson via University of Louisville Athletics)
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