Mike Elko confirms transfer WR Micah Hudson not with Texas A&M program

Texas A&M went hard after wide receiver this offseason, looking to add weapons around quarterback Marcel Reed. One of the biggest gets was Micah Hudson out of Texas Tech. A former big-time recruit, Hudson still had a lot of untapped potential the Aggies were hoping to unlock.

Shortly after his commitment, rumors began to swirl around Hudson and his status with the program. On Wednesday, head coach Mike Elko confirmed them. Hudson is not with the Texas A&M program ahead of spring practice.

“Not that it was in any way in question outside of message boards/social media but Mike Elko confirms that former Tech WR Micah Hudson is not with the A&M program,” Billy Liucci of TexAgs said via X.

Hudson played high school football at Lake Belton (TX), where he was a Five-Star Plus+ prospect. He was the No. 12 overall recruit in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Looking at his transfer ranking, he was the No. 10 overall player to enter during the winter cycle and No. 5 when looking at just wide receivers. Texas A&M had also landed Kevin Concepcion from NC State who was one spot ahead of Hudson.

Seeing Hudson sign with Texas Tech was a big win for Joey McGuire at the time. Big-time programs, such as Texas, were also after the wide receiver’s signature. But at least coming out of high school, Hudson decided Lubbock was the place for him.

The 2024 season did not fully go to plan. Hudson played in eight games but caught just eight passes for 123 yards. No touchdowns for the electric playmaker had people wondering why he was not utilized more often.

“The injury affected him to where, going through camp, of like how he was progressing and getting caught up and then he really got to where we were like ‘OK, he’s really got his legs beneath him, here we go’ and then he gets hurt again,” McGuire said of Hudson in December. “And then there’s little things. We’re a play away from him, he’s wide-open if we hit him in the endzone, he catches the game-winner against TCU.

“Does everybody feel the same and everything like that? I do wish, when you go back…that he comes in healthy, that he hadn’t been playing high school football with that kind of knee injury and it would have already been done and he would have been back quicker and stuff like that and I think that would have changed some stuff.”