Marcus Hudson Marcus Hudson ( born on November 15 , 1982 ) is a former American football defensive back . He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at North Carolina State . Early years . Hudson attended South Dade High School . He recorded 75 tackles and five interceptions as a senior . He returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns . He returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown . He earned all - state accolades . He was voted a usatoday . com and a Max Emfinger All - American . High school teammate of Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle . College career . In 2005 , Hudson finished season with 58 tackle s , 11 passes defensed and two interception s . He had at least one pass defensed in nine of 12 games during the season . He had two interceptions against Maryland , returning one for a touchdown . He had seven tackles and one pass defensed against Clemson . He had nine tackles and blocked a kick against South Florida . In 2004 , Hudson a hard - hitting defender , who finished the season ranked tied for fifth on the team in tackles while playing at free safety . He led the team in tackles with nine at North Carolina and had a career high 15 in the win at Maryland . He was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against Maryland . He was the only defender to score two touchdowns that season , he returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown against Georgia Tech and scored a touchdown when he recovered a blocked punt in the season opener with Richmond . He broke up six passes last season , three in the game against third - ranked Miami . He led the team with two caused fumbles , one against Virginia Tech and one versus Florida State . In 2003 , He was ineligible for competition , but he did participate in practice . He was moved to free safety during spring workouts and was named the Most Outstanding Player on defense . In 2002 , he intercepted three passes for the season , tying for the team lead . He made 33 tackles for the season , 26 were solo stops . He also tallied two tackles behind the line of scrimmage . He was in for 710 snaps from scrimmage at cornerback , the third - highest total on the Wolfpack defense . He suffered an ankle sprain versus Virginia and was in for only four snaps the next week in the win over Florida State . He had a season - high seven tackles versus Duke . In 2001 , he played more snaps than any other true freshmen with 509 . He started the last four games of the season at cornerback . He started against Clemson when team opened in a nickel package . He led the team in tackles with 14 versus then ninth - ranked Maryland . He posted the third - longest play in school history when he returned an interception from end zone to end zone versus Duke . He had a key fumble recovery in the win over Florida State . He tackled Virginia ' s Alvin Pearman for a loss of six yards on fourth down from the Pack ' s one - yard line in the fourth quarter to secure the shutout . He did not play in the Tangerine Bowl contest because he suffered a neck strain in pre - bowl workouts . While at North Carolina State he played with future first round draft picks Mario Williams , Manny Lawson and John McCargo . The 2004 NC State defense ranked # 1 in the country allowing 221 . 4 yards per game . Professional career . Carolina Panthers . Hudson signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 15 , 2010 . He is currently an unsigned free agent entering the 2011 season . Personal . Hudson obtained his degree in sociology from NC State ,