Shadre Hurst

Shadre Hurst
No. 56  Tulane Green Wave
PositionOffensive guard
Class Junior
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High schoolCartersville High School
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Shadre Hurst is an American football offensive lineman for the Tulane Green Wave.

Early life and high school

Hurst attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave over other offers from schools such as UMass, Chattanooga, and Washington State.[1][2]

College career

In his first season in 2022, Hurst used the season to redshirt.[3] In week five of the 2023 season, he made his first career start in a victory over UAB.[4] As a redshirt freshman in 2023, Hurst appeared in all 14 games with 10 starts, earning Freshman All-American honors.[5] During the 2024 season, he appeared in 14 games with 13 starts, where for his performance he earned first-team all-American Conference honors.[6][7] Heading into the 2025 season, Hurst was named a preseason all-American.[8] For his performance during the 2025 season, he was named a second-team all-American by the Sporting News.[9] Hurst is considered a top prospect for the upcoming NFL draft.[10]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Guerry. "Tulane football team adds three players to highly rated signing class". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Nadeau, Rene. "Recruiting: Offensive lineman Shadre Hurst commits to Tulane". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Postins, Matt. "Seven Tulane Football Players Selected by CFN as Preseason All-AAC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Smith, Guerry. "Notebook: Tulane guard Shadre Hurst overcomes early mistakes in first career start". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Nadeau, Rene. "Shadre Hurst well-suited to Tulane's run-oriented attack". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Smith, Guerry. "Tulane O-lineman Shadre Hurst applying lessons he learned as high school wrestling champ". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Prisco, Joe. "Tulane's Shadre Hurst named to 2025 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Brauner, Michael. "Tulane Green Wave Star Offensive Lineman Named Preseason All-American". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Prisco, Joe. "Tulane guard Shadre Hurst earns second-team All-America recognition". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Miller, Matt. "2026 NFL draft tiers for every College Football Playoff team". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2025.