Shadre Hurst is an American football offensive lineman for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Tulane Green Wave.

Shadre Hurst
No. 56  Houston Cougars
PositionOffensive guard
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High schoolCartersville (Cartersville, Georgia)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Early life

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

College career

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As a freshman in 2022, Hurst was redshirted.[2] In week 5 of the 2023 season, he made his first career start in a victory over UAB.[3] As a redshirt freshman in 2023, Hurst appeared in all 14 games with 10 starts, earning Freshman All-American honors.[by whom?][4] During the 2024 season, he appeared in 14 games with 13 starts, where for his performance he earned first-team all-American Conference honors.[5][6] Heading into the 2025 season, Hurst was named a preseason all-American.[by whom?][7] After the season, he was named a second-team all-American by the Sporting News.[8] Hurst was considered a top prospect for the 2026 NFL draft.[9]

References

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