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Michigan football loves James Hudson's OL potential, wants to see more

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh takes more questions at Big Ten media days in Chicago on Monday, July 23, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

Everything about James Hudson's high school tape at Toledo Central Catholic stood out.

He was every bit of 6-foot-5, 300 pounds and nothing about his frame looked sloppy or out of place. His arms were long, his punch was great and his feet moved much faster than any human that size should be able to move.

There was, however, one question that seemed to stick out: Why was he a defense-first football player?