At bet365, we don't do regular.

And neither does Washington Commanders linebacker Khaleke Hudson.

Selected by Washington in the 5th round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Hudson came into the pros off the back of 4 impressive years at Michigan. During his time in Ann Arbor, Hudson equaled the NCAA record for the majority of deals with for loss in a single game (8 ).

But his profile as a standout linebacker didn't right away bring over into the NFL. In his very first 2 professional seasons, Hudson started 3 games, playing just 80 overall snaps on defense.

The McKeesport, Pennsylvania local was mainly used on special teams, where he played nearly every snap. But an ankle injury in 2021 Week 13 required Hudson to miss out on the remainder of the year, plus the first four video games of 2022 before he went back to the unique groups unit in Week 5.

It wasn't up until Week 7 of the 2023 season that Hudson claimed the starting linebacker role. Over the previous 3 months, Hudson has begun 7 games at linebacker and played 337 defensive snaps, more than double his tally across the very first 3 and a half years of his NFL profession.

"Opportunities on defense weren't there as much, but I was still able to contribute a lot on unique teams, which I'm really grateful for," Hudson said. "Later in the season, opportunities started to acquire and rack up. Now, I was able to start the last four video games."

What makes Khaleke Hudson 'Never Ordinary?'

"Being able to be a three-level player," Hudson stated. "Being able to use the line of skirmish, come off the edge, play linebacker, read my keys, guard tight ends, guard running backs, and I can repeat deep if you ask me to."

"Doing that brings more value to yourself and allows you to be a playmaker all over the field."

Hudson has truly made a credibility as a freak professional athlete, something that started well before he dressed in burgundy and gold.

Back in May 2015, as a junior in high school, Hudson published a clip on Twitter of him leaping over his good friend while making a one-handed catch, edited in slow motion. The video, which showed off Hudson's insane vertical and catching capability, went viral, making countless like and reposts while being chosen up by a number of news outlets.

Eight years later, Hudson keeps in mind that day well.

"That wasn't even the craziest catch I had, it was simply the one I posted," Hudson said. "I didn't know it was gon na do numbers like that, however I'm pleased I did publish it."

In a time every high school gamer has a highlight tape, Hudson states he was ahead of his time with his viral catch. "I started the trend," Hudson stated.