Hudson Parliament

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-4, 320 lbs. Taller than 36% and heavier than 81% of 2026 Interior Offensive Line prospects in the SEC Scouts database (207 with a listed size).

Play Style

A physical, finish-oriented interior blocker who looks to put defenders on the ground, as his 200-plus career pancakes show. He fires out low, gets his hands inside, and drives with a powerful lower half. His wrestling shows up in how he stays balanced through contact and recovers when he is off-balance. In pass protection he anchors well against bull rushes. His game is power: gap/duo run schemes and double-teams that move the line of scrimmage, more than reaching or climbing in space.

Strengths

• Road-grading run blocker: 97 pancakes as a junior and 109 as a senior, on an offense that ran for 48 touchdowns at 7.5 yards per carry on the way to the 2025 Class 11AAA state title
• Reliable in pass protection at his level: he gave up zero sacks in back-to-back seasons
• Strength and leverage from powerlifting and wrestling. He can lock out and turn defenders, and wrestling habits (hand fighting, keeping his base, recovering his balance) carry straight over to the inside
• Ready to play early: at 313-320 pounds he entered college physically mature, and 247's evaluation called him a 'college-ready' interior prospect who could play guard or center
• Intangibles: a 3.65 GPA, heavy community involvement, and a two-way workload as an OL/DL starter, which fits Iowa's high-character, development-first model

Areas to Improve

• Level of competition: he dominated South Dakota Class AAA. Snap-to-snap technique (hand placement, set depth, combo-block timing) will get tested hard against Big Ten defensive tackles, and wins that came from being bigger and stronger won't come as easily
• Lateral range and pass sets: as a heavy, compact player he needs to show he can mirror quick three-techniques and handle stunts and twists. He also needs to get to the second level cleanly in Iowa's outside-zone scheme
• Position focus: he played both ways in high school. Specializing on offense (and learning to snap and make calls if he moves to center) adds a learning curve

College Projection

He is a first-year guard/center on Iowa's 2026 roster (#70). Iowa's line is going through a youth movement, which could open early chances, but Iowa's normal path is to redshirt and develop linemen. The realistic plan: 2026 as a redshirt or depth year (the four-game redshirt rule allows special-teams and garbage-time snaps), competing for the two-deep in 2027, and a likely multi-year starter at guard or center from 2028 on. Center may be his best long-term spot given his build, intelligence and toughness.

NFL Outlook

Iowa sends interior offensive linemen to the NFL consistently, and Parliament has the strength, anchor and toughness scouts look for. His draft value will depend on showing enough quickness and length to handle NFL defensive tackles, and on gaining center versatility. If he develops on schedule into a three-year starter, he projects as a Day 3 pick with a chance to climb into the Day 2 range. Guard/center flexibility would raise his stock.

Best Fit

A patient, development-focused program that uses a physical, gap-heavy run game with play-action off it. That is essentially Iowa: a system with a track record of turning Midwest wrestlers and powerlifters into NFL linemen. He is less suited to spread, pass-heavy offenses that ask interior linemen to pull and block in open space every snap.