Timothy Chad Hansen, born on January 18, 1995, is an American former professional football wide receiver.
Chad Hansen with the New York Jets in 2017
Early Life and High School
Hansen grew up in Fillmore, California, and attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California. His parents are Sheri and Tim Hansen and he has two younger sisters, Erika and Jules.
College Career
Hansen's lone scholarship offer to play college football was from Idaho State University. As a true freshman at Idaho State in 2013, he played in 11 games and had 45 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns. After the season, he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, to join their team as a walk-on. After sitting out 2014, due to transfer rules, Hansen had 19 receptions for 249 yards and a touchdown over 10 games for the Golden Bears in 2015. He changed his uniform to No. 6 for his 2015 sophomore and 2016 junior seasons after wearing No.
Hansen racked up some of the top receiving numbers in the nation during a breakout 2016 junior season and was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by Associated Press, Athlon Sports, ESPN.com and Phil Steele, as well as a second-team All-Pac-12 pick of the league's coaches. Hansen exploded onto the national scene early in the 2016 campaign and earned midseason All-American honors from ESPN and Sports Illustrated as well as ESPN midseason All-Pac-12 recognition. He was also added to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award during the season and captured the Berkeley Breakfast Club Award as Cal’s most outstanding player in the Big Game against Stanford.
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2016 Season Statistics
In 2016, Hansen ranked third in the country as a junior in per-game receptions (9.2) and fourth in receiving yards (124.9), while he was also 12th nationally in total receptions (92), 17th in receiving yards (1,249) and tied for 22nd in touchdown receptions (11) despite missing two contests due to injury and finishing with 10 games played and nine starts. In addition, Hansen led the Pac-12 in both per-game and total receptions and receiving yards while he was fourth in the conference in touchdown catches. His total receptions and receiving yards both also rank third on Cal’s all-time single-season list.
Some of his notable achievements during the 2016 season include:
- Opening the season with a career-high-tying 14 receptions that ranks tied for third on Cal's all-time single-game list in each of the first two contests vs. Hawai'i in the College Football Sydney Cup to earn the game's MVP honors and at San Diego State, pickup 160 receiving yards and a career-high-tying two touchdown receptions against the Rainbows as well as 190 receiving yards and one touchdown vs.
- Registered a career-high 196 receiving yards that ranks seventh on Cal's all-time list along with a career-high-tying two touchdown receptions on 12 catches while adding a two-point rushing conversion in the third game of the season in a victory over then No.
- Registered 10 catches for 110 yards with one touchdown in game four at Arizona State and had five catches for 98 yards with a career-high-tying two touchdown grabs in game five vs.
- Finishing the regular season on a tear with 28 catches for 409 yards and two touchdown receptions over his final three contests at Washington State (11-139), vs. Stanford (7-114-2TD) and vs.
Hansen began his Cal career as a walk-on and played two seasons for the Bears as a sophomore and junior in 2015 and 2016 after transferring from Idaho State. Hansen combined for 111 receptions and 1,498 receiving yards with 12 touchdown catches over 20 games and nine starts at Cal after redshirting the 2014 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
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College Statistics Summary
Here is a table summarizing Chad Hansen's college statistics:
| Year | School | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Idaho State | 45 | 501 | 3 |
| 2015 | California | 19 | 249 | 1 |
| 2016 | California | 92 | 1249 | 11 |
| Total | 156 | 2000 | 15 |
Professional Career
Hansen was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Throughout his professional career, Hansen played for several teams, including:
- New York Jets
- New England Patriots
- Tennessee Titans
- Denver Broncos
- New Orleans Saints
- Houston Texans
- Atlanta Falcons
Hansen signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on March 8, 2023.
Additional Stats and Facts
- Had a career-high-tying 14 receptions that ranks tied for third on Cal's all-time single-game list in each of the first two contests of his junior season in a win vs.
- Also had three receptions for 29 yards vs.
- Registered two receptions for 11 yards in his first game at Cal in the season-opener against Grambling State and also had catches and receiving yards vs.
- Had four receptions for an Idaho State career-high 138 yards receiving vs. Portland State including a career-long 80-yard touchdown reception, while he had an Idaho State career-best eight catches for 54 yards receiving vs.
- Posted receiving stats in other contests vs.
Personal Records:
- Receiving Yards: 196 (vs.)
- Receiving TDs: 2 (four times, last vs.)
- Long Reception: 70TD (vs.)
- All-Purpose Yards: 196 (vs.)
- Points: 16 (vs.)
- 2-Point Conversions: 1 (vs.)
- Tackles: 1 (vs.)
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