Chad Hansen
Timothy Chad Hansen (born January 18, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
 Hansen with the New York Jets in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 18, 1995 Fillmore, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Moorpark (Moorpark, California) | ||||||||
| College: | California Idaho State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 141 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Early years
Hansen attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California. As a senior, he had 49 receptions for 882 yards and 12 touchdowns.
College career
Hansen's lone scholarship offer to play college football was from Idaho State University.[1][2] As a true freshman at Idaho State in 2013, he played in 11 games and had 45 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns.[3] After the season, he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley to join the football team as a walk-on.[4] After sitting out 2014, due to transfer rules, Hansen had 19 receptions for 249 yards and a touchdown over 10 games in 2015. As a junior in 2016, he was named first team All-Pac-12 after recording 92 receptions for 1,249 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games.[5] After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[6][7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1 7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
32 1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
10 1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.53 s | 4.13 s | 6.74 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
11 reps | |||
| All values from NFL combine[8] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
Hansen was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round (141st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]
On September 1, 2018, Hansen was waived by the Jets.[12]
New England Patriots
On September 2, 2018, Hansen was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[13] He was waived on September 10, 2018.[14]
Tennessee Titans
On October 2, 2018, Hansen was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[15] He was released on October 15, 2018.[16]
Denver Broncos
On November 13, 2018, Hansen was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[17] On January 2, 2019, Hansen was re-signed to reserve/future contract.[18] On May 2, 2019, the Broncos waived Hansen.[19]
New Orleans Saints
On June 11, 2019, Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[20] He was waived on July 25, 2019.[21]
Houston Texans
On July 26, 2019, Hansen was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[22] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[23] On September 25, 2019, Hansen was signed to the practice squad.[24] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.[25]
References
- "How Cal's Chad Hansen went from unwanted to one of the nation's best receivers".
- "Cal receiver Chad Hansen: The big-time talent no one wanted". October 7, 2016.
- "Chad Hansen has gone from no offers to the nation's leading receiver".
- Furillo, Andy (September 23, 2016). "Transfer Chad Hansen has been a great catch for Cal" – via Sacramento Bee.
- "Cal wideout Chad Hansen headed to NFL". January 4, 2017.
- "Cal receiver Chad Hansen leaves early for NFL".
- "WR Chad Hansen leaving Cal, taking game to next level". January 5, 2017.
- http://www.nfl.com/player/chadhansen/2558069/combine
- "Jets draft Cal WR Chad Hansen in 4th, TE Jordan Leggett in 5th".
- Hughes, Connor. "'Deep threat' with 'Outstanding hands' - Scouting reports on WR Chad Hansen, Jets' 4th-round pick". NJ.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- Lange, Randy (April 29, 2017). "Round 4: Jets Tab Cal WR Chad Hansen". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- "Patriots claim two players". Patriots.com. September 2, 2018.
- "Patriots release WRs Chad Hansen and Riley McCarron; place RB Jeremy Hill on injured reserve". Patriots.com. September 10, 2018.
- "Titans add Chad Hansen, LaTroy Lewis to practice squad". 247sports.com. October 2, 2018.
- "Titans add WR Devin Ross to practice squad". Titans Wire. USA Today. October 15, 2018.
- "Broncos Sign WR Chad Hansen To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. November 13, 2018.
- Swanson, Ben (January 2, 2019). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
- Bouda, Nate (May 2, 2019). "Broncos Waive QB Garrett Grayson & WR Chad Hansen".
- Alper, Josh (June 11, 2019). "Saints sign Chad Hansen". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "Saints make 5 roster moves official ahead of training camp". NOLA.com. July 25, 2019.
- Alper, Josh (July 26, 2019). "Texans claim Chad Hansen off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019.
- "Texans sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 13, 2020.