Tight end, Kansas (from Iowa State), 2020–⁠25

DeShawn Hanika

Lettered 2020–⁠22 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′6″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Topeka, KS

DeShawn Hanika played tight end at Iowa State (2020–⁠23) and Kansas (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Missouri, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat Missouri, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa State1724414.4426
2025Kansas10979.7324
Career2734112.6726

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Iowa State18TEYr 1
2021Iowa State18TEYr 2
2022Iowa State18TEYr 3
2023Iowa State18TEYr 4
2024Kansas18TEYr 5
2025Kansas18TESr. (Yr 6)6′6″245

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Iowa State151.65––24.7–
2025Kansas120.92––11.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Kansas 4 games, 10 catches, 97 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 23vs.Fresno StateW 31–⁠721709
Aug 29vs.WagnerW 46–⁠71414
Sep 6atMissouriL 31–⁠42674224
Sep 20vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠101202
2022 Iowa State 8 games, 17 catches, 244 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠1021619
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠10238126
Oct 8vs.Kansas StateL 9–⁠10125025
Oct 15atTexasL 21–⁠24334020
Oct 29vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠27123023
Nov 5vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠14217116
Nov 19vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠14342016
Nov 26atTCUL 14–⁠62349124
2021 Iowa State 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 30atWest VirginiaL 31–⁠38––––
Nov 26vs.TCUW 48–⁠14––––
2020 Iowa State 1 game, 1 return, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠6––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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