Linebacker, Illinois, 2016–21
Jake Hansen
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tarpon Springs, FL
- Born
- Jun 19, 1998
Jake Hansen played linebacker at Illinois (2016–21).
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Kent State, 2018Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 35 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 230 |
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.
Game by game
2021 Illinois 5 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
2020 Illinois 8 games, 67 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | at Wisconsin | L 7–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Purdue | L 24–31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Minnesota | L 14–41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Rutgers | W 23–20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at Nebraska | W 41–23 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Iowa | L 21–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at Northwestern | L 10–28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | at Penn State | L 21–56 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Illinois 9 games, 72 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Nebraska | L 38–42 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atMinnesota | L 17–40 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Michigan | L 25–42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atPurdue | W 24–6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Rutgers | W 38–10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 12 games, 95 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Penn State | L 24–63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atWisconsin | L 20–49 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 33–63 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Iowa | L 0–63 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNorthwestern | L 16–24 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Illinois 6 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Murray State | W 52–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atNebraska | L 16–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atRutgers | W 24–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Minnesota | L 17–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWisconsin | L 3–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atNorthwestern | L 21–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 14 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 5 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| NFL career | 50 | 108 | 3 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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