Timothy Chad Hansen (born January 18, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Chad Hansen
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Hansen with the Jets in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995 (age 29)
Fillmore, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Moorpark (Moorpark, California)
College:California
Idaho State
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2017 / round: 4 / pick: 141
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:26
Receiving yards:330
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Hansen attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California. While there, he played high school football.[1] As a senior, he had 49 receptions for 882 yards and 12 touchdowns.[2]

College career

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Hansen's lone scholarship offer to play college football was from Idaho State University.[3][4] As a true freshman at Idaho State in 2013, he played in 11 games and had 45 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns.[5] After the season, he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, to join their team as a walk-on.[6] 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. As a junior in 2016, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 92 receptions for 1,249 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games.[7] After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[8][9]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+78 in
(1.88 m)
202 lb
(92 kg)
32+18 in
(0.82 m)
10+18 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[10]

New York Jets

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Hansen was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round with the 141st overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.[11][12][13]

He appeared in 15 games in his rookie season, recording 9 catches for 94 yards.[14]

On September 1, 2018, Hansen was waived by the Jets.[15]

New England Patriots

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On September 2, 2018, Hansen was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[16] He was waived on September 10, 2018.[17]

Tennessee Titans

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On October 2, 2018, Hansen was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.[18] He was released on October 15, 2018.[19]

Denver Broncos

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On November 13, 2018, Hansen was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[20] On January 2, 2019, Hansen was re-signed to reserve/future contract.[21] On May 2, 2019, the Broncos waived Hansen.[22]

New Orleans Saints

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On June 11, 2019, Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[23] He was waived on July 25, 2019.[24]

Houston Texans

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On July 26, 2019, Hansen was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[25] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[26] On September 25, 2019, Hansen was signed to the practice squad.[27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.[28]

On September 5, 2020, Hansen was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[29][30] He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and 12 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[31][32] He had five catches for 101 yards against the Colts.[33] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2020.[34] He was released on March 23, 2021.[35]

Detroit Lions

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On June 18, 2021, Hansen signed with the Detroit Lions.[36] He was waived on August 17, 2021.

Atlanta Falcons

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On December 21, 2021, Hansen was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[37] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022.[38] He was waived on May 16, 2022.[39]

DC Defenders

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On January 25, 2023, Hansen was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[40] He was released on February 22, 2023.[40]

St. Louis BattleHawks

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Hansen signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on March 8, 2023. He was released on April 18, 2023,[40] after making one appearance with the team.[41]

Personal life

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Hansen grew up in Fillmore, California, and attended Moorpark High School.[2] His parents are Sheri and Tim Hansen and he has two younger sisters, Erika and Jules. He is married to Bryce Watts,[42] whom he met while attending college at UC Berkeley.

References

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  1. ^ "Chad Hansen's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Curley, Joe (April 29, 2017). "Moorpark High grad Hansen drafted by Jets in 4th round". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (October 19, 2016). "How Cal's Chad Hansen went from unwanted to one of the nation's best receivers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Cronin, Courtney (October 7, 2016). "Cal receiver Chad Hansen: The big-time talent no one wanted". The Mercury News. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Lombardi, David (September 28, 2016). "Chad Hansen has gone from no offers to the nation's leading receiver". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Furillo, Andy (September 23, 2016). "Transfer Chad Hansen has been a great catch for Cal". Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via Sacramento Bee.
  7. ^ "Cal wideout Chad Hansen headed to NFL". The Mercury News. January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Simmons, Rusty (January 4, 2017). "Cal receiver Chad Hansen leaves early for NFL". SFGATE. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chad Hansen To Declare For 2017 NFL Draft". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chad Hansen Stats, News and Video – WR". NFL.com.
  11. ^ Popper, Daniel (April 30, 2017). "Jets draft Cal WR Chad Hansen in fourth round, TE Jordan Leggett from Clemson in the 5th". nydailynews.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Hughes, Connor (April 29, 2017). "'Deep threat' with 'Outstanding hands' – Scouting reports on WR Chad Hansen, Jets' 4th-round pick". NJ.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Chad Hansen 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Patriots claim two players". Patriots.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Patriots release WRs Chad Hansen and Riley McCarron; place RB Jeremy Hill on injured reserve". Patriots.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Titans add Chad Hansen, LaTroy Lewis to practice squad". 247sports.com. October 2, 2018.
  19. ^ "Titans add WR Devin Ross to practice squad". Titans Wire. USA Today. October 15, 2018.
  20. ^ Bouda, Nate (November 13, 2018). "Broncos Sign WR Chad Hansen To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  21. ^ Swanson, Ben (January 2, 2019). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  22. ^ Bouda, Nate (May 2, 2019). "Broncos Waive QB Garrett Grayson & WR Chad Hansen". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  23. ^ Alper, Josh (June 11, 2019). "Saints sign Chad Hansen". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  24. ^ Just, Amie (July 25, 2019). "Saints make 5 roster moves official ahead of training camp". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  25. ^ Alper, Josh (July 26, 2019). "Texans claim Chad Hansen off waivers". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  26. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  27. ^ "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  28. ^ "Texans sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  29. ^ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  30. ^ "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  31. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12–5–20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  32. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12–12–20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  33. ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  34. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12–19–20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  35. ^ Houston Texans Public Relations (March 23, 2021). "Houston Texans Transactions (3-23-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  36. ^ "Lions sign free agent WR Chad Hansen, cut Jonathan Adams". Lions Wire. USA Today. June 18, 2021.
  37. ^ "Falcons sign S Shawn Williams to active roster, WR Chad Hansen to practice squad, make other moves". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. December 21, 2021.
  38. ^ "Falcons sign 17 to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. January 10, 2022.
  39. ^ "Falcons announce three signings, including veteran WR Geronimo Allison". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. May 16, 2022.
  40. ^ a b c "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  41. ^ "Chad Hansen Football Statistics | the Football Database".
  42. ^ Kuizon, Kimberly (January 28, 2020). "Puppies join pro athletes for yoga at IMG Academy". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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