Chad Hansen

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

Chad Hansen
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Hansen with the New York Jets in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995
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 as of 2022
Receptions:26
Receiving yards:330
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

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

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 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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
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 s4.13 s6.74 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		11 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]

New York Jets

Hansen was drafted 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

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

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

Denver Broncos

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

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

Houston Texans

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 December 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

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

Atlanta Falcons

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

On January 25, 2023, Hansen was signed by the DC Defenders.[40] He was released on February 22, 2023.[41]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Hansen signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on March 8, 2023. He was released on April 18, 2023,[41] after making one appearance with the team.[42]

Personal life

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,[43] whom he met while attending college at UC Berkeley.

References
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  2. Curley, Joe. "Moorpark High grad Hansen drafted by Jets in 4th round". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. Schnell, Lindsay. "How Cal's Chad Hansen went from unwanted to one of the nation's best receivers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. "Cal receiver Chad Hansen: The big-time talent no one wanted". The Mercury News. October 7, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. "Chad Hansen has gone from no offers to the nation's leading receiver". ESPN.com. September 28, 2016. 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.
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  8. Simmons, Rusty (January 4, 2017). "Cal receiver Chad Hansen leaves early for NFL". SFGATE. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  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.
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  25. Alper, Josh (July 26, 2019). "Texans claim Chad Hansen off waivers". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  27. "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  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.
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  41. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  42. https://www.footballdb.com/players/chad-hansen-hansech01
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