Chad Hansen

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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
Player stats at PFR

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.

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Early life

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 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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench 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 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

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 practice squad of the Tennessee Titans. [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 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 of the XFL. [40] He was released on February 22, 2023. [40]

St. Louis BattleHawks

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

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.

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