Jake Hanson (American football)

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Jake Hanson
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Hanson with Oregon in 2019
No. 62 – New York Jets
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 26)
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Eureka
(Eureka, California)
College: Oregon (2015–2019)
NFL Draft: 2020  / Round: 6 / Pick: 208
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:18
Games started:5
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jake Scott Hanson (born April 29, 1997) is an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon. [1]

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College career

A 4-star recruit, Hanson committed to Oregon over offers from California, Oregon State, Utah, and Washington State, among others. [2] Hanson started 49 games over his career, missing one start in 2018 due to a targeting penalty the week prior and two games in 2019 due to a concussion. He did not allow a sack through his first three seasons. Hanson was a two-time second-team all-Pac-12 Conference selection. [3] During his senior season, he allowed two sacks and four quarterback hits, and was an anchor of Oregon's Joe Moore Award finalist offensive line. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Bench press
6 ft 4+38 in
(1.94 m)
303 lb
(137 kg)
32+34 in
(0.83 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
5.50 s1.95 s3.21 s33 reps
All values from NFL Combine [5] [6]

Green Bay Packers

Hanson was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the No. 208 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. [3] [7] He was signed on July 10, 2020. [8] During training camp, Hanson had to adjust to working with a quarterback under center, as opposed to shotgun or pistol formations. [9] He was waived on September 5, 2020, [10] and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 13. [12] On January 26, 2021, Hanson signed a reserves/futures contract with the Packers. [13] He signed his tender offer from the Packers on April 18, 2022, to keep him with the team. [14]

Hanson made his first NFL start on September 11, 2022, at guard, in a 23–7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. On October 22, 2022, Hanson was placed on injured reserve. [15]

On August 22, 2023, Hanson was waived/injured by the Packers. [16]

New York Jets

On November 6, 2023, Hanson was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. [17] He was signed to the active roster on December 9. [18]

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