Jake Hanson (American football)

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Jake Hanson
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Hanson with the Oregon Ducks in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 28)
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
Position: Center
High school: Eureka
(Eureka, California)
College: Oregon (2015–2019)
NFL draft: 2020: 6th round, 208th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:30
Games started:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jake Scott Hanson (born April 29, 1997) is an American professional football center. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. [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+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m)		303 lb
(137 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄4 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 208th 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]

On August 27, 2024, Hanson was released by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad. [19] [20] He was promoted to the active roster on September 9. [21]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 10, 2025, Hanson signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [22] He was placed on injured reserve on August 23, and released shortly after. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Hanson".
  2. ↑ "Jake Hanson Recruit Interests".
  3. 1 2 Crepea, James (April 25, 2020). "Oregon Ducks center Jake Hanson selected by Green Bay Packers in sixth round of NFL draft". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Mickanen, Dylan (April 25, 2020). "Green Bay Packers draft Oregon C Jake Hanson at No. 208". NBC Sports . Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jake Hanson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Jake Hanson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Packers select Oregon C Jake Hanson with No. 208 pick – 2020 NFL Draft". packers.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Packers sign C Jake Hanson". packers.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ Wade, Kevin (September 3, 2020). "Jake Hanson adjusting to snapping under center with Packers". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. September 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Packers sign 14 players to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jake Hanson: Out with injury". CBSSports.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign six free agents". packers.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Packers re-sign six as offseason program gets going". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves & injury updates ahead of Washington game". packers.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Packers sign CB Elijah Hamilton". Packers.com. August 22, 2023.
  17. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (November 6, 2023). "Jets Elevate OL Xavier Newman, WR Malik Taylor vs. Chargers". NewYorkJets.com.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan. "Jets Sign OL Jake Hanson, Placed OL Wes Schweitzer on Injured Reserve". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  19. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (August 27, 2024). "Final Cuts | Jets Move 37 to Get Their Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com.
  20. ↑ "Jets Sign 17 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. August 28, 2024.
  21. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 9, 2024). "Jets Sign OL Jake Hanson, LB Sam Eguavoen to Active Roster, Place LB Zaire Barnes on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  22. ↑ Waack, Terrin (August 9, 2025). "Falcons sign veteran safety and center". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  23. ↑ Waack, Terrin; McFadden, Will; McElhaney, Tory. "Falcons announce initial 2025 roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
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