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 selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Born: | Fillmore, California, U.S. | January 18, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Moorpark (Moorpark, California) | ||||||
College: | California Idaho State | ||||||
Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 141 | ||||||
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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]
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]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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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 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] |
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]
On September 2, 2018, Hansen was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[16] He was waived on September 10, 2018.[17]
On October 2, 2018, Hansen was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.[18] He was released on October 15, 2018.[19]
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]
On June 11, 2019, Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[23] He was waived on July 25, 2019.[24]
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]
On June 18, 2021, Hansen signed with the Detroit Lions.[36] He was waived on August 17, 2021.
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]
On January 25, 2023, Hansen was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[40] He was released on February 22, 2023.[41]
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]
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.