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Jake Hansen

Linebacker, Houston Texans · #35.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Linebacker
Number: 35
Born: Jun 19, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 230 lbs
College: Illinois
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	32	15	17	1	0	0	1	19	19.0	19	2	1	1
Last 5 Games	32	15	17	1	0	0	1	19	19.0	0	2	1	0
Career	116	66	50	3	1	1	1	19	19.0	19	2	6	6

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	6	3	3	0	0	0	1	19	19.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs DAL	L 34-30	12	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ IND	L 19-17	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CIN	L 20-6	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BUF	L 36-31	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jake Hansen (born June 19, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jake Hansen (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

Hansen was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini for six seasons. He decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Illinois for a sixth season. Hansen suffered a season-ending knee injury six games into the year. He finished his collegiate career with 276 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and eight sacks and also forced 12 fumbles with seven fumble recoveries and intercepted three passes. Hansen was a three-time captain and led the nation in takeaways over two seasons (2019-2020). In college, Hansen came second in school history for forced fumbles with 12.