UTAH: 2018 All-America linebacker and two-time All-Pac-12 selection (first team linebacker in 2018 and 2016 honorable mention safety in 2016) … played in 43 career games with 35 starts … 164 career solo tackles is tied for seventh all-time at Utah … 33.5 career TFL is tied for sixth-most all-time at Utah … played safety his first three seasons and linebacker his senior year … also saw action at quarterback as a freshman ... team captain as a senior.
2018–Second-team All-American by the FWAA, Sporting News, The Athletic and Phil Steele … first-team All-Pac-12 … started 13 games at rover linebacker, missing the bowl game due to injury … second on the team with 114 tackles and led Utah with 5.0 tackles per game (No. 7 Pac-12) … fifth in the nation and first in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss (22.0) … 22.0 TFL is the second-most in a season at Utah … tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 5.0 sacks … led or tied for the team in tackles in nine games … two interceptions (1 for a touchdown) and four pass breakups … two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Northern Illinois, USC) … career-high 13 tackles vs. Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game, Oregon (3.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) and BYU (3.0 TFL, 1 PBU) … named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week for a 12-tackle (2.5 TFL, 2.0 sack) game against Northern Illinois … clinched the win against NIU with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown and also recovered a fumble … 11 tackles (3.0 TFL) and an interception against USC … 11 tackles (1.5 TFL) against Washington … nine tackles (2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks) vs. Stanford and Arizona (1.0 sack) … three pass breakups against UCLA … quarterfinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy … two-time Lott IMPACT Player of the Week (Oregon, BYU) ... team captain.
2017–Played in and started eight games (7 at strong safety, 1 at linebacker), missing four games with injury … second on the team in tackles per game (6.38) and third in total tackles (51) … 2.5 TFL and 1.0 sack … two pass breakups … season-high 11 tackles vs. Oregon … eight tackles vs. BYU … two tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Arizona … seven tackles (1.0 TFL) against Stanford … five tackles against UCLA included 1.5 TFL (1.0 sack) and a pass breakup.
2016–Honorable mention All-Pac-12 … started all 13 games (12 at strong safety, 1 at linebacker) … tied for second in the nation in fumble recoveries (4) … also forced three fumbles (tied for third in the Pac-12) … led Utah in tackles (90), passes defended (12) and pass breakups (9), ranking in the top 12 in the Pac-12 in all three categories ... 7.5 TFL, 1.0 sack … three interceptions ... career-high 13 tackles (1.0 TFL), a pass breakup and a forced fumble against Colorado … nine tackles (1 TFL) and a pass breakup against Arizona … nine tackles (0.5 TFL) and an interception against Washington … eight tackles (2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) and an interception against Oregon State … forced and recovered a fumble against USC and also had seven tackles and a pass breakup … 34-yard interception return for a touchdown against Arizona State, along with two pass breakups and six tackles (1.5 TFL) … recovered a fumble for a touchdown in the end zone on a muffed punt return by Oregon and added nine tackles and a pass breakup … season-high three pass breakups and a fumble recovery against Indiana in the Foster Farms Bowl.
2015–Played in nine games (2 at quarterback, 7 at safety) with one start at strong safety before a season-ending injury … played at quarterback against Fresno State and Oregon … attempted one pass (against Fresno State) … four rushes for 31 yards were all against Oregon … made his first appearance at safety in game six against Arizona State … finished with 17 tackles and 1.5 TFL (1.0 sack) … started at strong safety and made a season-high 11 tackles with a forced fumble and a pass breakup against Washington before getting injured on the last play of the game … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic.
2012–Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 Parade All-American as an all-purpose player … only Parade All-American from the state of Utah in 2011 … 2011 Class 5A Player of the Year (Salt Lake Tribune), Mr. Football (Deseret News) and Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … 2011 region MVP … second-team all-state as a junior and first-team as a senior … quarterbacked Lone Peak High to a 14-0 record and the Utah Class 5A state championship as a senior in 2011 when he passed for 3,066 yards and 38 touchdowns, while completing 191-of-319 attempts … also had 180 rushes for 1,404 yards (7.8 average) and 16 touchdowns … averaged 219.0 yards passing and 100.3 yards rushing a game in 2011 … passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns in 41-21 win over Fremont High in the 2011 state title game … played 27 games in his high school career, passing for 4,878 yards and 52 touchdowns (15 interceptions) … U.S. Air Force National Player of the Week after Lone Peak snapped Bingham High’s 31-game win streak … won two Region IV championships at Lone Peak … also lettered four years in basketball and played for Lone Peak’s 2011 state championship team … one letter in baseball … academic all-region.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Pamela Hansen … father played football at BYU, lettering in 1978 and 1981-82 … four brothers and three sisters … uncle Randy Hansen lettered on Utah’s football team from 1968-70 … uncle Bruce Hansen lettered in football at BYU in 1981 and 1985-86, and played for the New England Patriots in 1987 … cousin Colby Hansen played football for BYU (2015-16) … enjoys ping pong, reading and wakeboarding … served a church mission in Brisbane, Australia … bachelor’s degree in consumer and community studies with an emphasis in financial planning and a minor in sociology.