#21
Penn State · 2026

Carson Hansen

RBSenior6' 2", 216 lbsLakeville, MN
Penn State Nittany Lions4-4 · TDC #26
Snap share
40%
7 of 8 started · likely 31–49%
Rush yards
374
155th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.2
211th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
5
82nd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
6
1004th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.11
137th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

96 plays · +10.4 total EPA · 137th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.11
Passing+0.14
Rushing+0.10
1st down-0.14
2nd down+0.01
3rd down+0.73
Standard downs+0.13
Passing downs-0.03
HansenRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays4%
Run plays31%
1st down22%
2nd down13%
3rd down14%
Standard downs20%
Passing downs8%
HansenRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries88—
Success rate42.0%209th / 332
Explosive run rate5.7%306th / 332
Stuffed at the line6.8%18th / 332
First downs19—
Red-zone carries18—
Goal-line carries6—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share5.1%—
Catch rate75.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target5.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Hansen's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
8
6 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
2.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
31 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
10
of 41 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

75% comp2.5 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction87 carries

Left
15%
6.8 YPC · 46% succ.
Middle
72%
3.5 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
13%
6.3 YPC · 73% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Iowa State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Hansen’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
14
8 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.4
67 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-21
of 46 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

71% comp-2.4 avg. depth8.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 9 targets (64%), 5 caught (56%), 24 yds, 2.7 per target956% · 24yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 1 caught (33%), 8 yds, 2.7 per target333% · 8yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction105 carries

Left
20%
8.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
65%
5.0 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
15%
5.2 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPenn State#26 · 4-4840%893744.2542.0%64505.1%
2025Iowa State#35 · 8-41151%1889525.1652.5%1913409.6%
2024Iowa State#30 · 11-31438%1517525.01348.3%138825.2%
2023Iowa State#34 · 7-61014%22673.0033.3%1111505.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Carson Hansen's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Carson Hansen's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 vs Purdue (Week 9)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1MarshallW 45–05.311484.4010
2@TempleW 27–96.419844.4013
3BuffaloW 55–136.35377.4116
4WisconsinL 20–244.04112.806
5@NorthwesternL 13–346.24194.818
6USCL 23–315.414282.017
7@MichiganL 18–216.015513.418
9PurdueW 31–177.217965.6142
2026 · 8 games5.9893744.2542

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries89—
Yards374155th / 1519
Yards / carry4.2211th / 312
Touchdowns582nd / 683
Long42—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions61004th / 2089
Yards451198th / 2074
Yards / catch7.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long10—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Marshall✓ RB72~22 (15–29)1131%
Wk 2 · Temple✓ RB64~40 (34–44)2163%
Wk 3 · Buffalo✓ RB67~12 (3–23)518%
Wk 4 · Wisconsin✓ RB65~11 (3–21)417%
Wk 5 · Northwestern—63~17 (12–22)527%
Wk 6 · USC✓ RB63~37 (25–48)1659%
Wk 7 · Michigan✓ RB74~45 (38–50)1761%
Wk 9 · Purdue✓ RB76~32 (22–41)1842%
Season7 GS544216 (171–267)9740%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Penn State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Carson HansenRBSR893744.256+0.11
1James PeoplesRBJR572464.323-0.07
Cam WallaceRB442605.934+0.14
25Quinton Martin Jr.RBSO311605.214+0.00
36Amar'e GloverRBFR2210—-0.61
29D'Antae SheffeyRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Penn State depth chart →