The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior running back rushed for 1,727 yards and 21 touchdowns this past season, leading the Cougars (9-3) to the Class 6A state semifinals. Hansen also caught 11 passes for 181 yards and four scores. A two-time First Team All-State selection, he concluded his prep football career with 4,532 yards and 57 touchdowns on the ground.
Hansen has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. At the time of his selection, he’d made a verbal commitment to play football on scholarship at Iowa State University this fall.
A member of Young Life, Hansen has volunteered locally with Feed My Starving Children. He has also donated his time organizing and running a youth football camp.