2024 Football Roster
Roster
James Hansen
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Fontana, Calif.
- High School:
- Kaiser
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Arrived at Texas Tech after two years at Nevada (2022-23) and two seasons at Utah State (2020-21), both Mountain West Conference schools … started his career at Riverside Community College (2019) in his home state of California … will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Red Raiders … has played in 29 games at the FBS level with 19 starts, totaling 46 tackles (21 solo), including 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … bulk of statistics came during his stint at Nevada with 37 tackles over 24 games, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … played in over 900 snaps at the FBS level prior to his arrival at Texas Tech according to Pro Football Focus … 2023 SENIOR (SENIOR/NEVADA): started all 12 games during his final season for the Wolf Pack … recorded 18 tackles, one shy of his total from his junior year … of that total, had 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack overall … posted multiple tackles in seven different games and shared at least one tackle for loss in four different contests … best performance of the season came midway through the year versus Hawai’i (11/4) with two stops, both behind the line of scrimmage … outing included his second career sack … set a season-high with three tackles at San Diego State (10/21) and at Utah State (11/11) … recorded tackles for loss against Idaho (9/9) and Kansas (9/16) and an assisted TFL at Utah State … also broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage versus the Aggies … credited with 386 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was the most by an interior defensive lineman at Nevada … publication awarded him eight pressures on the season with seven hurries … 2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR/NEVADA): appeared in all 12 games, making six starts during his first season in Reno … each of his six starts came over the final six games when his production increased … finished with 19 tackles overall (11 solo), including 3.0 for a loss and 1.0 sacks … recorded multiple tackles in four different games and had at least a share of a tackle for loss in four contests … set a career-high with five tackles, including one for a loss, late in the season versus San Diego State (10/22) … also made multiple stops with two at San Jose State (10/29) and against Fresno State (11/19) and three earlier in the year at Air Force (9/23) … made his lone sack in the second game of the year versus Texas State (9/3), resulting in a 13-yard loss and forced fumble … the Wolf Pack recovered the fumble, setting up an eventual touchdown in the victory … credited with 387 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which led all interior defensive linemen … created five pressures, according to the publication, and four hurries … 2021 SEASON (JUNIOR/UTAH STATE): redshirt season … did not see any game action … 2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE/UTAH STATE): saw action in five games during first season in Logan, making one start during the COVID-shortened campaign … made his first career start against Fresno State (11/14) midway through the season … totaled nine tackles to go along with a quarterback hurry … recorded at least two tackles in each of his final three games of the year … notched two tackles versus both Fresno State and Air Force (12/3) and then three versus New Mexico (11/26) … credited with 135 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, creating four pressures according to the publication … 2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN/RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE): made collegiate debut, following a two-year church mission (2017-18), by appearing in 11 games for Riverside Community College … helped push the Tigers to a perfect 12-0 record and an appearance in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state title game … earned first team All-Southern California Football Association (SCFA) Southern Region honors … recorded 23 tackles, including 4.0 for a loss and 2.0 sacks, while adding a forced fumble … notched a season high nine tackles against El Camino JC (9/7) to start the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Kaiser High School in his hometown of Fontana, Calif. … graduated as part of the class of 2016 … was a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first-team all-league and all-division honoree as an offensive tackle as a senior … stellar student in the classroom with a 3.8 GPA in high school.
PERSONAL
James Hansen … married to Kennedi Hansen, formerly Kennedi Boyd who was a member of the Utah State volleyball team ... son of Eddie and Ruby Hansen … part of large family with four brothers and four sisters … his brother, Aisea, also played football collegiately at Nevada … served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints based in Tallahassee, Florida … earned bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies at University of Nevada ... currently working toward a masters at Texas Tech in interdisciplinary studies and an essentials of business certificate.
