Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 71 | — |
| Success rate | 42.3% | 205th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 5.6% | 301st / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 8.5% | 45th / 321 |
| First downs | 16 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 16 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 5 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 5.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 42.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Hansen's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Run direction70 carries
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.
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Run direction105 carries
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Penn State#28 · 3-4 | 7 | 39% | 72 | 278 | 3.9 | 4 | 42.3% | 5 | 36 | 0 | 5.3% |
| 2025 |  Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 11 | 51% | 188 | 952 | 5.1 | 6 | 52.5% | 19 | 134 | 0 | 9.6% |
| 2024 | Iowa State#30 · 11-3 | 14 | 38% | 151 | 752 | 5.0 | 13 | 48.3% | 13 | 88 | 2 | 5.2% |
| 2023 | Iowa State#34 · 7-6 | 10 | 14% | 22 | 67 | 3.0 | 0 | 33.3% | 11 | 115 | 0 | 5.7% |
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
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 72 | — |
| Yards | 278 | 189th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 3.9 | 253rd / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 91st / 630 |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 984th / 1994 |
| Yards | 36 | 1188th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 7.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Marshall | ✓ RB | 72 | ~22 (15–29) | 11 | 31% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | ✓ RB | 64 | ~40 (34–44) | 21 | 63% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | ✓ RB | 67 | ~12 (3–23) | 5 | 18% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | ✓ RB | 65 | ~11 (3–21) | 4 | 17% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | — | 63 | ~17 (12–22) | 5 | 27% |
| Wk 6 · USC | ✓ RB | 63 | ~37 (25–48) | 16 | 59% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | ✓ RB | 74 | ~45 (38–50) | 17 | 61% |
| Season | 6 GS | 468 | 184 (146–227) | 79 | 39% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Penn State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Carson Hansen | RB | SR | 72 | 278 | 3.9 | 4 | 5 | +0.05 |
| 1 | James Peoples | RB | JR | 57 | 246 | 4.3 | 2 | 3 | -0.07 |
| 25 | Quinton Martin Jr. | RB | SO | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | +0.00 |
| Cam Wallace | RB | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | +0.08 | ||
| 36 | Amar'e Glover | RB | FR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.61 |
| 29 | D'Antae Sheffey | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →