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Jake Hansen

Starter

Is Jake Hansen starting?

Jake Hansen is the starting SLB for the Houston Texans.

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Jake Hansen this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Jake Hansen is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Houston Texans, Wade Woodaz and Jake Hummel are next in line behind him.

Jake Hansen's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

Jake Hansen wears No. 35, is 28 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 230 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Illinois.

Is Jake Hansen playing this week?

Jake Hansen is expected to start at SLB for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU SLB Depth

1Jake HansenStarter
2Wade Woodaz
3Jake Hummel
4E.J. Speed

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
28
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU5153112
    2025HOU12110000
    2024HOU14151100
    2023HOU850000
    2022HOU11121100
    Career5 yrs50585312

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    15
    +2.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    1
    +0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    50
    Tackles
    58

    #37 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Jake Hansen is rated 59 (Depth): production and role rank 157th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 17% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    32nd percentile
    Beats 32% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 274 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    2

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-36

    Jake Hansen's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Jake Hansen plays 78% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share78%

    College

    Illinois

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