Carson Hansen
Penn State Nittany Lions
86
Great

Carson Hansen

Penn State Nittany LionsSolid
RBOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Iowa State
Projected Starter

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Carson Hansen is the projected starter at RB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Senior · #21 · 6'2", 216 lbs

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Depth at RB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 12186Carson HansenStarter
  2. 2175James Peoples
  3. 32559Quinton Martin Jr.
  4. 42651Cam Wallace

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of Lakeville South, ranked #958 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 950 rushing yards, 6 rush TD. That's 42% of the team's production at his spot and 91th-percentile production nationally — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #958 NatlTeam Share42%Percentile91th
Lakeville, MN
Jersey
#21
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
216 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—9506

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8656
National Rank
#958
High School
Lakeville South
Hometown
Lakeville, MN

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated offense; 91th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 86.

Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 91% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSCYDS 28
CAR
14
YDS
28
AVG
2.0
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUYDS 19
CAR
4
YDS
19
AVG
4.8
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISYDS 11
CAR
4
YDS
11
AVG
2.8
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFYDS 37
CAR
5
YDS
37
AVG
7.4
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMYDS 84
CAR
19
YDS
84
AVG
4.4
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
13
AVG
6.5
TD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 48
CAR
11
YDS
48
AVG
4.4
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 45-0

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

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Team Role

Workhorse
950 rush yds · 6 TD · 40% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.