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Jersey Number 97
Maverick Hansen
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Farmington Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Harrison
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 53 career games during his Spartan career . . . spent six seasons at MSU (2019-24) . . . had 11 career starts along the defensive interior (three in 2021, one in 2022, four in 2023, three in 2024) . . . recorded 104 career tackles (36 solo, 68 assists), including 9.5 TFLs (40 yards) and 5.5 sacks (33 yards), adding three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . played 1,370 career snaps on the defensive line over the course of five seasons . . . five-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar . . . two-time Academic All-District honoree . . . two-time semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Voted one of five season co-captains . . . named to the Academic All-District Team for the second year in a row . . . selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree for the fifth consecutive year . . . played in all 12 games, including three starts (Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers) . . . registered 14 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs (5 yards) and a half sack, along with one pass break-up and one fumble recovery . . . played 261 snaps on defense . . . credited with an assisted tackle in his Spartan finale vs. Rutgers on Senior Day . . . started Purdue game and notched one tackle on a half sack with a PBU in a season-high 38 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in 20 snaps in Illinois game . . . made first start of season in Indiana game and logged one tackle in registering 21 snaps . . . posted one tackle for loss (3 yards) in only stop in game at Michigan, charting 17 snaps . . . notched 13 snaps without a tackle in Iowa game . . . doubled season total with four tackles at Oregon in 19 snaps . . . saw limited action in Ohio State game due to injury (seven snaps) . . . posted one stop in game at Boston College, charting 17 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in Prairie View A&M game, logging 16 snaps . . . was in on 27 snaps in game at Maryland . . . tallied one tackle in recording 24 snaps in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 11 games with four starts (Minnesota, Rutgers, Maryland and Richmond), missing one game (Indiana) with an injury . . . posted 21 stops, with 1.5 sack (6 yards), one pass break-up and one QB hurry in recording 289 snaps . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight year . . . named to the Academic All-District Team . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the fourth year in a row . . . named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation, which is the nation’s premier scholar-athlete award in college football . . . had two tackles in 33 snaps vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . missed Indiana game with an injury . . . logged three tackles in playing 22 snaps at Ohio State; was named a game captain against the Buckeyes . . . collected three stops with 1.5 sacks (6 yards) in notching 21 snaps in Nebraska game . . . was game captain and started at defensive tackle at Minnesota, tallying two tackles in logging 28 snaps . . . posted 28 snaps in Michigan game . . started Rutgers game at defensive tackle and notched three stops in playing 26 snaps . . . was starting defensive lineman vs. Maryland, playing 31 snaps and posting one tackle . . . notched three tackles against Washington in 28 snaps . . . started Richmond game at defensive tackle and tallied three tackles with one pass break-up and a QB hurry in 22 snaps . . . logged 27 defensive snaps in season opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games and recorded a career-high 41 tackles . . . played 378 snaps along the interior of the defensive line . . . also had a fumble recovery . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third year in a row . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recipient for third straight year . . . tied his career high with seven tackles in the regular-season finale at Penn State while playing 34 snaps . . . logged 11 defensive snaps in Indiana game . . . tallied two tackles in 22 snaps against Rutgers . . . logged five tackles in playing 38 snaps at Illinois . . . tallied three tackles at Michigan game, logging 26 snaps . . . had one tackle with one QB hurry in Wisconsin game, playing 22 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in Ohio State, posting 44 snaps . . . registered career-high seven stops at Maryland, playing 40 snaps . . . made first start of season in Minnesota game, notching three tackles in playing 51 snaps . . . posted four tackles in game at Washington, playing 26 snaps . . . logged five stops and first career fumble recovery in Akron game, posting 35 snaps . . . played in 31 snaps in Western Michigan game, logging one stop.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including three starts (Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 3.5 sacks (25 yards) . . . also ranked fourth on MSU with six tackles for loss (28 yards) . . . posted 26 tackles overall . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second year in a row . . . played 389 snaps at defensive tackle . . . had 1.0 tackle for loss in three straight games (Rutgers, Western Kentucky, Nebraska) and had at least 0.5 TFL in six of 13 games this season, with one sack in the back-to-back contests (Rutgers and Western Kentucky) . . . had one tackle in 11 snaps in his first career bowl game vs. No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started Penn State game and posted two stops with 0.5 sack (1 yard) in playing 15 snaps . . . started for second straight game vs. Ohio State at defensive tackle, tallying three tackles with 1.0 sack (8 yards), in playing 51 snaps . . . made first start of career in Maryland game and tallied one tackle in playing 32 snaps . . . tallied two tackles at Purdue in playing 41 snaps . . . played in 23 defensive snaps vs. Michigan . . . posted a season-high five stops at Indiana in playing 36 snaps . . . logged four tackles with 1.5 tackle for loss and one sack, along with one QB hurry in playing 28 snaps at Rutgers . . . registered first sack of career as part of two tackles in Western Kentucky game, adding one pass break-up and one QB hurry in logging 38 snaps . . . notched three stops in Nebraska game, with one tackle for loss, in playing 30 snaps . . . was in on 27 snaps and tallied one tackle at Miami . . . saw action in 26 snaps vs. Youngstown State . . . posted one tackle, including first tackle for loss of career, in playing 31 snaps in season-opening win at Northwestern.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in six games to earn his first letter . . . logged total of 53 snaps . . . compiled two tackles . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played a season-high snaps for the second straight game with 23 snaps at Penn State, posting one tackle . . . after only seeing action in 10 snaps in previous four games played, was in on 20 snaps in Ohio State game, notching one tackle and one QB hurry . . was in on two snaps vs. Northwestern, six snaps vs. Indiana, and one each at Iowa and vs. Rutgers.
2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Tulsa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the third-best offensive tackle prospect in the state of Michigan by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top players in Michigan by 247Sports (No. 35) and The Detroit News (No. 45) . . . first-team all-state selection (Division 4) by the Detroit Free Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan Second Team . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . was a captain for Coach John Herrington at Harrison High School . . . played both offense and defense . . . shared team lead with 69 tackles, including 29 solos . . . son of Mona Hansen-Hill and Martin Hansen . . . born July 24, 2000 . . . hospitality business major.
HANSEN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/26/22)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Nebraska (11/4/23)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 11/4/23)
Pass Break-Up: 1, three times (last vs. Purdue, 11/22/24)
Fumble Recovery: 1, vs. Akron (9/10/22)
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 53 career games during his Spartan career . . . spent six seasons at MSU (2019-24) . . . had 11 career starts along the defensive interior (three in 2021, one in 2022, four in 2023, three in 2024) . . . recorded 104 career tackles (36 solo, 68 assists), including 9.5 TFLs (40 yards) and 5.5 sacks (33 yards), adding three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . played 1,370 career snaps on the defensive line over the course of five seasons . . . five-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar . . . two-time Academic All-District honoree . . . two-time semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Voted one of five season co-captains . . . named to the Academic All-District Team for the second year in a row . . . selected to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree for the fifth consecutive year . . . played in all 12 games, including three starts (Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers) . . . registered 14 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs (5 yards) and a half sack, along with one pass break-up and one fumble recovery . . . played 261 snaps on defense . . . credited with an assisted tackle in his Spartan finale vs. Rutgers on Senior Day . . . started Purdue game and notched one tackle on a half sack with a PBU in a season-high 38 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in 20 snaps in Illinois game . . . made first start of season in Indiana game and logged one tackle in registering 21 snaps . . . posted one tackle for loss (3 yards) in only stop in game at Michigan, charting 17 snaps . . . notched 13 snaps without a tackle in Iowa game . . . doubled season total with four tackles at Oregon in 19 snaps . . . saw limited action in Ohio State game due to injury (seven snaps) . . . posted one stop in game at Boston College, charting 17 snaps . . . tallied two tackles in Prairie View A&M game, logging 16 snaps . . . was in on 27 snaps in game at Maryland . . . tallied one tackle in recording 24 snaps in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 11 games with four starts (Minnesota, Rutgers, Maryland and Richmond), missing one game (Indiana) with an injury . . . posted 21 stops, with 1.5 sack (6 yards), one pass break-up and one QB hurry in recording 289 snaps . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth straight year . . . named to the Academic All-District Team . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the fourth year in a row . . . named a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation, which is the nation’s premier scholar-athlete award in college football . . . had two tackles in 33 snaps vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . missed Indiana game with an injury . . . logged three tackles in playing 22 snaps at Ohio State; was named a game captain against the Buckeyes . . . collected three stops with 1.5 sacks (6 yards) in notching 21 snaps in Nebraska game . . . was game captain and started at defensive tackle at Minnesota, tallying two tackles in logging 28 snaps . . . posted 28 snaps in Michigan game . . started Rutgers game at defensive tackle and notched three stops in playing 26 snaps . . . was starting defensive lineman vs. Maryland, playing 31 snaps and posting one tackle . . . notched three tackles against Washington in 28 snaps . . . started Richmond game at defensive tackle and tallied three tackles with one pass break-up and a QB hurry in 22 snaps . . . logged 27 defensive snaps in season opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games and recorded a career-high 41 tackles . . . played 378 snaps along the interior of the defensive line . . . also had a fumble recovery . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third year in a row . . . Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recipient for third straight year . . . tied his career high with seven tackles in the regular-season finale at Penn State while playing 34 snaps . . . logged 11 defensive snaps in Indiana game . . . tallied two tackles in 22 snaps against Rutgers . . . logged five tackles in playing 38 snaps at Illinois . . . tallied three tackles at Michigan game, logging 26 snaps . . . had one tackle with one QB hurry in Wisconsin game, playing 22 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in Ohio State, posting 44 snaps . . . registered career-high seven stops at Maryland, playing 40 snaps . . . made first start of season in Minnesota game, notching three tackles in playing 51 snaps . . . posted four tackles in game at Washington, playing 26 snaps . . . logged five stops and first career fumble recovery in Akron game, posting 35 snaps . . . played in 31 snaps in Western Michigan game, logging one stop.
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including three starts (Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 3.5 sacks (25 yards) . . . also ranked fourth on MSU with six tackles for loss (28 yards) . . . posted 26 tackles overall . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the second year in a row . . . played 389 snaps at defensive tackle . . . had 1.0 tackle for loss in three straight games (Rutgers, Western Kentucky, Nebraska) and had at least 0.5 TFL in six of 13 games this season, with one sack in the back-to-back contests (Rutgers and Western Kentucky) . . . had one tackle in 11 snaps in his first career bowl game vs. No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started Penn State game and posted two stops with 0.5 sack (1 yard) in playing 15 snaps . . . started for second straight game vs. Ohio State at defensive tackle, tallying three tackles with 1.0 sack (8 yards), in playing 51 snaps . . . made first start of career in Maryland game and tallied one tackle in playing 32 snaps . . . tallied two tackles at Purdue in playing 41 snaps . . . played in 23 defensive snaps vs. Michigan . . . posted a season-high five stops at Indiana in playing 36 snaps . . . logged four tackles with 1.5 tackle for loss and one sack, along with one QB hurry in playing 28 snaps at Rutgers . . . registered first sack of career as part of two tackles in Western Kentucky game, adding one pass break-up and one QB hurry in logging 38 snaps . . . notched three stops in Nebraska game, with one tackle for loss, in playing 30 snaps . . . was in on 27 snaps and tallied one tackle at Miami . . . saw action in 26 snaps vs. Youngstown State . . . posted one tackle, including first tackle for loss of career, in playing 31 snaps in season-opening win at Northwestern.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in six games to earn his first letter . . . logged total of 53 snaps . . . compiled two tackles . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . played a season-high snaps for the second straight game with 23 snaps at Penn State, posting one tackle . . . after only seeing action in 10 snaps in previous four games played, was in on 20 snaps in Ohio State game, notching one tackle and one QB hurry . . was in on two snaps vs. Northwestern, six snaps vs. Indiana, and one each at Iowa and vs. Rutgers.
2019 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Tulsa.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the third-best offensive tackle prospect in the state of Michigan by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top players in Michigan by 247Sports (No. 35) and The Detroit News (No. 45) . . . first-team all-state selection (Division 4) by the Detroit Free Press . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan Second Team . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . was a captain for Coach John Herrington at Harrison High School . . . played both offense and defense . . . shared team lead with 69 tackles, including 29 solos . . . son of Mona Hansen-Hill and Martin Hansen . . . born July 24, 2000 . . . hospitality business major.
HANSEN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/26/22)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Nebraska (11/4/23)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 11/4/23)
Pass Break-Up: 1, three times (last vs. Purdue, 11/22/24)
Fumble Recovery: 1, vs. Akron (9/10/22)
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