Jake Hanson (American football) should not be confused with Jake Hansen (American football).
| Jake Hanson | |
| Current Team: | New York Jets |
| Number: | 62 |
| Position: | Center |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 303 |
| High School: | Eureka (Eureka, California) |
| College: | Oregon (2015–2019) |
| Draftyear: | 2020 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 208 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 18 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 5 |
| Pfr: | H/HansJa00 |
Jake Scott Hanson (born April 29, 1997) is an American professional football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.[1]
A 4-star recruit, Hanson committed to Oregon over offers from California, Oregon State, Utah, and Washington State, among others.[2] Hanson started 49 games over his career, missing one start in 2018 due to a targeting penalty the week prior and two games in 2019 due to a concussion. He did not allow a sack through his first three seasons. Hanson was a two-time second-team all-Pac-12 Conference selection.[3] During his senior season, he allowed two sacks and four quarterback hits, and was an anchor of Oregon's Joe Moore Award finalist offensive line.[4]
Hanson was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the No. 208 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft.[5] He was signed on July 10, 2020.[6] During training camp, Hanson had to adjust to working with a quarterback under center, as opposed to shotgun or pistol formations.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[8] and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 13.[10] On January 26, 2021, Hanson signed a reserves/futures contract with the Packers.[11] He signed his tender offer from the Packers on April 18, 2022, to keep him with the team.[12]
Hanson made his first NFL start on September 11, 2022, at guard, in a 23–7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. On October 22, 2022, Hanson was placed on injured reserve.[13]
On August 22, 2023, Hanson was waived/injured by the Packers.[14]
On November 6, 2023, Hanson was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[15] He was signed to the active roster on December 9.[16]