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Jake Hansen Houston Texans · #35

Linebacker · 6' 1", 230 lbs · Tarpon Springs, FL · Age 28

Jake Hansen is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 26 tackles, 1 sacks.

LinebackerUndrafted5-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #35 · Linebacker
Jake Hansen
Season avg26 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg110 tkl · 3 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
26tkl
1sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Jake Hansen — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jake Hansen is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 26 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Tackling
C
Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Excellent · defense
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C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Jake Hansen stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #501 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
49Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jake Hansen — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
26 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Jake Hansen

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
23
tackles
20–27
0.6
sacks
0.2–1.0
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
10
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 26 → projected 23 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.7
Net vs last season-2.7 tackles
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 15 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jake Hansen career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202211251010
202314120000
202416281000
202515190000
2026 in progress · 4 games4261000
Career601103.0010
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jake Hansen

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-06-19

The beginning

Jake Hansen is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, in his 5th NFL season.

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Jake Hansen is a Houston Texans linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 110 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 26 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Hansen goes from here.

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Hansen's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230 lbs
Born
Tarpon Springs, FL
Age
28
Jersey
#35
Background

Jake Hansen is from Tarpon Springs, FL and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 230 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 110 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hansen is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Jake Hansen is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 110 tackles with 3 sacks and 0 interceptions across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Tackle volume110 career tackles over 5 seasons.
Pass rush3 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 1 forced fumbles and 0 passes defensed.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability60 career games played.
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FAQ

Jake Hansen — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jake Hansen, answered.

What position does Jake Hansen play?
Jake Hansen is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans.
When was Jake Hansen drafted?
Jake Hansen entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Jake Hansen played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Jake Hansen's career stats?
He has recorded 110 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Jake Hansen career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2022
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Calf (Questionable)2025 Wk17 · Chest2025 Wk16 · Chest2025 Wk12 · Elbow2025 Wk11 · Elbow2024 Wk19 · Ankle

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Jake Hansen head-to-head

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