Carson Hansen
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
Carson Hansen
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State backfield. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 152 rush yds, 8 rec yds against BYU — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 187 | 950 | 5.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 151 | 752 | 5.0 | 13 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 22 | 67 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 360 | 1,769 | 4.9 | 19 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 337 | 7.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
46 rush yds (11 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Harden’s 2023 season.
Matches TJ on
Differs from TJ on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Calvin Turner’s path through Hawai'i.
Calvin Turner
Cooper Wallace
Asim Rose
Mekhi Sargent
Rhamondre Stevenson
Matches Calvin on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Steele's junior season at UCLA (2023).
Matches Carson on
Differs from Carson on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #178
Peaked at #178 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025+1318%
Up 1318% from first season to most-recent.