Chad Hansen

WR · California 2016 · #6

Last confirmed: California, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · Fillmore, CA

Chad Hansen: WR · California · #6.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

James PriceWyoming · 2017 · 94% season match
Marvin ShinnSouth Alabama · 2015 · 94% season match
Laquon TreadwellOle Miss · 2015 · 90% season match
Rashard HigginsColorado State · 2015 · 85% season match
Bud SasserMissouri · 2014 · 85% season match

Chad Hansen

WR · California · #6

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Second year in the California receiving corps. On tape: 196 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Texas, Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

California in the news

Two key Bears players out for SaturdaySports Illustrated Oct 9
Cal made OC switch at halftimeThe Washington Post Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	California	92	1,249	13.6	11
2015	California	19	249	13.1	1
Career		111	1,498	13.5	12

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-31vs Hawai'i	14	160	11.4	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 40-45@ San Diego State	14	190	13.6	1	49	190-yard receiving day
Wk 3	W 50-43vs No. 11 Texas	12	196	16.3	2	38	Season-high 196 yds
Wk 4	L 41-51@ Arizona State	10	110	11.0	1	30
Wk 5	W 28-23vs No. 18 Utah	5	98	19.6	2	40	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 44-47@ Oregon State	4	16	4.0	0	12
Wk 10	L 27-66vs No. 4 Washington	5	70	14.0	1	38
Wk 11	L 21-56@ No. 23 Washington State	11	139	12.6	0	45	139-yard receiving day
Wk 12	L 31-45vs Stanford	7	114	16.3	2	70	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 36-10vs UCLA	10	156	15.6	0	33	156-yard receiving day
Total		92	1249	13.6	11	70

Signature game

Week 3 · 2016

W 50-43

vs Texas

12 rec · 196 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Texas at home in a shootout.

With D. Webb — 396 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.3 · D. Klumph — 48.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 64 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.69Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 70 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)
Week 2 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 49 yds for a TD SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined, (Matt Anderson KICK)
Week 5 · Utah · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.61Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 24 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)
Week 5 · Utah · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +3.44Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 21 yds to the Utah 48 for a
Week 13 · UCLA · 3rd and 18 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 26 yds to the Cal 49 for a
Week 12 · Stanford · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.28Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 16 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)

4 more plays

Week 5 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 40 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)
Week 3 · Texas · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 38 yds to the Texas 5 for a
Week 4 · Arizona State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.03Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 20 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)
Week 3 · Texas · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Davis Webb pass complete to Chad Hansen for 23 yds for a TD, (Matt Anderson KICK)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Sonny Dykes, all pass-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 13-12 over that span.

2015California8-5HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016California5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#145 / 674 · 79th pct

16.3%

TD rate#184 / 674 · 72nd pct

6.7%

Yards / catch#254 / 674 · 62nd pct

13.3

EPA / target#341 / 674 · 49th pct

0.49

Catch rate#347 / 674 · 47th pct

66.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#12 / 524 · 98th pct

Rec yards#17 / 524 · 97th pct

1249

Rec TDs#21 / 524 · 96th pct

Long catch#107 / 524 · 79th pct

Yards / catch#229 / 524 · 56th pct

13.6

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

84th → 49th percentile

Explosive rate

52nd → 79th percentile

Catch rate

74th → 47th percentile

TD rate

44th → 72nd percentile

Yards / catch

61st → 62nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	7.8	127	16.4	1.4
Road4g	9.8	114	10.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	9.8	128	12.7	1.3
Weeks 8+4g	8.2	120	14.6	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Pass share

60.3%

621 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

85.8

12 games

Team sack rate

2.6%

661 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

92 catches in 10 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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