DeShawn Hanika
DeShawn Hanika
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 17 | 244 | 14.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 341 | 12.6 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
1 rec · 4 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Is the first read once you cross the 20.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Red-Zone Weapon
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dan Dishman’s 2024 season.
Matches Dan on
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Grayson Gunter’s path through Southern Miss.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dan Dishman's senior season at UTSA (2024).
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Player DNA
Players who play like DeShawn Hanika
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #1333
Peaked at #1333 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-60%
Sharp dropoff (-60%) — career inflection point.