Ethan Hassler is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Arkansas State.
Hassler disrupts the pocket from the interior. Five seasons in the Arkansas State defensive front to date. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Louisiana, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 13 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 55 | 20 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 18 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 26 | 12 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 103 | 41 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 14-56vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24vs No. 14 Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-28@ UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Texas State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 15-14@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-10@ Troy | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-34vs Louisiana | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 30-29@ App State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-28vs Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 20 | 13.0 | 8.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%13 TFLSack rate
15%8 sacksHurry rate
13%7 hurries55 tackles · 13 for loss · 8 sacks.
5 seasons under Butch Jones — 26-37 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
53.7%
506 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #1 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
The No. 1,250 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Jones.
