Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Total | 4 | 64 | 15.7 | 1 | 29 |
#89
Hayden Hansen
5th-year tight end for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′8″ · 270 lb · Weatherford, TX
CFB Index 45 · #81 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Florida → Oklahoma for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
64
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Oklahoma from 58% to 82% to win.New Mexico at Oklahoma · 14-6
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5th-year tight end for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida in 2022.
- Transferred from Florida to Oklahoma in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 43.9 points in belief.
26.1own fans
70national conversation
Oklahoma Sooners’ offense is poised for a resurgence as the tight end group emerges as the surprise catalyst. Can names like Hayden Hansen, Rocky Beers, and Jake Van Dorselaer provide the blocking and receiving punch that the program has…
Hayden Hansen
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 49 rec yds, 3 receptions against New Mexico — Week 3, 2026.
64 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs Long Island University.Long Island University · W 55-02025
2022
- Signed with Florida3-star out of Weatherford
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma
2025Florida
2026Oklahoma
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 14–6
vs New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +49 receiving yards, +3 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Oklahoma2-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (92nd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 32.0 YDS/g, 15.7 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
44.0%
77 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,974 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the SEC as a 5th-year.
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hayden Hansen’s 2024 season.
Matches Hayden on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Hayden on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Travis Vokolek's junior season at Nebraska (2022).
62%match
Matches Travis on
Height
TD rate
Differs from Travis on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Hayden Hansen
Background
2025 (AT FLORIDA) Started all 12 games at tight end … totaled 30 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns … registered 18 yards and a TD on two catches vs. Florida State (11/29) … made two grabs for 23 yards vs. Tennessee (11/22) … notched four receptions for 23 yards vs. Mississippi State…
The tight end room · Oklahoma
- #81Rocky Beers388 receiving yards · 2025
- #89Hayden Hansen254 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jack Van Dorselaer23 receiving yards · 2025
- #44John Lockeno box-score line yet
- #19Kade McIntyreno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology