Carson Hansen

RB · #21 · Penn State · SR · 6'2" · 216 · Lakeville, MN

Transferred from ISU · Projected RB starter

952 2025 rush yards

6 2025 total TDs

31% Team touch share

24 Explosive plays

38 Career games (17 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	Iowa State	11	9	188	952	5.1	19	134	6
2024	Iowa State	14	8	151	752	5.0	13	88	15
2023	Iowa State	13	0	22	67	3.0	11	115	0

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 86.5 95

Yards per carry 5.1 58

Receiving yards per game 12.2 79

Total TDs 6 73

Around Carson

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Rocco Becht QB · 2,584 pass yds · 12g · at ISU

WR-X

Chase Sowell WR · 500 rec yds · 12g · at ISU

WR-Z

Brett Eskildsen WR · 526 rec yds · 12g · at ISU

WR-F

Koby Howard WR · 133 rec yds · 9g

Andrew Rappleyea TE · 180 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Penn State 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.4% 56

Red zone TD rate 71.9% 63

Line yards per carry 2.6 65

Sack rate allowed 5.8% 52

2025 Game log

with Iowa State

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	@ KSU	16	2	2	90		3	24%
W1	South Dakota Coyotes	9	1	1	26		4	15%
W2	IOWA	11	3	3	52			24%
W3	@ ARST	18	2	1	130		2	31%
W5	ARIZ	19	4	3	94	2	8	31%
W6	@ CIN	6	1	1	44			8%
W9	BYU	16	3	2	160	2	7	25%
W10	ASU	18	4	2	119		3	27%
W11	@ TCU	28	4		108	1	4	42%
W13	KU	22	4	4	152	1	2	35%
W14	@ OKST	25			111		1	36%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#946

Brady Nassar EDGE · Amador Valley SDSU

#958

Jarvis Green RB · Dutch Fork CLEM

#958

Carson Hansen ATH · Lakeville South ISU

#958

Jacob Lane EDGE · Emerald Ridge WASH

#958 Kaden Carr IOL · Lubbock-Cooper TTU

ATHs in the class

#74

Davoun Fuse Washington RUTG

#75

Deondre Johnson Newburgh Free Academy RUTG

#76

Carson Hansen Lakeville South ISU

#77 Carlos Wilson Inderkum ARIZ

#78 Thomas Williams Powdersville VT

2025 · 95th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 64th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.