Timothy Chad Hansen (born January 18, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent.
He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
[2] Hansen's lone scholarship offer to play college football was from Idaho State University.
[3][4] As a true freshman at Idaho State in 2013, he played in 11 games and had 45 receptions for 501 yards and three touchdowns.
[6] After sitting out 2014, due to transfer rules, Hansen had 19 receptions for 249 yards and a touchdown over 10 games for the Golden Bears in 2015.
As a junior in 2016, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 92 receptions for 1,249 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games.
[8][9] Hansen was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round with the 141st overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.
[28] On September 5, 2020, Hansen was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.