Carson Hansen

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lakeville, Minn.
High School:
Lakeville South

Awards & Honors
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24, S25)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (24)

2024
Played in all 14 games, making eight starts, during a breakout season ... finished season with 13 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns ... 15 total touchdowns ranked among Top 30 in FBS ... 13 rushing TDs tied for fifth-most in Big 12 Conference and ranked 28th nationally ... carried 151 times for 752 yards, averaging 5.0 yards per rush ... averaged 53.7 yards per game ... also had 13 receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns ... had five multi-TD games ... was the first Cyclone since Breece Hall in 2021 to rush for 90+ yards in three-straight games ... had a career-high 97 yards rushing against Baylor ... rushed 20 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns at West Virginia ... followed with nine rushes for 91 yards and two touchdowns against UCF, scoring five-straight TDs for the Cyclones over the two-game stretch ... had a career-long 57-yard TD scamper against the Knights ... tallied two scores against Utah, including the game-winning touchdown ... rushed 14 times for 57 yards against the Utes ... also completed a 26-yard pass to Gabe Burkle on the game-winning drive against Utah that put the Cyclones inside the five-yard line ... scored career-best three touchdowns against No. 15 Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, two on the ground and one through the air ... carried 16 times for 82 yards against the Hurricanes ... had rushing TDs of 30 yards and one yard, and a 13-yard receiving TD in the bowl game ... forced a fumble against Arkansas State following an interception that the Cyclones recovered to retain possession.

2023
Played in all 13 games as a true freshman ... had 22 carries for 67 yards and 11 receptions for 115 yards, an average of 10.5 yards per reception ... also returned five kickoffs for 17.2 yards per return ... carried five times for 25 a season-high 25 yards against Cincinnati ... made three catches for 17 yards at Oklahoma ... also had three receptions for 20 yards against Texas.

High School
Prepped at Lakeville South for head coach Ben Burk … rated as the No. 6 player in Minnesota and a three-star running back by 247Sports Composite … Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year … helped Lakeville South to a 2022 class 6A semifinal and back-to-back state championships in 2020 and 2021 … 2022 Minnesota Vikings All-State team member … 2022 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and First Team All-State … 2021 East Metro Player of the Year and two-time Gatorade Player of the Year … compiled 4,555 yards and 57 touchdowns in his career … rushed for 1,727 yards and averaged 8.6 yards per carry in senior season … found the end zone 25 times with 21 rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns … fumbled only one time in 201 attempts and 12 games … was second on the team with 181 receiving yards … as a junior, recorded 2,012 yards and 23 touchdowns on 168 carries on team that won state title … also picked up 134 yards and four touchdowns on seven receptions … held offers from Kansas State and Northwestern … also competed in track and field.

Personal
Father, Mark, played football at North Dakota State ... majoring in finance.