Aaron Hansford: LB · Texas A&M · #33.
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Aaron Hansford
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Texas A&M. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10vs Kent State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 10-7vs Colorado | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-0vs New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-20vs No. 16 Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-26vs Mississippi State | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-38vs No. 1 Alabama | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-14@ Missouri | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-14vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-3vs No. 12 Auburn | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-29@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Prairie View A&M | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ LSU | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 89 | 45 | 8.5 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%4 pass breakups89 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
47.5%
370 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
64.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
89 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #294 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 157 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
