#22

Chase Hansen

Senior linebacker for Utah. 2018: 114 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

LB · Utah · Sr. · #22

6′3″ · 230 lb · Highland, UT

Utah 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 380 nationally · Signed with Utah

Statement game13 tackles · 3 TFLvs BYU (FBS) · W 35-27

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Utah. 2018: 114 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Utah, 255 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2012

Signed with Utah3-star out of Lone Peak

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#380 national

CFB

College

Utah

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Kyle Whittingham

Utah

Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 35-18 over that span.

2015Utah10-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

2016Utah9-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Utah7-6HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2018Utah9-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (100th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles for loss#3 / 2662 · 100th pct

22.0

Solo tackles#11 / 2662 · 100th pct

Tackles#29 / 2662 · 99th pct

114

Sacks#112 / 2662 · 95th pct

5.0

Passes defended#374 / 2662 · 83rd pct

Interceptions#130 / 805 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#730 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	10.2	2.3	0.3	0.2
Road6g	8.8	1.3	0.5	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.7	1.8	0.7	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	10.3	1.8	0.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Morgan Scalley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Utah	114	70	22.0	5.0	4	2	--
2017	Utah	51	31	2.5	1.0	2	1	--
2016	Utah	90	54	7.5	1.0	9	3	--
2015	Utah	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		255	155	32.0	7.0	15	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2018

W 40–21

at Stanford

9 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 SACKS

With T. Huntley — 199 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (10 car) · Z. Moss — 160 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week