Western Michigan · W 13-12
No catches.
Oklahoma · W 17-10
No catches.
UTEP · W 52-17
No catches.
Rutgers · W 28-21
3 catches, 42 yards
The other 4 games average 25 yards. This one was 17 above.
Hansen has catches in 5 of Michigan’s 8 games: none against Western Michigan, Oklahoma and UTEP.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Hogan Hansen runs like he just learned how to walk”
5 stories in the last 60 days, from 5 outlets.
Michigan TE Hogan Hansen feeling like himself again after long injury
Wolverines Wire Oct 1
Hogan Hansen
Hogan Hansen takes over from Marlin Klein at Michigan.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.348
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 5 outlets
Michigan TE Hogan Hansen feeling like himself again after long injury
Wolverines Wire Oct 1 · 1 outlet
from 6 outlets
Michigan TE Hogan Hansen feeling like himself again after long injury
Wolverines Wire Oct 1 · 1 outlet
On3
Yahoo SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Hogan Hansen at Minnesota.
Against Rutgers on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 42 yards, 2 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 5 games drawn here: 14 catches for 142 yards. Michigan has thrown to him 17 times in 126 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 42 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 19-20vs No. 17 Iowa | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-18vs Penn State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs No. 6 Indiana | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Total | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 0 | 22 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 6-13
vs Indiana
The plays that mattered most
589th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
179% of team targetsCatch rate
82%14 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
82% catch rate on 17 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 26.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 32.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 38.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.5%
192 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
60.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sherrone Moore → Kyle Whittingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
