Senior tight end for UConn. 2025: 20 catches, 194 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Needham, MA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Catch rate: 86th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
20 catches · 9.7 per catch
Swing playSwung UAB from 21% to 46% to win.UAB at UConn · 38-19
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for UConn. 2025: 20 catches, 194 receiving yards.
Louis Hansen
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Louis Hansen has played for two head coaches in three seasons at UConn. One game to point at: 86 rec yds, 7 receptions against Florida Atlantic — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Gordon Sammis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: catch rate (86th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (3rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 39.8 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 35.7 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44@ Delaware | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-19vs UAB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Total | 20 | 194 | 9.4 | 0 | 19 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UConn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UConn
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #110
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grant Misch’s 2022 season.
Matches Grant on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to TJ Banks's junior season at Akron (2022).
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Player DNA