#97

Maverick Hansen

Former defensive lineman at Michigan State. 2024: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.

DL · Michigan State · Sr. · #97

6′4″ · 310 lb · Farmington Hills, MI

CFB Index 47 · #163 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceMichigan State 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive lineman at Michigan State. 2024: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 14 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Michigan State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Michigan State

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2023

Mel Tucker

Michigan State

2024

Jonathan Smith

Michigan State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #163 of 302?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (10th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Sacks#1282 / 2892 · 53rd pct

0.5

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

Tackles#2435 / 2892 · 14th pct

Solo tackles#2548 / 2892 · 10th 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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
Road4g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Michigan State	14	6	1.5	0.5	1	--	--
2023	Michigan State	21	3	1.5	1.5	1	--	--
2022	Michigan State	41	15	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	26	12	6.0	3.5	1	--	--
2020	Michigan State	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		104	36	9.5	5.5	3	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10vs Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-0vs Prairie View A&M	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 19-23@ Boston College	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 10-31@ Oregon	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 9	L 17-24@ Michigan	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-47vs Indiana	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 16-38@ Illinois	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-17vs Purdue	1	0	0.5	0.5	—	1
Wk 14	L 14-41vs Rutgers	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		14	6	1.5	0.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Maverick Hansen

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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