Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Northern Illinois
Cory Hanson
LB • 6'2" • Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cory Hanson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Cory Hanson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a linebacker from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 26, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cory Hanson's career was his defensive...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2003
Cory Hanson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cory Hanson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Cory Hanson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Acadiana
- High school pipeline
- De La Salle · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Cory Hanson is listed as a LB for Northern Illinois. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30
Usage
—
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 2. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
40 vs Wisconsin
Player Story
Cory Hanson story
Cory Hanson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a linebacker from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 26, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cory Hanson's career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions across 5 career games in the available record. That gives Cory Hanson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 30 | — | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 20-28
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 6 · W 28-25 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 3-44
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana State
Week 4 · W 48-3
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 7 · L 19-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
3 primary output · 30 efficiency · — usage
67.4
#2
2006 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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