Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Northwestern
Chad Hanaoka
RB • 5'6" • 180 lbs • Honolulu, HI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Chad Hanaoka leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
11
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Chad Hanaoka built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 26, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Chad Hanaoka's career was his backfield work: 123...
Read the storyChad Hanaoka, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern. Chad Hanaoka leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 186
- Rushing yards
- 123
- Receiving yards
- 63
Quick Answers
Chad Hanaoka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 186
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 179 scrimmage yards · RB 365th (top 53%) · Big Ten 115th (top 39%) · National 1,071st (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 54.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 172 | 114 | 58 | 0 | 54.6 |
Related Context
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Chad Hanaoka played RB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Hanaoka recorded 123 rushing yards and 63 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northwestern paired 179 primary output with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
1
Scrimmage Yards / G
2
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Tennessee | L 6-45 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Chad Hanaoka story
Chad Hanaoka built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Honolulu, HI wearing No. 26, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Chad Hanaoka's career was his backfield work: 123 rushing yards, 23 carries, and 63 receiving yards across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 63 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chad Hanaoka's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Northwestern | 2 | 20.8 | 2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 52.1 | 1.6 | 5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 179 | 56.6 | 6.1 | 174 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 179 | 56.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 13 · W 24-16 · Conference game
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
69.2 takeover
56 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 8 · W 18-15 · Conference game
41
Scrimmage Yards
52.4 takeover
Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 12 · W 39-0 · Conference game
5
Scrimmage Yards
52.2 takeover
Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
5 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game
14
Scrimmage Yards
43.2 takeover
Win with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
14 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 6-45 · Postseason
2
Scrimmage Yards
42.2 takeover
Loss with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
2 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
179 primary output · 56.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
54.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
54.6
179 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northwestern
39.9
5 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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