Usage Score
9.5
Player Dossier
2016-2021Illinois
Jake Hansen
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jake Hansen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
33.7
Consistency
37.1
Season Value
21
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Jake Hansen, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois. Jake Hansen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Illinois paired 16.5 primary output with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
33.7
Usage
9.5
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 1. Nebraska: 0. Virginia: 0.5. Maryland: 2. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 7 by 39.2. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 6 by 30. Maryland: 12 by 70. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Losses0.9 · n=4
First Half0.5 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=5
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
70 vs Maryland
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 10.5 | 39.9 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 46.7 | 12.4 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 16.5 | 53.4 | 17.7 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 3.5 | 33.7 | 9.5 | -13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 77.3 takeover score.
#2
Rutgers
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
Penn State
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.1 takeover score.
#4
Maryland
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
#5
Minnesota
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
16.5 primary output · 53.4 efficiency · 17.7 usage
37.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Illinois
35.5
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
33.9
12 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8056
East Lake · Tarpon Springs, FL
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
274
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.