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Penn State · Through Week 8

Carson Hansen

#21 · RB · Fr. · 6'2" · 216 lbs · Lakeville, MN

#155

of 218 running backs · Bottom 30%

-0.59

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing -0.587 games
Compare to another player

What the numbers say about Carson

  • •Heating up: +0.25 points per play over his last three games, up from +0.03 for the season.
  • •Top 10% of running backs in avoiding stuffs.
  • •Ranks #155 of 218 running backs (top 71%) with -0.59 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.02Bottom 28%
  • Rush success rate40.6%Bottom 33%
  • Yards per carry3.9Bottom 13%
  • Explosive run rate2.9%Bottom 3%
  • Stuffed rate8.7%Top 10%
  • Carry share38.1%Top 37%
  • EPA per target0.30Top 34%

What he does best

  • Avoiding stuffs (Top 10%)

What to work on

  • Explosive run rate (Bottom 3%)
  • Yards per carry (Bottom 13%)
  • Left (-0.16 per play, vs +0.73 right)

Coaching notes

  • Direction. Best: right (+0.73 per play). Toughest: left (-0.16).
  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+0.58 per play). Toughest: 1st down (-0.10).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.43 per play). Toughest: standard downs (-0.10).
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Players like Hansen

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down-0.10 EPA · 37% succ · 43 plays
  • 2nd down-0.09 EPA · 43% succ · 14 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.58 EPA · 50% succ · 12 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs-0.10 EPA · 41% succ · 54 plays
  • Passing downs+0.43 EPA · 40% succ · 15 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.12 EPA · 29% succ · 14 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else-0.02 EPA · 42% succ · 50 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.12 EPA · 37% succ · 19 plays

Direction

  • Middle-0.11 EPA · 39% succ · 49 plays
  • Right+0.73 EPA · 73% succ · 11 plays
  • Left-0.16 EPA · 11% succ · 9 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
692683.922.9%8.7%38.1%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
75360

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsMarshall11 car, 48 yds, 0 TD—-0.19
2atTemple19 car, 84 yds, 0 TD2/2, 13 yds, 0 TD-0.08
3vsBuffalo4 car, 25 yds, 0 TD—-0.06
4vsWisconsin4 car, 11 yds, 0 TD—-0.19
5atNorthwestern3 car, 11 yds, 0 TD1/1, 9 yds, 0 TD+0.44
6vsUSC13 car, 38 yds, 1 TD1/2, 10 yds, 0 TD+0.11
7atMichigan15 car, 51 yds, 1 TD1/2, 4 yds, 0 TD+0.20