Brandon Hansen
Illinois Fighting Illini
73
Average

Brandon Hansen

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
LGOffenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Brandon Hansen starting?

Brandon Hansen is listed 2nd string at LG for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Brandon Hansen is listed LG #2 for Illinois at 73 OVR.

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Depth at LG · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 17073Maika MatelauStarter
  2. 26673Brandon HansenYou
  3. 37668Dylan Frechette

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Mundelein, ranked #1,682 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,682 Natl
Mundelein, IL
Jersey
#66
Class
JR
Height
6'6"
Weight
330 lbs

Brandon Hansen is currently behind Maika Matelau at LG on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8483
National Rank
#1682
High School
Mundelein
Hometown
Mundelein, IL

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 73 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Brandon Hansen's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Average
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