Florida TE Hayden Hansen plans to enter his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal. The news comes via On3’s Hayes Fawcett.
“BREAKING: Florida starting TE Hayden Hansen is entering the @TransferPortal, he tells @On3Sports,” Fawcett posted this morning.
Hansen had spent all four years of his career, being a redshirt junior to this point, in Gainesville. He would go on to make 37 appearances, 34 of those being starts, as he’s been the full-time starter at the position the last two seasons, the past three years for the Gators.
During that collegiate career, Hansen has posted 57 receptions for 611 yards, averaging 16.5 per game, and five touchdowns for Florida. Among his catches, 30 of them went for 254 yards, averaging 21.2 per game, and two of those scores came this past fall in what was a career-best campaign for Hansen, finishing as the third-leading pass catcher on the offense this season, in The Swamp.
Hansen, a native of Weatherford, Texas, was rated as a three-star prospect back in the 2022 recruiting cycle. He also ranked just outside the Top 100 among tight ends, and just inside the Top 250 among players in the state of Texas. That’s according to Rivals’ Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Now, Hansen is the latest expected entry into the NCAA Transfer Portal from the roster at Florida. They’ve come amidst the coaching change from Billy Napier, who the Gators fired back in mid-October, to their new hire of Jon Sumrall. Now, since the end of Florida’s season, several names have shared their intentions to enter the portal, including some very notable ones from this past year’s team for the Gators.
After redshirting as a true freshman, Hansen has one season of eligibility remaining. He’ll just be spending it elsewhere now, though, with his plan being to also have his name in the portal once it opens come January 2nd.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.