2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 36
Lane Hansen
- Position:
- LS
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Major:
- Health Communication
- Hometown:
- East Lake, Fla.
- High School:
- East Lake
 2024 All-Big Ten |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2025 Senior
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 11 games, missing one contest due to injury
- Primarily handled long snapping duties for punts
2024 Junior
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Starting long snapper for all 13 games
2023 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Starting long snapper for all 12 games
2022 Redshirt Freshman
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in the final 10 games of the season
- Snapped on field goals and extra points over last 10 games
2021 Freshman
- Did not play in a game
High School
- Captain of his varsity team for three years
Personal
- Born September 9, 2002
- Son of Shad and Lori Hansen
- Brother, Jake, played linebacker at Illinois from 2016-21
- Father, Shad Hansen, played football at BYU from 1989-92 and is the school’s all-time leading tackler (408)
- Graduated from the University of Illinois in May 2025 with a degree in Kinesiology
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