Jake Hanson (American football)

Jake Scott Hanson (born April 29, 1997) is an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.

College career
A 4-star recruit, Hanson committed to Oregon over offers from California, Oregon State, Utah, and Washington State, among others. Hanson started 49 games over his career, missing one start in 2018 due to a targeting penalty the week prior and two games in 2019 due to a concussion. He did not allow a sack through his first three seasons. Hanson was a two-time second-team all-Pac-12 Conference selection. During his senior season, he allowed two sacks and four quarterback hits, and was an anchor of Oregon's Joe Moore Award finalist offensive line.

Green Bay Packers
Hanson was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the No. 208 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was signed on July 10, 2020. During training camp, Hanson had to adjust to working with a quarterback under center, as opposed to shotgun or pistol formations. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 13. On January 26, 2021, Hanson signed a reserves/futures contract with the Packers. He signed his tender offer from the Packers on April 18, 2022, to keep him with the team.

Hanson made his first NFL start on September 11, 2022, at guard, in a 23–7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. On October 22, 2022, Hanson was placed on injured reserve.

On August 22, 2023, Hanson was waived/injured by the Packers.

New York Jets
On November 6, 2023, Hanson was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on December 9.