C.J. Hanson

About

Christopher "C. J." Hanson (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders and was selected by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft. Early life Hanson was born on March 3, 2001, in Bergen County, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff. After playing flag football in second grade, he began playing tackle football in third grade; he also played a number of other sports including lacrosse growing up. He attended DePaul Catholic High School and played four years on the varsity football team, but only was a starter as a senior, when he was named first-team All-County and second-team All-State at left guard and assisted as DePaul Catholic won the league title. He committed to play college football for the FCS-level Holy Cross Crusaders as a zero-star recruit. College career After a redshirt season in 2019 in which Hanson appeared in...