DeShawn Hanika

Position Tight End

Height 6'6"

Weight 240 lbs.

Class RS-Senior

High School Hayden HS

Hometown Topeka, Kan.

Previous School Butler CC / Iowa State

bio

Previously at Iowa State: Two-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2021-22) selection and named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in four semesters…Played at Iowa State from 2020-23, appearing in 36 games in his first three seasons at ISU…Played in 12 games in 2022, leading Cyclone tight ends with 17 receptions for 244 yards…Finished the season with four touchdown receptions…Saw action in 13 games in 2021 and nine in 2022, primarily on special teams…Redshirted at Butler CC in 2019…Earned All-State and All-City honors while playing at Hayden HS in Topeka…Led his team to the Class 4A-II semifinals as a senior…Recorded over 1,000 receiving yards and 60 receptions with 18 touchdowns as a senior…Invited to the Kansas Shrine Bowl…Also an all-state basketball player, helping his team win the state title as a senior…Averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game in his senior season…Coached by Bill Arnold at Hayden HS.

Personal: Son of Kim and Brad Hanika…Has one sibling, Connor Brogan…Has earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies.