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Maddie Hansen

7 Cameron Rising

  • Height
    6-2
  • Weight
    220
  • Position
    QB
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Ventura, Calif.
  • Prev School
    Texas
  • Major
    Criminology, 2021
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Biography

RISING QUICK HITS
  • 2022 Semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award and the Maxwell Award.
  • Pac-12 All-Conference first-team in 2021, honorable mention in 2022.
  • MVP of the Pac-12 title game in 2022.
  • 15 career games with 200+ passing yards, including two 300-yard games and one 400-yard-game.
  • 27 career games with 25 starts.
  • Tied for fifth all-time at Utah in starting quarterback wins, sitting at 18-6.
2023: Redshirt.
2022: Started in 13 games, recording 3,034 yards on 249-of-385 passing (8 INT, 26 TD), adding 77 rushes for 465 yards and six touchdowns.    
  • Named MVP of the 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game.
  • Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention.
  • Ranked ninth ESPN’s QBR Rating.
  • Ranked in the top-30 in the FBS in completion percentage (.647), passing touchdowns (26) and points responsible for (196).
  • Had nine games with 200+ passing yards, including one 400-yard game and a 300-yard game.
  • Completed 60-percent or higher of his passes in 10 games, including four in the 70-percent range.
  • Recorded eight multi-passing touchdown games along with two games where he rushed and passed for touchdowns.
  • 40 plays for 20 yards or longer (35 pass, five rush).
  • Named Davey O’Brien National Co-Quarterback and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against USC, also being named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 and the Manning Award Stars of the Week.
  • Was 30-of-44 for a career-high 415 yards (2 TDs), adding 11 rushes for 60 yards and a career-best three rushing touchdowns against USC.
  • Threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns (22-of-34 passing) in Utah’s win in the Pac-12 title game against USC to win MVP.
  • Had a career-high 91 rushing yards against Florida on seven carries, also going 22-of-32 for 216 yards and a touchdown.
  • Threw a career-long 72-yard pass at Arizona State, finishing the game 19-of-29 for 260 yards.
  • Completed 89% of his passes at Colorado (17-of-19) for 234 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Recorded a career-high four passing touchdowns vs. San Diego State, going 18-of-30 for 224 yards.
  • Notched 73 rushing yards (1 TD) along with 19-of-25 passing for 199 yards against Oregon State.
  • Also threw for three touchdowns against Southern Utah, Oregon State, and Stanford.
  • Recorded 95 passing yards and 56 rushing yards in the Rose Bowl vs. Penn State before leaving the game with an injury in the third quarter.
2021: Saw action in 13 games, starting the last 11, going 204-of-320 passing (5 INT, 20 TDs) for 2,493 yards, adding 74 carries for 499 rushing yards (6.7 ypc) and six rushing touchdowns.
  • Pac-12 All-Conference first-team selection.
  • Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year semifinalist.
  • Highest rated Pac-12 quarterback on ESPN’s QBR Rating (84.2), ranking sixth overall.
  • Ranked fourth in total offensive TDs (18), third in passing yards per game (214.1), third in passing efficiency (145.74) and second in passing yards per completion (12.76) in Pac-12 games only.
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” honors after recording then-career highs in completions (22-of-28), passing yards (306), passing completion (.786) and passing touchdowns (3) at USC.
  • Was 19-of-30 passing (2 TD) for 294 yards against Arizona, also adding four rushes for 22 yards and a rushing score.
  • Threw for 267 yards (22-36-0) and two touchdowns against Oregon State, also rushing for 73 yards on 10 carries (7.3 ypc).
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and Manning Award Player of the Week after leading Utah back from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 18 Arizona State.
  • Went 21-of-33 passing (2 INT) for 247 yards against Arizona State, throwing for two touchdowns while also rushing for 59 yards (6 carries) and a touchdown.
  • Was 17-of-22 for 214 yards (2 TDs) and a career-high 92 rushing yards (1 TD) against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
  • Scored through the air and on the ground in Utah’s win over UCLA, throwing for 179 yards (17-27-0) and a touchdown, while rushing for 63 yards (6 carries) and a touchdown.
  • Threw for three touchdowns against Colorado, going 14-of-23 passing (1 INT) for 179 yards.
  • Went 10-of-18 passing for 178 yards against No. 3 Oregon, also scoring a rushing touchdown for the second straight game.
  • Was 15-of-24 (2 INT) for 170 yards and a touchdown against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game, adding nine rushes for 61 yards.
  • Was 19-of-32 (0 INT) with 153 passing yards and three passing TDs against San Diego State in the second half when he entered the game with 5:25 to go in the third quarter.
2020: Played in one game, starting against No. 20 USC before suffering a season-ending injury.
  • 3-of-6 passing for 45 yards (1 INT) against USC.
2019: Redshirt.
 
Prior to Utah: Redshirted at Texas in 2018.
  • Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in spring 2018.
High School: No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals and four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports out of Newbury Park HS.
  • Two-time first-team All-CIF (2015, 2017).
  • 2017 All-Camino League Offensive Back of the Year.
  • First-team all-county and all-league.
  • MaxPreps Sophomore All-American and Cal-Hi Sports Sophomore of the Year in 2015.
  • Set a county record for attempts without an interception (324).
  • 123-of-237 passing for 1,689 yards (15 TD, 6 INT) and 62 carries for 496 yards and nine touchdowns rushing as a senior.
  • Played in only five games as a junior due to a season-ending injury, going 88-of-143 passing for 1,349 yards (14 TD, 4 INT) with 47 carries for 390 yards and four touchdowns.
  • Threw for 3,213 yards and 40 touchdowns (191-of-319) with just one interception as a sophomore and rushed for 756 yards (79 carries) and 11 touchdowns.
  • Also competed in track.
Personal: Son of Nicko and Eunice Rising … two brothers … full name is Cameron James Rising.


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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Junior

    QB
    6'2" 218 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Senior

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    QB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7