Completed Event: Football versus #17 Kansas State on August 23, 2025 , Win , 24, to, 21
Final
Football
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#17 Kansas State
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Iowa State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Hanika, DeShawn
Jersey Number 83
DeShawn Hanika
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Topeka, Kan.
- High School:
- Hayden
- Prev School:
- Butler CC
Bio
Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2021, 2022)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F22, S23, F23)
2023
Squad member.
2022
Played in all 12 games, seeing action at tight end and on special teams ... led all Cyclone tight ends with 17 receptions for 244 yards, averaging a team-high 14.4 yards per reception ... finished the season with four touchdown catches ... caught his first career touchdown against Southeast Missouri ... also had touchdown receptions against Ohio, West Virginia and TCU ... pulled in a career-best three receptions against Texas, Texas Tech and TCU ... had 49 yards, a career high, against the Horned Frogs in the season finale.
2021
Played in 13 games, primarily on special teams.
2020
Played in nine games, primarily on special teams.
Butler CC
Chose Iowa State over Louisiana, Florida Atlantic and UTEP … redshirted while rehabbing a knee injury and did not play.
High School
All-state and all-city wide receiver … led team to the Class 4A-II semifinals as a senior … recorded over 1,000 receiving yards and 60 catches as a senior … also caught 18 touchdowns … invited to the Kansas Shrine Bowl … tallied 34 receptions for 441 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … also an all-state basketball player, helping his team win the state title in senior season … averaged 16 points and seven boards in senior season … coached by Bill Arnold.
Personal
Earned bachelor's degree in liberal studies ... working towards master's degree in entrepreneurship.
Marcus Neal 9_9_25 interview
Tuesday, September 09
Tamatoa McDonough 9_9_25 interview
Tuesday, September 09
Brett Eskildsen 9_9_25 interview
Tuesday, September 09
Abu Sama 9_9_25 interview
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