Bentley Hanshaw

2023 (Sr.):

2023 Phil Steele Postseason Conference USA All-Conference third team
National Rankings:
- No. 6 in receiving touchdowns by tight ends (6)
Saw playing time in 13 games, starting 10 contests
Helped Liberty rank No. 4 in the country in total offense (499.1 yards per game) and No. 9 in scoring offense (38.3 points per game)
Ranked second on Liberty’s roster with six receiving touchdowns
Had a reception in 10 of his 13 games played
Had a touchdown reception in three of the first four games of 2023
Finished the season with 18 receptions for 219 yards
Averaged 12.2 yards per reception
17-yard touchdown reception against Bowling Green
Two receptions for 45 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown, against New Mexico State during the regular season
Five receptions for 43 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown, against FIU
Two receptions for 33 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown, against MTSU
Two receptions for 23 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown, against Louisiana Tech
One-yard touchdown reception against Old Dominion
Finished Liberty’s first drive against No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl with a 17-yard touchdown reception

2022 (R-Jr.):

Saw playing time in all 13 games during his first season at Liberty
Finished the season with six receptions for 117 yards
Five of his six receptions on the year came during the last four games of the year
Was one of 12 different players on the team with a touchdown reception
Ranked second on the team in receiving yards by a tight end
Had a six-yard reception during Liberty’s season-opening four-overtime win at Southern Miss
Five-yard reception at UConn
25-yard catch against Virginia Tech
Eight-yard reception against New Mexico State
Led the Flames in receiving during RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Finished the Boca Raton Bowl game two-receptions for 73 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown reception

Previous School:

Prep:

Graduated from Moorpark High School in Moorpark, Calif. in 2017
Three-star recruit as ranked by 247Sports.com out of high school
Three-star recruit as ranked by Rivals.com
Also received offers from UCLA, Utah, Oregon State, Cal, Arizona State and Pittsburgh
45 catches for 400 yards as a junior
Finished his senior year with 47 receptions for 600 yards and six touchdowns
All-county and all-league honoree
All played basketball

Personal:

Son of Rachelle and Tim Hanshaw
His father, Tim Hanshaw, played offensive line for BYU (1988, 1991-1994) and in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers (1995-98)
Completed his undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary studies in May 2023
Currently working on his MBA
Birthday is February 1