Derek Hagan
Encyclopedia
Derek Steven Hagan, Jr. (born September 21, 1984, in Northridge, California) is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
of the National Football League. Hagan most recently played for the Oakland Raiders
of National Football League
. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins
in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft
. He played college football
at Arizona State
.
Hagan has also played for the New York Giants
.
in Palmdale
, California, where he earned all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons. He caught 65 passes for 843 yards on offense and had 23 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a junior. He caught 78 passes for a school record 1020 yards and five touchdowns as a senior, while adding nine interceptions on defense. He was the team MVP as both a junior and a senior. Hagan also triple jumped 46 feet and averaged 12 points and five rebounds in basketball. He was a team captain in two sports his senior year: football and track.
Dirk Koetter
whom he played under for four years. He is second in Pac-10 history for career receptions with 258, and in career receiving yards with 3,939. He concluded his career as Arizona State's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, 100-yard games (18) and career receiving yards per game (78.8). Hagan also caught a pass in 41 consecutive games to end his career, and had at least one reception in 48 of 50 career games.
He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in each of his final three years as a Sun Devil, leading the team each time. As as senior in 2005, he was voted co-captain of the team and caught 77 passes for 1,210 yards and eight touchdowns. Hagan earned All-America
n honors three times and All-Pac-10 honors twice.
College stats provided by: http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hagan_derek00.html
practices by dropping passes, which many predicted would damage his stock in the upcoming draft. He ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine
. He was drafted in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft
by the Miami Dolphins. His draft preparation with IMG was chronicled in the film Two Days in April
.
Hagan spent the majority of his rookie season in 2006 as the Dolphins' fourth receiver behind starters Chris Chambers
and Marty Booker
and slot receiver Wes Welker
. His problems with dropped passes continued throughout much of the season, and he failed to distinguish himself as a legitimate receiving threat. These drops, combined with the struggles of the Dolphins offense as a whole, resulted in a largely uneventful rookie campaign for Hagan. He finished the season with 21 catches for 221 yards and one touchdown in 14 games. The lone score came in an October 22 loss to the Green Bay Packers
on a pass from Joey Harrington
.
Hagan looked to get back on track in 2007 under new head coach Cam Cameron
. He was given the chance to compete for playing time with the trade of Wes Welker
to the New England Patriots
. Hagan finished the year with 373 yards and two touchdowns in the 2007 season.
Nine weeks into the 2008 regular season, Hagan was released by the Dolphins on November 4. He had three receptions for 51 yards on the season.
on December 16, 2008 after running back
Reuben Droughns
was placed on injured reserve
.
He got a touchdown against the Redskins.
He was released on September 4, 2010, during final roster cuts. On November 16, the Giants re-signed Hagan, following injuries to Giants receivers Steve Smith and Ramses Barden
. He became an unrestricted free agent after the season.
degree in justice studies while at Arizona State. He was a high school teammate (and former team mate) of Miami Dolphins safety Tyrone Culver
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League. Hagan most recently played for the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
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. He played college football
College football
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at Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference....
.
Hagan has also played for the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Early years
Hagan attended Palmdale High SchoolPalmdale High School
Palmdale High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. About 4,000 students attend Palmdale High School in grades 9 through 12. Palmdale High School was founded in 1956.-Automotive:...
in Palmdale
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
, California, where he earned all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons. He caught 65 passes for 843 yards on offense and had 23 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a junior. He caught 78 passes for a school record 1020 yards and five touchdowns as a senior, while adding nine interceptions on defense. He was the team MVP as both a junior and a senior. Hagan also triple jumped 46 feet and averaged 12 points and five rebounds in basketball. He was a team captain in two sports his senior year: football and track.
College career
Hagan was recruited to Arizona State by head coachHead coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter
-NFL drafted players under Koetter:-External links:* *...
whom he played under for four years. He is second in Pac-10 history for career receptions with 258, and in career receiving yards with 3,939. He concluded his career as Arizona State's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, 100-yard games (18) and career receiving yards per game (78.8). Hagan also caught a pass in 41 consecutive games to end his career, and had at least one reception in 48 of 50 career games.
He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in each of his final three years as a Sun Devil, leading the team each time. As as senior in 2005, he was voted co-captain of the team and caught 77 passes for 1,210 yards and eight touchdowns. Hagan earned All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n honors three times and All-Pac-10 honors twice.
College awards and honors
- The Sporting NewsThe Sporting NewsSporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
Pac-10Pacific Ten ConferenceThe Pacific-12 Conference is a college athletic conference that operates in the Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition...
All-Freshman (2002) - Honorable mention All-Pac 10 (2003)
- Biletnikoff Award semi-finalist (2004)
- Second-team All-Pac 10 (2004)
- Rivals.comRivals.comRivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...
second-team All-American (2004) - Rivals.com All-Pac 10 (2004)
- Arizona State Offensive MVP (2005)
- Biletnikoff Award semi-finalist (2005)
- First-team All-Pac-10 (2005)
- Rivals.com Third team All-American (2005)
- SI.comSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
honorable mention All-American (2005)
Statistics
| Year | G/GS | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14/3 | 32 | 405 | 12.7 | 0 | 51 | 28.9 |
| 2003 | 12/10 | 66 | 1076 | 16.3 | 9 | 80 | 89.7 |
| 2004 | 12/11 | 83 | 1248 | 15.0 | 10 | 79 | 104.0 |
| 2005 | 12/12 | 77 | 1210 | 15.7 | 8 | 59 | 100.8 |
| Career | 50/36 | 258 | 3939 | 15.3 | 27 | 80 | 78.8 |
College stats provided by: http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hagan_derek00.html
Miami Dolphins
Despite his great career at Arizona State, Hagan had a poor showing during the Senior BowlSenior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium...
practices by dropping passes, which many predicted would damage his stock in the upcoming draft. He ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine
NFL Combine
The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's Lucas Oil Stadium , where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Football League coaches, general...
. He was drafted in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
by the Miami Dolphins. His draft preparation with IMG was chronicled in the film Two Days in April
Two Days in April
Two Days in April is a 2007 documentary film by director Don Argott that follows four NFL prospects through the process of preparing for and participating in the 2006 NFL Draft...
.
Hagan spent the majority of his rookie season in 2006 as the Dolphins' fourth receiver behind starters Chris Chambers
Chris Chambers
Christopher J. "Chris" Chambers is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
and Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
and slot receiver Wes Welker
Wes Welker
-San Diego Chargers :Welker, who was not drafted during the 2004 NFL Draft, signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers. Welker made the Chargers out of training camp, but was released after the first game of the season.-2004 season:...
. His problems with dropped passes continued throughout much of the season, and he failed to distinguish himself as a legitimate receiving threat. These drops, combined with the struggles of the Dolphins offense as a whole, resulted in a largely uneventful rookie campaign for Hagan. He finished the season with 21 catches for 221 yards and one touchdown in 14 games. The lone score came in an October 22 loss to the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
on a pass from Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington, Jr. is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his professional career. He ranks third all-time in Detroit history in pass completions, with 986...
.
Hagan looked to get back on track in 2007 under new head coach Cam Cameron
Cam Cameron
-External links:...
. He was given the chance to compete for playing time with the trade of Wes Welker
Wes Welker
-San Diego Chargers :Welker, who was not drafted during the 2004 NFL Draft, signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers. Welker made the Chargers out of training camp, but was released after the first game of the season.-2004 season:...
to the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. Hagan finished the year with 373 yards and two touchdowns in the 2007 season.
Nine weeks into the 2008 regular season, Hagan was released by the Dolphins on November 4. He had three receptions for 51 yards on the season.
New York Giants
Hagan was signed by the New York GiantsNew York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on December 16, 2008 after running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns is an American football running back who is currently the head coach for the Serbian team Vukovi Beograd, the two-time champions of the Central European Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
was placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
.
He got a touchdown against the Redskins.
He was released on September 4, 2010, during final roster cuts. On November 16, the Giants re-signed Hagan, following injuries to Giants receivers Steve Smith and Ramses Barden
Ramses Barden
Ramses Barden is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft...
. He became an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Oakland Raiders
Hagan was signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 6, 2011, but released on November 2, 2011.Statistics
Source: http://www.nfl.com/players/derekhagan/profile?id=HAG040714| Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
| 2006 2006 NFL season The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League.Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006... |
MIA 2006 Miami Dolphins season The 2006 Miami Dolphins season began with the team trying to improve on their 9–7 record in 2005. Instead, they finished the season 6–10 after being hyped by some to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, and saw their coach Nick Saban abandon his contract to coach college football for the Alabama... |
16 | 0 | 21 | 221 | 10.5 | 24 | 1 | - | - |
| 2007 2007 NFL season The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30.... |
MIA 2007 Miami Dolphins season The 2007 Miami Dolphins season was the 38th season for the team in the National Football League and 42nd season overall. The team nearly went winless for the season, but on December 16, the third to last game of the regular season, they beat the Baltimore Ravens, giving them a final record of 1–15... |
16 | 1 | 29 | 373 | 12.9 | 22T | 2 | - | - |
| 2008 2008 NFL season The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now."Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the... |
MIA 2008 Miami Dolphins season The 2008 Miami Dolphins season was the organization's 39th season in the National Football League and 43rd overall. During the regular season the Dolphins completed the greatest single-season turnaround in NFL history, going from a 1–15 regular season record in 2007 to an 11–5 record in 2008... |
4 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | - | - |
| NYG 2008 New York Giants season The 2008 New York Giants season was the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League as the team looked to defend its Super Bowl XLII title. They improved upon their 10–6 record from 2007, becoming NFC East champions and finished with the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 12-4 record... |
0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009 2009 NFL season The 2009 NFL season was the 90th regular season of the National Football League.The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at... |
NYG 2009 New York Giants season The 2009 New York Giants season was the 85th season for the team in the National Football League. It was the team's final season in Giants Stadium; In 2010, the Giants moved into New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants hoped to improve upon their 12–4 record, avenge their divisional round loss to the... |
16 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 23T | 1 | - | - |
| 2010 2010 NFL season The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League.The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday, September 9, at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV champions, defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14–9.Tom Brady,... |
NYG 2010 New York Giants season The 2010 New York Giants season was the 86th season for the team in the National Football League and the team's inaugural season in New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants improved on their 8–8 2009 record by finishing 10–6 and second place in the NFC East... |
1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5T | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 53 | 1 | 64 | 756 | 11.8 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal
Derek earned a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in justice studies while at Arizona State. He was a high school teammate (and former team mate) of Miami Dolphins safety Tyrone Culver
Tyrone Culver
Tyrone Culver is an American football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
.