Derek Hagan
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| Derek Hagan | |
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 Derek Hagan as a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils. |
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| Date of birth | September 21, 1984 (age 22) |
| Place of birth |  Northridge, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | Arizona State |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 3 / Pick 82 |
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| 2006–present | Miami Dolphins |
Derek Steven Hagan, Jr. (born September 21, 1984 in Northridge, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Arizona State.
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[edit] High School career
Hagan attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California, where he earned all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons. He caught 19 passes for 303 yards on offense and had 23 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a junior. He caught 65 passes for a school record 843 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 three sports his senior year (football, basketball & track).
[edit] College career
Hagan was recruited to Arizona State by head coach Dirk Koetter whom he played under for four years. He currently holds the Pac-10 record for career receptions with 258, and is second in conference history with 3,939 career receiving yards. 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-American honors three times and All-Pac-10 honors twice.
[edit] College 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
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Miami Dolphins
[edit] 2006
Despite his great career at Arizona State, Hagan had a poor showing during the Senior Bowl practices by dropping passes, which many predicted would damage his stock in the upcoming draft. He ran a 4.42 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.
Hagan spent the majority of the 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. Those drops, combines with the struggles of the Miami Dolphins offense as a whole, combined to create 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.
[edit] 2007
Hagan looks to get back on track in 2007 under new head coach Cam Cameron. He should be given the chance to compete for playing time with the trade of Wes Welker to the New England Patriots, though it is possible the team brings in another player at the position via free agency or the draft.
[edit] Personal
Derek earned a Bachelor of Science degree in justice studies while at Arizona State. He was a high school teammate of Green Bay Packers safety Tyrone Culver.Derek is going to be the league MVP in 2007.
