Marques Hagans
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| Marques Hagans | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 29, 1982 |
| Place of birth | Hampton, Virginia |
| Position(s) | QB, WR, RB |
| College | Virginia |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 5/ Pick 144 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2006-present | St. Louis Rams |
Marques Hagans (born December 29, 1982 in Newport News, Virginia) is a current American football player who played at quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and kick returner during his college career. Hagans now plays for the National Football League's St. Louis Rams. He was drafted in round five of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Hagans is a native of Hampton, Virginia, and played high school football for Hampton High School. As a junior, Hagans replaced the graduated Ronald Curry at quarterback and led the Crabbers to the state championship in Group AAA, Division 5 of the Virginia High School League in 1998.
He played college football for the University of Virginia. He was originally recruited by Indiana University to replace Antwaan Randle El. However, Hagans enrolled for a year at Fork Union Military Academy after graduation from Hampton and subsequently decided to enroll at Virginia in the fall of 2001. He redshirted his true freshman year. Hagans replaced incumbent quarterback Matt Schaub during the first game of the 2002 season against Colorado State University. Hagans was named the starter for the following game against Florida State University but was replaced by Schaub, who went on to a breakout season. Hagans was primarily a wide receiver and kick returner for the remainder of 2002 and 2003, though he continued to receive playing time at quarterback. Hagans became the starting quarterback for the 2004 season after Schaub's graduation. His ability to elude tacklers and run for long gains on scrambles or designed plays, his strong arm, his leadership, and his intensely competitive nature endeared him to Virginia fans and his teammates and coaches. His most notable game was a 26-21 victory over Florida State in 2005. In his final game, Hagans led the Cavaliers to a come from behind victory over Minnesota in the Music City Bowl. However, Hagan's short height combined with the tall offensive linemen at Virginia contributed to difficulty in spotting open wide receivers downfield.[citation needed] Virginia coach Al Groh was criticized at times for not modifying the Cavaliers' West Coast Offense to exploit Hagans' talents more fully.
Hagans is known by the nickname "Biscuit".
| Preceded by Matt Schaub |
Virginia Cavaliers Quarterback 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Jameel Sewell |
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