Ryan Hoag
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 23, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Minneapolis (MN) Washburn | ||
| College: | Gustavus Adolphus | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 7 / Pick: 262 | ||
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Ryan Scott Hoag (born November 23, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, earning him the title of Mr. Irrelevant. He played college football at Gustavus Adolphus.
Hoag has also been a member of the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, Edmonton Eskimos, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Sentinels. Hoag currently works as a substitute teacher at his alma mater, Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also a tennis instructor at ICC.
Hoag was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended Washburn High School. Hoag lettered in football, basketball, soccer, and tennis and was twice named all-conference and team captain in tennis, as well as an all-conference honoree in soccer.
He began his college career as a walk-on soccer player at Wake Forest University.
He attended Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. He left Gustavus with 144 receptions for 2,232 yards (15.5 average) and 29 touchdowns. He was the only Gustavus player with over 2,000 career receiving yards and was an All-MIAC 1st-team selection as a junior and senior as well as being named Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year as a senior. He caught 56 passes for 808 yards (14.4 avg.) and ten touchdowns as a senior, and also returned 13 kickoffs for 397 yards (30.5 avg.). He set a school record with 13 catches for 175 yards, and achieving 313 total yards (175 receiving, 122 kickoff return, four punt return and 12 rushing). As a junior, Hoag pulled in 54 passes for 876 yards (16.2 avg.) and set a Gustavus record with 14 touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 548 yards (16.1 avg.) and five touchdowns as a sophomore.
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