Ryan Hoag

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Ryan Hoag (born November 23, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was "Mr. Irrelevant" in the 2003 NFL Draft, being picked last overall by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round. Hoag, who played at Minneapolis Washburn High School and Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, was a member of the Minnesota Vikings practice squad in 2004, and has been on practice squads for the Giants and Raiders. Although he has never caught a ball in a regular season game, in the 2005 Preseason, he had his one moment of glory, a 44 yard catch from third string Quarterback Shaun Hill with 1:27 left in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks that set up the game winning field goal by Paul Edinger. He was cut from the Vikings on September 4, 2005 due to roster limits, but was then re-signed back to the team on April 6, 2006. Hoag is currently a free agent after being cut from the 2006 Vikings roster on September 2, 2006, [1] re-signed to the Washington Redskins practice roster on November 22, 2006, and then cut six days later.

2005 Preseason stats:
Receptions	8
Yards	130
Average	16.3
Touchdowns	0
Longest Reception	44

[edit] College

He left Gustavus with 144 receptions for 2,232 yards (15.5 average) and 29 TDs. 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 10 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, 4 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 5 touchdowns as a sophomore.

[edit] Personal

Ryan is a native of Minneapolis who grew up a Vikings fan despite not focusing on football as his main sport until college. He began his college career as a walk-on soccer player at Wake Forest University. He also read the 2004 Mr. Irrelevant pick on ESPN during draft coverage, passing the Mr. Irrelevant torch to LB Andre Sommersell of Colorado State, selected 255th by Oakland. He attended Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and Washburn High in Minneapolis. He took 3rd at 2002 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100m with a time of 10.51 and 4th at the 2003 Indoor Championships in the 55m at 6.45. Hoag lettered in football, track, soccer, and tennis at Washburn High in Minneapolis and was twice named all-conference and team captain in tennis, as well as an All-conference honoree in soccer.