29 Facts About Ryan Hoag

Ryan Scott Hoag was born on November 23,1979 and is an American former football wide receiver.

Ryan Hoag was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick in the 2003 NFL draft, earning him the title of Mr Irrelevant.

Ryan Hoag formally worked as a teaching artist for Upstream Arts as well as the head varsity tennis coach at his alma mater, Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ryan Hoag was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended Washburn High School.

Ryan Hoag lettered in football, basketball, soccer, and tennis and was twice named the captain in tennis, as well as an all-conference honoree in soccer.

Ryan Hoag began his college career as a walk-on soccer player at Wake Forest University.

Ryan Hoag attended Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter, Minnesota.

Ryan Hoag left Gustavus with 144 receptions for 2,232 yards and 29 touchdowns.

Ryan Hoag 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.

Ryan Hoag set a school record with 13 catches for 175 yards, and achieving 313 total yards.

Ryan Hoag took 3rd at 2002 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.51 and 4th at the 2003 Indoor Championships in the 55-meter dash at 6.45.

Ryan Hoag was drafted 262nd overall in the NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders in 2003.

Ryan Hoag signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on November 19,2003, and was released by New York on May 20,2004.

Ryan Hoag was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on June 24,2004, and spent three weeks of the 2004 season on the active roster in Minnesota, but was not activated for any of those three games.

Ryan Hoag spent the other 14 weeks on the practice squad before being released on September 3,2005.

Ryan Hoag signed a third time on April 5,2006, and was finally released by Minnesota on September 2,2006.

Ryan Hoag was signed by Washington to the practice squad on November 22,2006, and released by Washington on November 28,2006.

Ryan Hoag re-signed to the Redskins' practice squad on December 27,2006, and was commissioned to the Berlin Thunder of the now defunct NFL Europa league where his playing opportunities were scarce.

On September 11,2007, Ryan Hoag signed a practice roster agreement with the Edmonton Eskimos of Canadian Football League.

On July 25,2008, Ryan Hoag was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

In two preseason games, Ryan Hoag caught five passes for 98 yards, including a 53-yard reception in Jacksonville's preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins.

Ryan Hoag was released by the Jaguars on August 30,2008, when the team made their final cuts.

Ryan Hoag was drafted by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft.

Ryan Hoag was a contestant on season four the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelorette, which premiered May 19,2008.

Ryan Hoag participated in the third season of The Bachelor Pad, which began on July 23,2012, and he was voted off the following week on July 30,2012.

Ryan Hoag was a contestant on season two of the Fox Broadcasting Company game show The Floor, which premiered September 25,2024.

Ryan Hoag was the fourth overall contestant of the season to engage in one of the show's head-to-head duels and was able to defend his category of "Tailgating" in his debut.

Ryan Hoag held the most territory at the end of the first episode with four spaces and won the first $20,000 prize of the season.

Ryan Hoag was challenged during the second episode and had to defend his acquired category of "Cleaning Brands", but was unable to and was eliminated.