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Bryce Hager
American football player (born 1992)
Bryce Gunnar Hager (born May 4, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Baylor.[1][2] He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.[3]
Hager with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 32) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Westlake (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | Baylor (2010–2014) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Hager attended and played high school football at Westlake High School,[4] where his teammates included future NFL quarterback Nick Foles and kicker Justin Tucker.[5]
Hager attended and played college football for Baylor.[6]
Statistics
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||||||
| 2011 | Baylor | Big 12 | FR | LB | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Baylor | Big 12 | SO | LB | 12 | 72 | 52 | 124 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Baylor | Big 12 | JR | LB | 9 | 46 | 25 | 71 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Baylor | Big 12 | SR | LB | 13 | 76 | 38 | 114 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 47 | 202 | 120 | 322 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
234 lb (106 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | 4.60 s | 4.36 s | 7.15 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 26 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams
Hager was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round, 224th overall, of the 2015 NFL draft. The 224 overall pick was traded to the Rams by the New York Jets in exchange for Zac Stacy.[8]
On May 6, 2019, Hager re-signed with the Rams.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on November 12, 2019, with a shoulder injury.[10]
Las Vegas Raiders
On August 7, 2020, Hager signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[11] He was released on August 23, 2020.[12]
New York Jets
On September 22, 2020, Hager was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 and October 31 for the team's weeks 7 and 8 games against the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2020.[16]
Hager has a younger brother named Breckyn who played linebacker for the Texas Longhorns.[17] Hager's father, Britt Hager, played nine years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, and St. Louis Rams.[18][19]
- Dunne, Tyler. "Baylor ILB Hager has experience in coverage, stands out in Indy". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Baylor LB Bryce Hager, former Westlake High star, is attracting draft attention". March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- "St. Louis Rams select Baylor LB Bryce Hager 224th overall in 2015 NFL draft | | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- "Baylor LB Bryce Hager, former Westlake High star, is attracting draft attention". Statesman U. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Bryce Hager College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Bryce Hager Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- Simmons, Myles (May 2, 2015). "Rams Select Bryce Hager at No. 224 Overall". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- Simmons, Myles (May 6, 2019). "Rams re-sign LB Bryce Hager". TheRams.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- Alper, Josh (November 12, 2019). "Rams put Brian Allen, Bryce Hager on injured reserve". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- "Raiders sign linebacker Bryce Hager". Raiders.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- "Raiders add veteran experience at two key positions with Emanuel and Riddick signings". Raiders.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- Greenberg, Ethan (September 22, 2020). "Jets Sign 3 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- Alper, Josh (October 24, 2020). "Jets activate Denzel Mims". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- Greenberg, Ethan (October 31, 2020). "Jets Place S Bradley McDougald on Injured Reserve; Activate CB Arthur Maulet". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Greenberg, Ethan (November 3, 2020). "Jets Sign LB Bryce Hager, S Bennett Jackson to Active Roster; Release OL Jimmy Murray". NewYorkJets.com.
- Epstein, Jori. "A lesson from Nick Foles helped inspire Texas' Breckyn Hager not to quit on his NFL dreams". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Football world of Britt Hager has come full circle". Horns247. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- "Britt Hager Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- Baylor Bears bio
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