Ryan Hoag Ryan Scott Hoag ( born November 23 , 1979 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . 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 Washburn High School in Minneapolis , Minnesota . He is currently a tennis instructor at ICC . Early years . Hoag was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and attended Washburn High School . Hoag lettered in football , basketball , soccer , and tennis at and was twice named all - conference and team captain in tennis , as well as an all - conference honoree in soccer . College career . 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 . He 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 . Professional career . New York Giants . Hoag signed to the New York Giants ’ practice squad on November 19 , 2003 and was released by New York on May 20 , 2004 . Minnesota Vikings . 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 . He spent the other 14 weeks on the practice squad before being released on September 3 , 2005 . He signed a third time on April 5 , 2006 and was finally released by Minnesota on September 2 , 2006 . Washington Redskins . Hoag was signed by Washington to the practice squad on November 22 , 2006 and released by Washington on November 28 , 2006 . 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 . In 2007 , Hoag spent training camp with the Redskins . He was rumored to be a contender for the final 53 - man roster , but was released on September 1 as part of the team ' s final roster cuts . Edmonton Eskimos . On September 11 , 2007 , Hoag signed a practice roster agreement with the Edmonton Eskimos of Canadian Football League . On October 3 , 2007 he was released from their practice squad . Jacksonville Jaguars . On July 25 , 2008 , Hoag was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars . In two preseason games , Hoag caught five passes for 98 yards , including a 53 - yard reception in Jacksonville ' s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins . He was released by the Jaguars on August 30 , 2008 , when the team made their final cuts . New York Sentinels . Hoag was drafted by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft . He signed with the team on August 5 , 2009 . The Bachelorette . Hoag was a contestant on season four the ABC reality television dating show " The Bachelorette " , which premiered May 19 . 2008 . On the debut episode , he said he was a virgin , explaining , " Christianity is first and foremost in my life . [ . . . ] I don ' t have sex . I ' m not going to do that until I ' m married . So I have wondered about DeAnna in terms of how she ' ll deal with the fact that I ' m a virgin . I don ' t know how she ' ll deal with the fact that I hold faith as the number one thing in my life . " On the May 26 , 2008 episode , Hoag was eliminated when he did not receive a rose . Ryan also 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 .