Derek Hagan Derek Steven Hagan , Jr . ( born September 21 , 1984 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at Arizona State . Hagan has also previously played for the New York Giants , Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders . Early years . Hagan attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale , California , where he earned all - conference honors his junior and senior seasons . He caught 65 passes for 843 yards on offense and had 23 tackles and four interceptions on defense as a junior . He caught 78 passes for a school record 1020 yards and five touchdowns as a senior , while adding nine interceptions on defense . He was the team MVP as both a junior and a senior . Hagan also triple jumped 46 feet and averaged 12 points and five rebounds in basketball . He was a team captain in two sports his senior year : football and track . College career . Hagan was recruited to Arizona State by head coach Dirk Koetter whom he played under for four years . He is second in Pac - 10 history for career receptions with 258 , and in career receiving yards with 3 , 939 . He concluded his career as Arizona State ' s all - time leader in receptions , receiving yards , receiving touchdowns , 100 - yard games ( 18 ) and career receiving yards per game ( 78 . 8 ) . Hagan also caught a pass in 41 consecutive games to end his career , and had at least one reception in 48 of 50 career games . He surpassed 1 , 000 yards receiving in each of his final three years as a Sun Devil , leading the team each time . As as senior in 2005 , he was voted co - captain of the team and caught 77 passes for 1 , 210 yards and eight touchdowns . Hagan earned All - America n honors three times and All - Pac - 10 honors twice . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Despite his great career at Arizona State , Hagan had a poor showing during the Senior Bowl practices by dropping passes , which many predicted would damage his stock in the upcoming draft . He ran a 4 . 45 40 - yard dash at the NFL Combine . He was drafted in the third round ( 82nd overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins . His draft preparation with IMG was chronicled in the film " Two Days in April " . Hagan spent the majority of his rookie season in 2006 as the Dolphins ' fourth receiver behind starters Chris Chambers and Marty Booker and slot receiver Wes Welker . His problems with dropped passes continued throughout much of the season , and he failed to distinguish himself as a legitimate receiving threat . These drops , combined with the struggles of the Dolphins offense as a whole , resulted in a largely uneventful rookie campaign for Hagan . He finished the season with 21 catches for 221 yards and one touchdown in 14 games . The lone score came in an October 22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on a pass from Joey Harrington . Hagan looked to get back on track in 2007 under new head coach Cam Cameron . He was given the chance to compete for playing time with the trade of Wes Welker to the New England Patriots . Hagan finished the year with 373 yards and two touchdowns in the 2007 season . Nine weeks into the 2008 regular season , Hagan was released by the Dolphins on November 4 . He had three receptions for 51 yards on the season . New York Giants . Hagan was signed by the New York Giants on December 16 , 2008 after running back Reuben Droughns was placed on injured reserve . He got a touchdown against the Redskins . He was released on September 4 , 2010 , during final roster cuts . On November 16 , the Giants re - signed Hagan , following injuries to Giants receivers Steve Smith and Ramses Barden . He became an unrestricted free agent after the season . Oakland Raiders . Hagan was signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 6 , 2011 . He was released on November 2 , 2011 when Oakland signed former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver T . J . Houshmandzadeh . Buffalo Bills . Hagan signed with the Buffalo Bills on November 22 , 2011 . He played in four games and collected 13 reception for 138 yards and one touchdown . He was re - signed by the Bills on March 19 , 2012 , but was let go during final cuts . Oakland Raiders . On September 5 , 2012 , Hagan was signed again by the Oakland Raiders . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On June 13 , 2013 , Hagan signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Personal . Derek earned a Bachelor of Science degree in justice studies while at Arizona State . He was a high school teammate of Miami Dolphins safety Tyrone Culver .