May 31, 2004
Arizona State University junior wide receiver Derek Hagan has been named a 2004 preseason Third-Team All-American by Athlon Sports, a college football annual.
In 2003, Hagan led the team in receiving in 2003 with 66 catches for 1,076 yards and nine touchdowns. In addition to leading the team, his 1,076-yard performance also ranked fifth on the ASU single-season charts and made him just the seventh Sun Devil in school history to tally 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Hagan finished fifth in the Pac-10 and 19th in the country in 2003 with 89.7 receiving yards per game. With 66 catches, he also ranked second in the ASU record books for receptions in a single season. Hagan turned in six 100-yard receiving games in 2003 to lead the squad, including a career outing to lead the Sun Devils past North Carolina on Oct. 18. In that game, he hauled in 11 passes for 185 yards (both career bests) and a touchdown. In addition to being a career high, his 11 catches tied with three other Sun Devils for the fourth-best single-game mark in school history.
The Sun Devils begin the 2004 season on Thursday, September 2 at 7 p.m. versus UTEP at Sun Devil Stadium.
Athlon Sports regional and national college football editions are available at most major newsstands and at www.athlonsports.com. For the Athlon Preseason Top 25, visit www.athlonsports.com
FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
OFFENSE QB - Jason White, Oklahoma RB - Darren Sproles, Kansas State RB - Justin Vincent, LSU WR - Mark Clayton, Oklahoma WR - Braylon Edwards, Michigan TE - Heath Miller, Virginia OL - David Baas, Michigan OL - Alex Barron, Florida State OL - Jammal Brown, Oklahoma OL - Ben Wilkerson, LSU OL - Eric Winston, Miami
DEFENSE DL - Dan Cody, Oklahoma DL - Shaun Cody, USC DL - Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College DL - David Pollack, Georgia LB - Michael Boley, Southern Miss LB - Derrick Johnson, Texas LB - Kirk Morrison, San Diego State DB - Jamaal Brimmer, UNLV DB - Josh Bullocks, Nebraska DB - Antrel Rolle, Miami DB Corey Webster, LSU
SPECIALISTS K - Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss KR - Reggie Bush, USC P - Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee PR - Skyler Green, LSU
SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
OFFENSE QB - Matt Leinart, USC RB - Cedric Benson, Texas RB - DeAngelo Williams, Memphis WR - Chris Henry, West Virginia WR - Geoff McArthur, California TE - Matt Herian, Nebraska OL - C.J. Brooks, Maryland OL - Vince Carter, Oklahoma OL - Greg Eslinger, Minnesota OL - Nick Kaczur, Toledo OL - Claude Terrell, New Mexico
DEFENSE DL - Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma DL - Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech DL - Matt Roth, Iowa DL - Marcus Spears, LSU LB - Will Derting, Washington State LB - Leroy Hill, Clemson LB - Odell Thurman, Georgia DB - Brandon Browner, Oregon State DB - Thomas Davis, Georgia DB - Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin DB - Darrent Williams, Oklahoma State
SPECIALISTS K - Trey DiCarlo, Oklahoma KR - DeAndra Cobb, Michigan State P - Tom Malone, USC PR - Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma
THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA
OFFENSE QB - Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson RB - Walter Reyes, Syracuse RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn WR - Derek Hagan, Arizona State WR - Ryan Moore, Miami TE - Andrew Clarke, Toledo OL - Wesley Britt, Alabama OL - Justin Geisinger, Vanderbilt OL - Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh OL - Adam Snyder, Oregon OL - Steve Subia, New Mexico State
DEFENSE DL - Jovan Haye, Vanderbilt DL - Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin DL - Mike Patterson, USC DL - Justin Tuck, Notre Dame LB - Channing Crowder, Florida LB - Matt Grootegoed, USC LB - Rian Wallace, Temple DB - Darnell Bing, USC DB - James Butler, Georgia Tech DB - Travis Daniels, LSU DB - Donnie McCleskey, California
SPECIALSTS K - Connor Hughes, Virginia KR - Devin Hester, Miami P - Brandon Fields, Michigan State PR - Steve Breaston, Michigan