COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Hagans joins the Penn State staff after serving as the Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach at Virginia for the previous 11 years.
- He was promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Cavaliers prior to the 2022 season.
- During his time at Virginia, Hagans coached 10 of the top 15 career receptions leaders in program history.
- Hagans mentored current Atlanta Falcons receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, the program’s all-time receptions leader with 250 catches. Zaccheaus’ 250 receptions currently sits sixth in ACC history.
- Zaccheaus also ranks second all-time at UVA with 2,753 career receiving yards.
- In 2022, Hagans guided Keytaon Thompson to third-team All-ACC honors after ranking 12th in the country in receptions per game (6.6) and 53rd in receiving yards per game (72.4) in a season shortened by injury.
- In 2021, Virginia was the only school in the country with five different receivers topping 500 receiving yards. The Cavaliers averaged 392.6 passing yards and had four receivers with more than 600 receiving yards.
- Thompson and Dontayvion Wicks earned All-ACC accolades in 2021. Thompson paced the squad with 78 catches to go with 990 yards, while Wicks set a school record with 1,203 receiving yards on 57 catches, averaging 21.1 yards per catch.
- In 2020, Lavel Davis Jr. ranked second in the nation and led the ACC with 25.75 yards per reception. Davis sat seventh among FBS freshmen with 515 receiving yards and tied fifth among freshmen with five receiving touchdowns.
- In 2019, Hagans helped Virginia to win the ACC Coastal Division and make its first appearance in the ACC Championship game. UVA played in the Orange Bowl and ranked 24th in the final CFP Poll.
- Virginia had three receivers with 70+ catches in 2019, including Joe Reed (77), Hasise Dubois (75) and Terrell Jana (74). All three finished in the Top 5 in the ACC in receptions. Reed earned first-team All-ACC honors as an all-purpose player. According to Pro Football Focus, Dubois made 75 grabs with zero drops.
- In 2018, Hagans coached Olamide Zaccheaus, who concluded his senior campaign with an ACC-best 93 receptions, good for fifth in the country. Zaccheaus’ 93 receptions are a UVA season record and he became UVA’s third player with 1,000+ receiving yards in a season, finishing the year with 1,058 yards.
- In 2017, the Cavaliers made program history with its first trio of 600-yard receivers in a season as Zaccheaus (895), Andre Levrone (689) and Doni Dowling (647).Against UConn, Dowling (136), Levrone (127) and Zaccheaus (122) became the first UVA trio to reach 100+ receiving yards in a game.
- In 2016, Dowling, Zaccheaus and Keeon Johnson combined for 150 catches, 1,686 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.
- In 2015, Canaan Severin earned second-team All-ACC honors under Hagans. Severin finished third in the ACC with 759 receiving yards.
- Hagans spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons at UVA as a graduate assistant, working with the offense.
- Hagans was a four-year letterman at Virginia from 2002-05 and currently sits No. 10 all-time in passing yards with 4,877. He also ranks seventh in total offense with 5,779 yards.
- Hagans was selected, as a receiver, in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He spent three seasons with the Rams before being picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts in 2008. Hagans spent the 2009 and 2010 campaigns with Washington.
- Andre Levrone (Virginia) – NFL (2018-19)
- Joe Reed (Virginia) – NFL (2020); 5th round, Los Angeles Chargers
- Olamide Zaccheaus (Virginia) – NFL (2019-present); Atlanta Falcons
- Canaan Severin (Virginia) – NFL (2016-17)
- Keeon Johnson (Virginia) – NFL (2017)
- Darius Jennings (Virginia) – NFL (2015-21)
- Kris Burd (Virginia) – NFL (2012)
Personal
Year at Penn State: First
Hometown: Hampton, Virginia
Education: University of Virginia, 2005; B.A. Anthropology
Family: Wife: Lauren; Sons: Christopher Dex, Jackson Watford
Coaching Career
2023-present – Penn State (Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
2022 – Virginia (Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers)
2013-21 – Virginia (Wide Receivers)
2011-12 – Virginia (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
Playing Experience
- University of Virginia (2000-05)
- St. Louis Rams (2006-07) – Wide Receiver
- Kansas City Chiefs (2008) – Wide Receiver
- Indianapolis Colts (2008) – Wide Receiver
- Washington Redskins (2008-10) – Wide Receiver
Bowl Games as a Coach and Player
- 2021 Wasabi Fenway Bowl
- 2019 Orange Bowl
- 2018 Belk Bowl
- 2017 Military Bowl
- 2011 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
- 2003 Continental Tire Bowl (Player)
- 2004 MPC Computers Bowl (Player)
- 2005 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Player)