No. 27 Toronto Argonauts | |
Born: | Regina, Saskatchewan | July 27, 1998
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
University | Saskatchewan |
CFL draft | 2021, Round: 6, Pick: 47 |
Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
Career history | |
As player | |
2021–present | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Joshua Hagerty (born July 27, 1998) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Hagerty played U Sports football for the Saskatchewan Huskies from 2016 to 2020, while taking a redshirt year in 2016. [1] [2] He played in 26 regular season games where he had 72 tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. [2] Hagerty was a member of the 2018 Hardy Cup champion Huskies where he intercepted Adam Sinagra on the Calgary Dinos' first offensive play. [3] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season and remained draft-eligible for the Canadian Football League in 2021. [4]
Hagerty was drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, in the 2021 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 13, 2021. [5] He made the team following training camp and played in his first career professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders. [2] After his teammate, Crezdon Butler, suffered a concussion, Hagerty made his first career start, at safety, on September 10, 2021, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he recorded the first four defensive tackles of his career. [6] [7]
Hagerty's father, Jeff, also played football for the Saskatchewan Huskies and won a Vanier Cup with the team in 1990. [6]