Joshua Hagerty (born July 27, 1998) is a professional
Canadian football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
for the
Toronto Argonauts of the
Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Hagerty played
U Sports football for the
Saskatchewan Huskies
The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity ...
from 2016 to 2020, while taking a
redshirt year in 2016.
He played in 26 regular season games where he had 72 tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
[ Hagerty was a member of the ]2018
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Hardy Cup
The W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984, and the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" from 1985 until 1990. Th ...
champion Huskies where he intercepted Adam Sinagra
Adam Sinagra (born January 10, 1995) is a former Canadian football quarterback for the Calgary Dinos of the Canada West conference of U Sports. He is a Vanier Cup champion after winning with the Dinos in 2019 and was named the game's MVP. H ...
on the Calgary Dinos' first offensive play. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season
The 2020 U Sports football season was scheduled to feature Canadian football competition under the auspices of U Sports as the highest level of competition for amateur football in Canada in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, U ...
and remained draft-eligible for the Canadian Football League in 2021.
Professional career
Hagerty was drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, in the 2021 CFL Draft
The 2021 CFL National Draft was a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that took place at May 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 54 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadia ...
by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 13, 2021. He made the team following training camp and played in his first career professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders.[ 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
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
, where he recorded the first four defensive tackles of his career.
Personal life
Hagerty's father, Jeff, also played football for the Saskatchewan Huskies and won a Vanier Cup with the team in 1990
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References
External links
Toronto Argonauts bio
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1998 births
Living people
Canadian football defensive backs
Saskatchewan Huskies football players
Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
Toronto Argonauts players