The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Breckyn Hager
- Position:
- DE/OLB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Westlake
- Major:
- Philosophy
A fourth-year defensive lineman who has played in 48 career games with 22 career starts … made 136 career tackles (96 solo) ... had 30 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks ... added seven pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and nine quarterback hurries ... named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2017 ... named second team All-Big 12 at defensive end by the Associated Press, Big 12 coaches, Phil Steele and ESPN.com in 2016 ... a three-time all-district performer in high school ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2017) … named preseason All-Big 12 by league’s media, Athlon Sports (1st team) and Phil Steele (2nd Team) … named to 2018 Bednarik Award watch list ... honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2018.
SENIOR (2018)
Played in 14 games and made 13 starts ... finished with 31 tackles (22 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, six quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... honorable mention All-Big 12 ... started at defensive end against Maryland and had two tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... had two solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the win over Tulsa ... had three tackles, including an assisted tackle for loss, and a quarterback hurry in the victory over USC ... had one tackle and one QB hurry in the Longhorns' victory over No. 17 TCU ... had four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in the victory at Kansas State ... had two tackles (one solo) including one TFL and a fumble recovery in the win over No. 7 Oklahoma ... had a quarterback hit in the 23-17 victory over Baylor ... totaled nine tackles (seven solo) including two TFL and a quarterback hit in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... recorded one solo tackle in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had three tackles (two solo) including a TFL and a half sack and a quarterback hurry in the 41-34 road win against Texas Tech ... registered a sack as UT held Iowa State to just 210 total yards in a 24-10 win over the No. 18 Cyclones ... totaled two solo tackles in a 24-17 road win over Kansas ... had one tackle in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma ... helped the Longhorns to a 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
JUNIOR (2017)
Named honorable mention All-Big 12 ... played in all 13 games and made four starts (at Baylor, Kansas, at West Virginia, vs Missouri) ... finished the season with 23 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks ... also added four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery ... had one tackle in the season opener against Maryland ... also had one tackle in a 56-0 week two win against San Jose State ... helped the Longhorns register nine tackles for loss and three sacks in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC ... had a sack and a QB hurry in the Longhorns’ 17-7 win to open Big 12 play at Iowa State ... had one tackle and a career-high two pass breakups in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... led the defensive effort against No. 10/11 Oklahoma State, registering a career-high two sacks in the game ... totaled three tackles and added a QB hurry ... helped the Longhorns’ defense keep the Cowboys’ offense to just 13 points in an overtime loss ... made his first start of the season and registered a season-high five tackles in the Longhorns’ 38-7 win at Baylor ... totaled two tackles for loss and had a pass breakup as UT held the Bears’ rushing attack to just 31 yards on 37 rushing attempts ... totaled two solo tackles in a loss to No. 10/12 TCU ... started at defensive end and made three solo tackles, a sack and had a quarterback hurry in a 42-27 win against Kansas ... had a tackle for loss in the win at WVU ... played just the second half against Texas Tech and had one tackle for loss and one pass breakup ... wore #60 in honor of the late Tommy Nobis in the Longhorns’ victory in the Texas Bowl over Missouri ... totaled four tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in the 33-16 win.
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in all 12 games and made five starts (UTEP, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, TCU) ... was second on the team with 64 tackles (41 solo) ... led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks ... had one pass breakup and one forced fumble ... named second team All-Big 12 at defensive end by the Associated Press, Big 12 coaches, Phil Steele and ESPN.com ... also honored on the All-Big 12 underclassmen team by ESPN.com ... made a half tackle for loss and five total tackles in the season-opener versus No. 10 Notre Dame ... made his first career start in a 41-7 week two win over UTEP ... had a career-high eight tackles ... also recorded his first career sack ... had five tackles at California, recording his second sack of the season ... made his second start of the season at Oklahoma State ... totaled six tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss ... recorded six tackles against OU (three solo, three assist) ... had six tackles, one for a loss of 4 yards and a sack for a loss of four yards against Iowa State ... had two tackles, including a sack for a loss of 12 yards, against Kansas State ... had six tackles against Baylor ... registered a sack, a career-best 2.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... had two total tackles against Texas Tech, one solo and one assist ... had five tackles against West Virginia, four of them being solo ... also had one tackle for a loss of one yard ... had seven total tackles against Kansas, six of them solo tackles ... had one sack for a loss of five yards ... also had two and half tackles for a loss of seven yards ... had seven tackles and two tackles for loss against TCU.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in nine games at linebacker and on special teams, missing Oklahoma, Kansas State and Iowa State due to injury … recorded 18 tackles (12 solo) and one interception … made two tackles at Notre Dame … registered one tackle and one interception on the last play of the game against Rice … gathered five tackles (four solo) at TCU … posted two tackles against both Kansas and Texas Tech … set a season high with six tackles (five solo) at Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Todd Dodge at Westlake High School … a three-time all-district honoree … selected unanimous first-team All-District 14-6A as a defensive end in 2014 … ranked No. 49 ILB nationally by ESPN … rated No. 80 OLB nationally and No. 14 OLB in Texas by Scout … ranked No. 78 weakside DE nationally by 247Sports … recorded 34 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and five sacks, with three pressures, two passes defended and a blocked FG as a senior … part of a defense that allowed just 16.8 points per game, including four games of seven points or fewer … helped Westlake to a 7-4 record, including a 6-2 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 1 bidistrict playoffs in 2014 … selected first-team All-District 15-5A as a defensive end in 2013 … also played running back … part of a defense that allowed 23.8 points per game … rushed for 37 yards and three TDs on five carries … helped Westlake to a 7-5 record and an appearance in the 5A Division 2 area playoffs in 2013 … chosen second-team All-District 15-5A as a linebacker in 2012 … helped Westlake to a 10-5 record, including a 5-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 5A Division 2 semifinals … part of a defense that allowed just 15.2 points per game, including six games of seven points or fewer.
PERSONAL
Parents are Britt and Bridgette Hager … father was an All-America linebacker at UT (1985-88) who holds the school records for season (195) and career tackles (499), and played in the NFL for nine seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1989-94), Denver Broncos (1995-96) and St. Louis Rams (1997) … youngest of four brothers, all of whom played football … Bron signed at North Texas, Brayven played at Blinn College and Bryce played at Baylor … three-time academic all-district honoree ... majoring in philosophy.
CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards: 10, RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Interceptions: 1, RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Long interception return: 10, RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Tackles: 9, at Oklahoma State, Oct 27, 2018 (7-2)
Sacks: 2.0 [t-8th], Oklahoma State, Oct 21, 2017 (2-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.5, at Kansas, Nov 19, 2016 (2-0); Baylor, Oct 29, 2016 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1 [t-5th], at Kansas State, Sep 29, 2018 ; Baylor, Oct 29, 2016
Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-5th], vs Oklahoma, Oct 06, 2018 ; vs Missouri, Dec 27, 2017
Pass breakups: 2, vs Oklahoma, Oct 14, 2017
