Seeking efficiency for its offense, the University of Hawaii football team added a hybrid player.
Davasyia Hagger of Orange Coast (Calif.) College said he has accepted a scholarship from the Warriors.
Hagger, who is 6 feet 5 and 230 pounds, is projected to play the hybrid tight end/receiver position in which he will align wide, in the slot or on the line’s edge. Hagger was used that way with the Pirates in 2014. He said the Pirates’ spread schemes have similar concepts to the Warriors’ renovated offense.
Hagger was a basketball standout at Beaverton (Ore.) High when he decided to play football as a senior.
In 2013, he joined Oregon as a preferred walk-on, becoming teammates with quarterback Marcus Mariota. Hagger redshirted that season, then transferred to Orange Coast the following summer.
In April, he went on an official recruiting visit to TCU, which wanted him to delay enrolling until January. Instead, he said, he chose UH because it is "a team on the rise." He also said he liked the offensive philosophy and the coaches. He said coach Norm Chow "has good credentials."
Hagger recently earned his associate degree. He said he is enrolled in UH’s second summer session, which begins in July, and he will participate in the Warriors’ training camp. He will have three years to play three seasons.
Last year, Hagger caught 43 passes for 620 yards and six touchdowns.
He said he is capable of running 40 yards in 4.6 seconds.
The Warriors had three tight ends on the spring roster: Senior Harold Moleni, sophomore Tui Unga, and freshman Dakota Torres. Sione Kauhi is expected to move from offensive line to tight end.