Brian Hoyer (born October 13, 1985 in North Olmsted, Ohio) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Michigan State.

Hoyer attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to playing football, Hoyer was a baseball pitcher, infielder and outfielder. In 2002, he compiled an 8-1 record with a 1.99 ERA (as a sophomore) while his team went to the 2002 Division I state championship.

In 2002 in football, he completed 131 of 263 passes (.498) for 2,130 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. In 2003, he completed 158-of-281 passes (.562) for 2,570 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while leading his team to a 9-3 record.