Receiver, Missouri (from Ball State, Virginia Tech), 2016–⁠20

Damon Hazelton

Lettered 2016 at Ball State; 2020 at Missouri (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Baltimore, MD
Born
Feb 28, 1997

Damon Hazelton played receiver at Ball State (2016), Virginia Tech (2018–⁠19) and Missouri (2020).

Career highs

12catches, career hightwice; last vs. Notre Dame, 2018154receiving yards, career highat Old Dominion, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ball State515059.9428
2018Virginia Tech5180215.7872
2019Virginia Tech3152416.9872
2020Missouri3039713.2133
Career1632,22813.72172

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2018Virginia Tech14750

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Ball State7WRYr 1
2018Virginia Tech7WRYr 3
2019Virginia Tech7WRYr 4
2020Missouri7WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Ball State800.3623rd (n=489)0.5228.510%
2018Virginia Tech880.4740th (n=497)0.5341.710%
2019Virginia Tech660.5958th (n=499)0.5438.811%
2020Missouri450.6361st (n=346)0.5528.48%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Missouri 8 games, 30 catches, 397 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26vs.AlabamaL 19–⁠385340130
Oct 3atTennesseeL 12–⁠354660213
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 20–⁠10651017–
Oct 31atFloridaL 17–⁠41224015–
Nov 28vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠0349125–
Dec 5vs.ArkansasW 50–⁠48598032–
Dec 12vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠49242033–
Dec 19atMississippi StateL 32–⁠51333012–
2019 Virginia Tech 9 games, 31 catches, 524 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 27vs.DukeL 10–⁠45172172–
Oct 5atMiamiW 42–⁠35129029–
Oct 12vs.Rhode IslandW 34–⁠17593237–
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠413432183
Nov 2atNotre DameL 20–⁠21563128–
Nov 9vs.Wake ForestW 36–⁠17786024–
Nov 23vs.PittsburghW 28–⁠01212–
Nov 29atVirginiaL 30–⁠397118030–
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyL 30–⁠37118118–
2018 Virginia Tech 13 games, 51 catches, 802 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atFlorida StateW 24–⁠3222112–
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠174107139–
Sep 22atOld DominionL 35–⁠495154172–
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠14465127–
Oct 6vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠4512131119–
Oct 13atNorth CarolinaW 22–⁠19236029–
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠496811414
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 21–⁠31240126–
Nov 10atPittsburghL 22–⁠52351124–
Nov 17vs.MiamiL 14–⁠38558019–
Nov 23vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠31–––––
Dec 1vs.MarshallW 41–⁠20–––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 31–⁠35657017–
2016 Ball State 10 games, 51 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 41–⁠14652116–
Sep 24atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠27229019–
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠31690028–
Oct 8atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠24540113–
Oct 15atBuffaloW 31–⁠21451023–
Oct 22vs.AkronL 25–⁠3521309–
Nov 1vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠52442114–
Nov 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 41–⁠48971014–
Nov 16atToledoL 19–⁠3712102115–
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠21115015–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2021
Height6′2¾″
Weight206 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.64 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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