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, 2019Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 51 | 505 | 9.9 | 4 | 28 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 51 | 802 | 15.7 | 8 | 72 |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 524 | 16.9 | 8 | 72 |
| 2020 | Missouri | 30 | 397 | 13.2 | 1 | 33 |
| Career | 163 | 2,228 | 13.7 | 21 | 72 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 75 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 7 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 7 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 7 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Missouri | 7 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 80 | 0.36 | 23rd (n=489) | 0.52 | 28.5 | 10% |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 88 | 0.47 | 40th (n=497) | 0.53 | 41.7 | 10% |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 66 | 0.59 | 58th (n=499) | 0.54 | 38.8 | 11% |
| 2020 | Missouri | 45 | 0.63 | 61st (n=346) | 0.55 | 28.4 | 8% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 19–38 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 12–35 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 20–10 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 17–41 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 41–0 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 50–48 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 14–49 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Dec 19 | at | L 32–51 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 12 | – |
2019 Virginia Tech 9 games, 31 catches, 524 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 10–45 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 72 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 42–35 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–17 | 5 | 93 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 43–41 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 20–21 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 36–17 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 28–0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 30–39 | 7 | 118 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 30–37 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | – |
2018 Virginia Tech 13 games, 51 catches, 802 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 24–3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 62–17 | 4 | 107 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | L 35–49 | 5 | 154 | 1 | 72 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 31–14 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 23–45 | 12 | 131 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | W 22–19 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 28–49 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 21–31 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 22–52 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 14–38 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 34–31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 41–20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 31–35 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 17 | – |
2016 Ball State 10 games, 51 catches, 505 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–14 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 31–27 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 24–31 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 21–24 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 31–21 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 25–35 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 20–52 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 41–48 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 19–37 | 12 | 102 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 20–21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.11 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 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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