Usage Score
16.5
Player Dossier
2014-2020Ball State
Damon Hazelton
WR • 6'3" • 215 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Damon Hazelton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
81.9
Consistency
70
Season Value
55.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Ball State • Virginia Tech • Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Damon Hazelton, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Damon Hazelton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 802 primary output with 88.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ball State, Virginia Tech, Missouri.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2020 Regular Season · Missouri
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
49.6
Efficiency
81.9
Usage
16.5
Consistency
70
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 34. Tennessee: 66. Kentucky: 51. Florida: 24. Vanderbilt: 49. Arkansas: 98. Georgia: 42. Mississippi State: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 5 by 45.3. Tennessee: 4 by 100. Kentucky: 6 by 56.7. Florida: 2 by 80. Vanderbilt: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 5 by 100. Georgia: 2 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Wins66 · n=3 · +26.2 vs Losses
Losses39.8 · n=5 · -26.2 vs Wins
First Half43.8 · n=4 · -11.8 vs Second Half
Second Half55.5 · n=4 · +11.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | @ Mississippi State | L 32-51 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Georgia | L 14-49 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Arkansas | W 50-48 | — | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Vanderbilt | W 41-0 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Florida | L 17-41 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Kentucky | W 20-10 | — | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Tennessee | L 12-35 | — | 4 | 66 | 13.8 | 16.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Alabama | L 19-38 | — | 5 | 34 | 5.7 | 6.80 | 0 | 13 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ball State
2014-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia Tech
2018-2019
Peak year stop
- 3
Missouri
2020
Final stop
Season Progression
20142015201620182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ball State | 505 | 71.5 | 21.7 | 505 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 802 | 88.8 | 23.1 | 297 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 802 | 88.8 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 524 | 86.1 | 26.2 | -278 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 524 | 86.1 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Missouri | 397 | 81.9 | 16.5 | -127 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Primary metric
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Old Dominion
154
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Arkansas
98
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Northern Illinois
90
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Unknown
93
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
802 primary output · 88.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage
68.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
68.1
802 primary · 88.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
61.5
524 primary · 86.1 efficiency · 26.2 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.7919
St. Frances Academy · Towson, MD
- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
2,228
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.