Player Dossier

2014-2020

Missouri

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.

Usage / Role

32%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

55

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Ball State • Virginia Tech • Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Player Story

Damon Hazelton built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 7, spending time with Ball State, Missouri, and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Damon Hazelton's...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7919

St. Frances Academy · Towson, MD

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Damon Hazelton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Damon Hazelton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,228
Receptions
163
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Damon Hazelton quick answers

Latest team and position
Missouri · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,228
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Top game
Virginia
Recruit profile
2-star · St. Frances Academy · Ball State
High school pipeline
St. Frances Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2020 Receiving yards rank
397 receiving yards · WR 158th (top 18%) · SEC 33rd (top 17%) · National 180th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonBall State0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonBall State0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonBall State1051505468
2018 PostseasonVirginia Tech13657081.6
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1345745881.6
2019 PostseasonVirginia Tech9118175.8
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech930506775.8
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri830397164.1

Related Context

Damon Hazelton played WR for Ball State, Virginia Tech, and Missouri. Across 6 tracked seasons, Damon Hazelton recorded 10 rushing yards, 2,228 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Virginia Tech paired 802 primary output with 88.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 88.8 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: Old Dominion

Loss 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

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2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

61.7

Efficiency

88.8

Usage

23.1

Consistency

60.4

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 57. Florida State: 22. William & Mary: 107. Old Dominion: 154. Duke: 65. Notre Dame: 131. North Carolina: 36. Georgia Tech: 81. Boston College: 40. Pittsburgh: 51. Miami: 58. Virginia: 0. Marshall: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 6 by 63.3. Florida State: 2 by 73.3. William & Mary: 4 by 100. Old Dominion: 5 by 100. Duke: 4 by 100. Notre Dame: 12 by 72.8. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 6 by 90. Boston College: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 3 by 100. Miami: 5 by 77.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins38.3 · Games = 6 · -43.4 vs Losses
Losses81.7 · Games = 7 · +43.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

100 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Mon 12/31vs CincinnatiL 31-356579.59.50017
Sat 12/1vs MarshallW 41-20
Fri 11/23vs VirginiaW 34-31
Sat 11/17vs MiamiL 14-3855811.611.60019
Sat 11/10@ PittsburghL 22-523511717124
Sat 11/3vs Boston CollegeL 21-312402020126
Thu 10/25vs Georgia TechL 28-4968112.113.50141
Sat 10/13@ North CarolinaW 22-192361818029
Sun 10/7vs Notre Dame100 receiving yards · High volumeL 23-451213110.910.90119
Sat 9/29@ DukeW 31-1446516.316.30127
Sat 9/22@ Old Dominion100 receiving yardsL 35-49515430.830.80172
Sat 9/8vs William & Mary100 receiving yardsW 62-17410726.826.80139
Tue 9/4@ Florida StateW 24-32221111112

Player Story

Damon Hazelton story

Damon Hazelton built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 7, spending time with Ball State, Missouri, and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Damon Hazelton's career was his receiving role: 163 catches, 2,228 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 10 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 10 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 75 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State, Missouri, and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Damon Hazelton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2018-2019

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Missouri

    2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonBall State0
2015 Regular SeasonBall State00
2016 Regular SeasonBall State50571.521.7505
2018 PostseasonVirginia Tech80288.823.1297
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech80288.823.10
2019 PostseasonVirginia Tech52486.126.2-278
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech52486.126.20
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri39781.916.5-127

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Virginia

Week 14 · L 30-39 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

118

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Old Dominion

Week 4 · L 35-49

154

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

154 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Rhode Island

Week 7 · W 34-17

93

Receiving Yards

92.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Northern Illinois

Week 5 · L 24-31 · Conference game

90

Receiving Yards

91.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Tennessee

Week 5 · L 12-35 · Conference game

66

Receiving Yards

87.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech

802 primary output · 88.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage

81.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

81.6

802 primary · 88.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech

75.8

524 primary · 86.1 efficiency · 26.2 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games