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 Score

21.7

Efficiency

71.5

Consistency

65.4

Season Value

56.3

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

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 71.5 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: Northern Illinois

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

50.5

Efficiency

71.5

Usage

21.7

Consistency

65.4

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 52. Florida Atlantic: 29. Northern Illinois: 90. Central Michigan: 40. Buffalo: 51. Akron: 13. Western Michigan: 42. Eastern Michigan: 71. Toledo: 102. Miami (OH): 15

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. Unknown: 6 by 57.8. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 96.7. Northern Illinois: 6 by 100. Central Michigan: 5 by 53.3. Buffalo: 4 by 85. Akron: 2 by 43.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 70. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 52.6. Toledo: 12 by 56.7. Miami (OH): 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins40 · Games = 2 · -13.3 vs Losses
Losses53.3 · Games = 7 · +13.3 vs Wins
First Half52.4 · Games = 5 · +3.8 vs Second Half
Second Half48.6 · Games = 5 · -3.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

100 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Wed 11/23@ Miami (OH)L 20-211151515015
Thu 11/17@ Toledo100 receiving yards · High volumeL 19-37121028.58.50115
Wed 11/9vs Eastern MichiganHigh volumeL 41-489717.97.90014
Wed 11/2vs Western MichiganL 20-5244210.510.50114
Sat 10/22vs AkronL 25-352136.56.5009
Sat 10/15@ BuffaloW 31-2145112.812.80023
Sat 10/8@ Central MichiganL 21-2454088113
Sat 10/1vs Northern IllinoisL 24-316901515028
Sat 9/24@ Florida AtlanticW 31-2722914.514.50019
Sat 9/17vs Unknown6528.78.70116

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 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

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.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
2,228