Damon Hazelton

#7 · WR · Sr. · Missouri6′3″ · 215 lb · Baltimore, MD

Damon Hazelton: WR · Missouri · #7.

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Damon Hazelton

WR · Missouri · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Mike Neu, Justin Fuente and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 98 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Arkansas — Week 14, 2020.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Missouri in the news

Missouri RB Hardy returns to practiceOct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Missouri	30	397	13.2	1	33
2019	Virginia Tech	31	524	16.9	8	72
2018	Virginia Tech	51	802	15.7	8	72
2016	Ball State	51	505	9.9	4	28
Career		163	2,228	13.7	21	72

Season	Team
2020	Missouri	2	3	--
2019	Virginia Tech	1	3	--
2018	Virginia Tech	1	4	75
2016	Ball State	--	--	--
Career		4	10	75

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	L 19-38vs No. 2 Alabama	5	34	6.8	0	13
Wk 5	L 12-35@ No. 21 Tennessee	4	66	16.5	0	21
Wk 8	W 20-10vs Kentucky	6	51	8.5	0	17
Wk 9	L 17-41@ No. 10 Florida	2	24	12.0	0	15
Wk 13	W 41-0vs Vanderbilt	3	49	16.3	1	25
Wk 14	W 50-48vs Arkansas	5	98	19.6	0	32	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 15	L 14-49vs No. 12 Georgia	2	42	21.0	0	33
Wk 16	L 32-51@ Mississippi State	3	33	11.0	0	12
Total		30	397	13.2	1	33

Signature game

Week 14 · 2020

W 50-48

vs Arkansas

5 rec · 98 yds

Edged out Arkansas at home in a shootout.

With C. Bazelak — 380 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · L. Rountree III — 185 rush yds (27 car) · 3 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Arkansas · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.48Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 32 yds to the Ark 47 for a
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.32Brady Cook pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 25 yds for a TD, (Harrison Mevis KICK)
Week 16 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.06Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 12 yds to the MisSt 46 for a
Week 15 · Georgia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 33 yds to the Geo 42 for a
Week 8 · Kentucky · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 12 yds to the Kent 28 for a
Week 5 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 17 yds to the Tenn 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 29 yds to the Ark 46 for a
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 19 yds to the Vandy 46 for a
Week 5 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 21 yds to the Misso 46 for a
Week 16 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.86Connor Bazelak pass complete to Damon Hazelton for 11 yds to the MisSt 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning

2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2020Missouri5-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2020 season

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (21st percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#158 / 421 · 62nd pct

397

Receptions#156 / 421 · 62nd pct

Yards / catch#206 / 421 · 51st pct

13.2

Rush TDs#38 / 202 · 41st pct

Rush yards#142 / 202 · 28th pct

Rec TDs#272 / 421 · 26th pct

Long catch#329 / 421 · 21st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2020, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.2	54.8	14.4	0.2
Road3g	3.0	41.0	13.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-72g	4.5	50.0	11.7	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	49.5	14.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Eli Drinkwitz

Pass share

51.3%

363 pass / 344 run

Plays / game

70.7

10 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

379 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

30 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Damon Hazelton

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

30 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

Six seasons, three schools