2016 Football Roster
Damon Hazelton Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 209
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- Prev School:
- Franklin HS
- High School:
- Franklin
Awards and Honors:
2016 Ball State John Hodge Award (team’s top freshman)
2016 (Fr.): Made an appearance in 11 games with seven starts at wide receiver … led the team with four touchdown receptions … finished second on the team with 51 receptions and 505 receiving yards … earned first collegiate start Sept. 17 versus Eastern Kentucky … piled up six catches for 52 yards and a score against EKU … notched season highs in both receptions (12) and receiving yards (102) at Toledo on Nov. 16 … his longest catch (28 yards) of the season set up a field goal against Northern Illinois on Oct. 1.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters from head coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High … second team all-state and all-metro at wide receiver … MVP of the Turkey Bowl as a sophomore … registered 31 catches for 536 yards and 12 scores as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Lisa Pearsall … one sister and one brother … born Feb. 28, 1997 … full name is Damon Antonio Hazelton Jr. … his sister, Damisha, played a year of collegiate volleyball at Salisbury University.
