Keon Hatcher
American gridiron football player (born 1994)
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Keon Hatcher Sr. (born September 11, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first played football at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. He then played college football at Arkansas and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017.[1][2][3]
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
| CFL status | American | ||||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1994 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Owasso (Owasso, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||
| College | Arkansas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Professional career
Oakland Raiders (first stint)
Hatcher signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[4] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day.[5][6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018.[7]
After an impressive preseason, Hatcher made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster and made his regular-season debut in Week 1 in a 33–13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. On September 12, 2018, he was waived by the Raiders.[8]
Detroit Lions
On September 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad, but was released the following day.[9]
Green Bay Packers (first stint)
Hatcher was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9, 2018.[10]
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
On November 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed by the Raiders off the Packers practice squad.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[12]
Green Bay Packers (second stint)
On September 19, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the Packers practice squad.[13] He was released on October 31.[14]
New York Jets
On December 17, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019.[16] He was waived on May 5, 2020.[17]
Hatcher had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 14, 2020.[18]
BC Lions
Hatcher signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on June 9, 2021.[19] During the 2021 season, Hatcher spent most of the season on the practice roster but did manage to dress for seven games. After training camp in 2022, Hatcher made the active roster and was a starter as the field wideout for the Lions. Hatcher had a breakout season in 2022, where he was second on the Lions in receiving yards with 1,043, and third in catches with 70 receptions. Five of his receptions were for touchdowns. On December 3, 2025, Hatcher re-signed with the Lions, on a two-year contract extension.[20]
