Matt Hazel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Augusta, South Carolina, U.S.
 Hazel with the Washington Redskins in 2017 | |||||||
| No. 83, 14 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | January 23, 1992 North Augusta, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | North Augusta | ||||||
| College | Coastal Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 6th round, 190th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Matt Hazel (born January 23, 1992)[1] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
A native of North Augusta, South Carolina, Hazel attended North Augusta High School where he recorded 75 catches, 1,193 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns as a senior while leading North Augusta to the second round of the playoffs.
He was rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[2]
College career
Hazel attended Coastal Carolina University from 2010 to 2013, where he was a member of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team. As a true freshman in 2010, he played 11 games (three starts) and caught 20 balls for 276 yards and five touchdowns. In 2011, he started 9 of 11 games, with 32 catches for 488 yards and six touchdowns. He started all 13 games in 2012 and posted 61 catches for 799 yards and eight touchdowns, and was named a first-team All-Big South selection. He started all 14 games in 2013, producing 70 catches for 990 yards and nine touchdowns, earning first-team All-Big South honors for the second year in a row.
He set several Coastal Carolina career and single-season records. His 183 career receptions, and 70 receptions in 2013, are both CCU records. His 2,553 career receiving yards and 28 career receiving touchdowns are both second in CCU history. He was the third player in school history to participate in the East-West Shrine Game,[3] joining Jerome Simpson and Josh Norman.