Keon Hatcher

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Keon Hatcher
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Hatcher with the BC Lions in 2023
No. 4 – BC Lions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 30)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Owasso (Owasso, Oklahoma)
College: Arkansas
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:6-Game Injured
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Career CFL statistics
Targets:135
Receptions:87
Receiving yards:1,260
Receiving touchdowns:7

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]

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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 7 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, 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.

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