Keon Hatcher Sr.

Keon Hatcher Sr.
Hatcher Sr. with the BC Lions in 2025
No. 4 – BC Lions
PositionWide receiver
Roster status
Reserve roster
CFL status
American
Personal information
Born (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 32)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolOwasso (Owasso, Oklahoma)
CollegeArkansas
NFL draft2017: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Receptions1
Receiving yards8
Receiving touchdowns0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Career CFL statistics as of 2026
Targets584
Receptions379
Receiving yards5,926
Receiving touchdowns30
Stats at CFL.ca

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.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanWingspan40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitBench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m)		212 lb
(96 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		4.64 s1.61 s2.72 s16 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Oakland Raiders (first stint)

Hatcher Sr. signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018.

After an impressive preseason, Hatcher Sr. 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.

Detroit Lions

On September 19, 2018, Hatcher Sr. was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad, but was released the following day.

Green Bay Packers (first stint)

Hatcher Sr. was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9, 2018.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On November 19, 2018, Hatcher Sr. was signed by the Raiders off the Packers practice squad. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On September 19, 2019, Hatcher Sr. was signed to the Packers practice squad. He was released on October 31.

New York Jets

On December 17, 2019, Hatcher Sr. was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019. He was waived on May 5, 2020.

Hatcher Sr. had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 14, 2020.

BC Lions

Hatcher Sr. signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on June 9, 2021. During the 2021 season, Hatcher Sr. spent most of the season on the practice roster but dressed for seven games. After training camp in 2022, Hatcher Sr. made the active roster and was a starter as the field wide receiver for the Lions. Hatcher Sr. had a breakout season in 2022, where he was second on the team 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 Sr. re-signed with the Lions, on a two-year contract extension.

On October 22, 2026, Hatcher Sr. was placed on the Lions' reserve roster.

References

  1. ↑ "Raiders' Keon Hatcher: Makes 53-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Keon Hatcher may have earned a roster spot on Thursday". Just Blog Baby. August 31, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Keon Hatcher NFL Combine and Draft Prospects". NFL.com. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Keon Hatcher College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Draft Tracker 2017". NFL.com. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings". Raiders.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings". Raiders.com. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Raiders sign Bryant and Sieg; place DePaola on IR and waive Hatcher". Raiders.com. September 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lions sign free agent CB DeShawn Shead". DetroitLions.com. September 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson, WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad". Packers.com. October 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Raiders sign wide receiver Keon Hatcher, place LaFell on IR". Raiders.com. November 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Packers trade WR Trevor Davis to Raiders". Packers.com. September 19, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 17, 2019). "Jets Place OT Chuma Edoga, WR Jeff Smith on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  19. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2019). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.
  20. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (May 5, 2020). "Jets Place WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy on Reserve/PUP". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  21. ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 14, 2020). "Today's tryouts and visits ..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ Baker, Matt (June 9, 2021). "Two More Receivers Added | Lions Sign Hatcher And Fuller". BCLions.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  23. ↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Transactions". bclions.com. Retrieved October 23, 2026.