He went to high school there before playing college football at Oregon State University.
He played in all 44 games over four seasons, making 222 tackles and 13 interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.
Hatcher was selected by the Buffalo Bills as the 194th pick in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL draft.
In the first game, a 17–16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Hatcher recorded one statistic, a five-yard penalty.
[8] Hatcher was sent to NFL Europe the following year, playing in ten games for the Amsterdam Admirals.
[10] His cousin, Billy Hatcher, spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).