Michael Hall Jr.
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 51 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 13, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Streetsboro (Streetsboro, Ohio) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Hall Jr. (born June 13, 2003) is an American football defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school career
Hall grew up in Streetsboro, Ohio and attended Streetsboro High School.[1] As a junior, he made 72 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and five sacks.[2] Hall was the nation’s No. 54 overall player and a 4-star rated defensive tackle as a high school senior in 2020. Hall committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Cincinnati, Maryland, and Penn State.[3]
College career
In 2021, Hall redshirted his true freshman season at Ohio State after playing in four games.[4] He entered his redshirt freshman season as a starter on the Buckeyes' defensive line.[5][6] Hall had four total tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack in Ohio State's 2022 season-opening win against Notre Dame.[7][8] Despite limited playing time due to injury, his 7.5 tackles-for-loss for 46 yards was the teams best. Hall enters his third season with the program in 2023 where he has played in 16 games.[2] In his career with the Buckeyes, he has amassed 19 pressures, and 5 sacks.[9]
Statistics
| NCAA Collegiate Career Statistics | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | |||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 12 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ Teague Robinson, Cameron (September 20, 2022). "The emergence of Mike Hall Jr. — the next great Ohio State defensive lineman?". The Athletic. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ a b "Michael Hall Jr. College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Means, Stephen (February 1, 2020). "Mike Hall, 4-star defensive tackle, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Does Ohio State football have the next Aaron Donald?". The Columbus Dispatch. September 8, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (August 17, 2022). "Why a 'twitched up' Mike Hall makes Ohio State football's defensive line better in 2022". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (September 10, 2022). "A 'Baby Aaron Donald' on Ohio State's defensive line, Cam Brown's stamina and Donovan Jackson's big start: Buckeye Bits". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (September 5, 2022). "How Ohio State football's Mike Hall Jr. turned preseason buzz into a breakout against Notre Dame". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "OSU Buckeyes football beats Notre Dame: 5 things we learned". The Columbus Dispatch. September 4, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Premium Stats". premium.pff.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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