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Jaren Hall

{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jaren Hall

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_team = Seattle Seahawks

| number = 15

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|24}}

| birth_place = Spanish Fork, Utah, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 207

| high_school = Maple Mountain {{avoid wrap|(Spanish Fork)}}

| college = BYU (2018–2022)

| draftyear = 2023

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 164

| pastteams =

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statleague = NFL

| statweek = 18

| statseason = 2024

| statlabel1 = Passing attempts

| statvalue1 = 20

| statlabel2 = Passing completions

| statvalue2 = 13

| statlabel3 = Completion percentage

| statvalue3 = 65.0%

| statlabel4 = TD–INT

| statvalue4 = 0–1

| statlabel5 = Passing yards

| statvalue5 = 168

| statlabel6 = Passer rating

| statvalue6 = 70.4

| pfr = HallJa00

}}

Jaren Thomas Hall{{Cite web |title=Jaren Hall Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HallJa00.htm |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} (born March 24, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 5th round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life

Hall attended Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork, Utah. During his career he had 5,109 passing yards and 52 touchdowns. He committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/18/20550721/byu-football-jaren-hall-the-son-of-former-byu-running-back-kalin-hall-commits-to-the-cougars|title=BYU football: Jaren Hall, the son of former BYU running back, Kalin Hall, commits to the Cougars|first=Brandon|last=Gurney|date=October 17, 2014|website=Deseret News}}

College career

Hall played in two games his first year at BYU in 2018 and took a redshirt. He played in seven games and made two starts as a backup to Zach Wilson. He became the first black quarterback to start a game for BYU, when he started in place of Wilson against South Florida.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Norma |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Jaren Hall will make history Saturday as BYU's first black starting quarterback. He's embracing the moment. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2019/10/10/jaren-hall-will-make/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Jared |date=October 8, 2019 |title=Former Maple Mountain star Jaren Hall ready for first start as BYU football starting QB |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/2019/oct/08/former-maple-mountain-star-jaren-hall-ready-for-first-start-as-byu-football-starting-qb/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Herald Extra |language=en-US}} For the season, he completed 31 of 46 passes for 420 yards with one touchdown. After taking a medical redshirt in 2020, Hall took over as the starter in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/2/22757130/byu-football-jaren-hall-first-black-quarterback-power-five-wins-tyler-allgeier-aaron-roderick|title=BYU football: Jaren Hall is starting to make Cougar fans forget the great Zach Wilson|first=Jay|last=Drew|date=November 2, 2021|website=Deseret News}}{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Jared |date=October 20, 2021 |title=QB Jaren Hall playing at a really high level for BYU football |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/byu/2021/oct/20/qb-jaren-hall-playing-at-a-really-high-level-for-byu-football/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Herald Extra |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Norma |date=August 15, 2021 |title=BYU quarterback Jaren Hall pulled a play from Zach Wilson's book. Will it pay off? |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2021/08/15/byu-quarterback-jaren/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}} He completed 189 of 296 passes for 2,583 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Hall also played for BYU's baseball team in 2019 and 2020.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Norma |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Jaren Hall passed up playing baseball this spring. He think's he's got a shot to be BYU's next starting QB |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2021/03/04/jaren-hall-passed-up/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}

=College statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Season

! rowspan="2" |Team

! colspan="3" | Games

! colspan="8"| Passing

! colspan="5"| Rushing

GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018

!BYU

| 2 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 4 || 4 || 1.0 || 0

2019

!BYU

| 7 || 2 || 1−1 || 31 || 46 || 67.4 || 420 || 9.1 || 1 || 0 || 151.3 || 29 || 139 || 4.8 || 3

2020

!BYU

| colspan="15" | Medical Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg

2021

!BYU

| 10 || 10 || 8−2 || 189 || 296 || 63.9 || 2,583 || 8.7 || 20 || 5 || 156.1 || 62 || 307 || 5.0 || 3

2022

!BYU

| 12 || 12 || 7−5 || 248 || 376 || 66.0 || 3,171 || 8.4 || 31 || 6 || 160.8 || 86 || 378 || 4.3 || 3

colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jaren-hall-1.html Career]312416−846871865.26,1748.65211158.21818004.49

Baseball

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!G

!PA

!AB

!R

!H

!2B

!3B

!HR

!RBI

!SB

!CS

!BB

!SO

!BA

!OBP

!SLG

!OPS

!TB

!GDP

!HBP

!SH

!SF

!IBB

2019

|27

|47

|36

|8

|6

|0

|0

|1

|5

|4

|0

|8

|12

|.167

|.326

|.250

|.576

|9

|2

|1

|1

|1

|0

2020

|5

|18

|15

|5

|6

|1

|0

|1

|6

|0

|0

|2

|6

|.400

|.500

|.667

|1.167

|10

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

2 Seasons

|32

|65

|51

|13

|12

|1

|0

|2

|11

|4

|0

|10

|18

|.235

|.375

|.373

|.748

|19

|2

|2

|1

|1

|0

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 1/8

| weight = 207

| dash = 4.64

| ten split = 1.59

| twenty split = 2.71

| shuttle = 4.19

| cone drill = 7.06

| arm span = 29 3/4

| hand span = 9 1/2

| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jaren-hall/32004841-4c35-8200-d3b2-64a39d20a53c |title=Jaren Hall Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 28, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024972&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Jaren Hall College Football Profile |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

=Minnesota Vikings=

Hall was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 164th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Vikings 5th Round Draft Picks: QB Jaren Hall & NT Jaquelin Roy |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/fifth-round-2023-nfl-draft-picks |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Vikings.com}}

In Week 8, he played his first regular season snaps after Vikings starting quarterback Kirk Cousins suffered a torn Achilles tendon.

Hall started his first NFL game on November 5, 2023, but left the game after suffering a concussion.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=November 5, 2023 |title=Jaren Hall Leaves 1st Start with Concussion |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/jaren-hall-injury-concussion-quarterback |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} After clearing concussion protocol, Hall backed up Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens.

In Week 17, he started against the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=December 28, 2023 |title=Vikings bench Nick Mullens for rookie QB Jaren Hall ahead of must-win game vs. Packers |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bench-nick-mullens-for-rookie-qb-jaren-hall-ahead-of-must-win-game-vs-pa |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} He completed five of ten passes for 67 yards, an interception, and a lost fumble as Hall was benched at halftime.{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=December 31, 2023 |title=Vikings bench QB Jaren Hall for Nick Mullens after digging 23-3 halftime deficit vs. Packers |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/vikings-bench-qb-jaren-hall-for-nick-mullens-after-digging-23-3-halftime-deficit-vs-packers-030548929.html |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}

On August 29, 2024, Hall was waived by the Vikings to make room for Brett Rypien.{{cite web|title=Vikings Sign Quarterback Brett Rypien, Waive Jaren Hall|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/brett-rypien-signed-jaren-hall-waived|author=Peters, Craig|website=Vikings.com|date=August 29, 2024}}

=Seattle Seahawks=

On September 2, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Hall to their practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |date=September 2, 2024 |title=Seahawks Sign QB Jaren Hall To Practice Squad |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-qb-jaren-hall-to-practice-squad |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Seahawks.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 21.{{Cite web |last=Horton |first=Ari |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Seahawks Sign Jaren Hall, Elevate Artie Burns From Practice Squad |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-jaren-hall-elevate-artie-burns-from-practice-squad |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Seahawks.com}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! colspan="3"| Games

! colspan="9"| Passing

! colspan="5"| Rushing

! colspan="2"| Sacks

! colspan="2"| Fumbles

{{abbr|GP|Games played}}{{abbr|GS|Games started}}{{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}}{{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}}{{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}}{{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}}{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}}{{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}}{{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}}{{abbr|Int|Interceptions}}{{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}}{{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}}{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}}{{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}}{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}}{{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}}{{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}{{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}{{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}}
2023MIN

| 3 || 2 || 1−1 || 13 || 20 || 65.0 || 168 || 8.4 || 47 || 0 || 1 || 70.4 || 6 || 14 || 2.3 || 8 || 0 || 4 || 28 || 2 || 2

colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HallJa00.htm Career] || 3 || 2 || 1−1 || 13 || 20 || 65.0 || 168 || 8.4 || 47 || 0 || 1 || 70.4 || 6 || 14 || 2.3 || 8 || 0 || 4 || 28 || 2 || 2

Personal life

Before enrolling at BYU, Hall served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Roseville, California. He and Breanna Hall married in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Walch |first=Tad |date=December 22, 2022 |title=BYU quarterback Jaren Hall, a man on two missions|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2022/12/22/23511718/byu-quarterback-jaren-hall-latter-day-saint-mormon-mission-prepared-him|access-date=March 29, 2023|website=Deseret News}}

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/jaren-hall/ Seatlle Seahawks bio]
  • [https://byucougars.com/athlete/football/1285416/jaren-hall BYU Cougars bio]

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