Jaren Hall facts for kids
| No. 15 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1998 Spanish Fork, Utah, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) | ||||||||||||
| College: | BYU (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||||
Jaren Thomas Hall (born March 24, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 5th round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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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.
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. 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. 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.
College statistics
| BYU Cougars | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 1−1 | 31 | 46 | 67.4 | 420 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 151.3 | 29 | 139 | 4.8 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Medical Redshirt  |
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| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 8−2 | 189 | 296 | 63.9 | 2,583 | 8.7 | 20 | 5 | 156.1 | 62 | 307 | 5.0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 7−5 | 248 | 376 | 66.0 | 3,171 | 8.4 | 31 | 6 | 160.8 | 86 | 378 | 4.3 | 3 | |
| Career | 31 | 24 | 16−8 | 468 | 718 | 65.2 | 6,174 | 8.6 | 52 | 11 | 158.2 | 181 | 800 | 4.4 | 9 | |
Baseball
| Year | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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| 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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.64 s | 1.59 s | 2.71 s | 4.19 s | 7.06 s | ||||
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Minnesota Vikings
Hall was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 164th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.
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. After clearing concussion protocol, Hall backed up Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens.
In Week 17, he started against the Green Bay Packers. He completed five of ten passes for 67 yards, an interception, and a lost fumble as Hall was benched at halftime.
On August 29, 2024, Hall was waived by the Vikings to make room for Brett Rypien.
Seattle Seahawks
On September 2, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Hall to their practice squad.
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | MIN | 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 |
| 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.
