Jaren Hall

Jaren Hall (born March 24, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU.

Jaren Hall
No. 16 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-24) March 24, 1998
Spanish Fork, Utah, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork)
College:BYU (2018–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

Statistics
BYU Cougars
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018 20—000.000.0000.0441.00
2019 721−1314667.44209.110151.3291394.83
2020 Medical Redshirt Redshirt
2021 10108−218929663.92,5838.7205156.1623075.03
2022 12127−524837666.03,1718.4316160.8863784.33
Career[8]312416−846871865.26,1748.65211158.21818004.49

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
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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drill
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 s1.59 s2.71 s4.19 s7.06 s
Sources:[9][10]

Hall was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 164th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft.[11]

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.[12]

References
  1. Gurney, Brandon (October 17, 2014). "BYU football: Jaren Hall, the son of former BYU running back, Kalin Hall, commits to the Cougars". Deseret News.
  2. "Jaren Hall will make history Saturday as BYU's first black identifying starting quarterback. He's embracing the moment". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  3. "Former Maple Mountain star Jaren Hall ready for first start as BYU football starting QB". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  4. Drew, Jay (November 2, 2021). "BYU football: Jaren Hall is starting to make Cougar fans forget the great Zach Wilson". Deseret News.
  5. "QB Jaren Hall playing at a really high level for BYU football".
  6. "BYU quarterback Jaren Hall pulled a play from Zach Wilson's book. Will it pay off?". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. "Jaren Hall passed up playing baseball this spring. He think's he's got a shot to be BYU's next starting QB". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  8. "Jaren Hall College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  9. "Jaren Hall Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  10. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jaren Hall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  11. Peters, Craig (April 29, 2023). "Vikings 5th Round Draft Picks: QB Jaren Hall & NT Jaquelin Roy". Vikings.com.
  12. Walch, Tad (December 22, 2022). "BYU quarterback Jaren Hall, a man on two missions". Deseret News. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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