Browns pick Ohio State football's Mike Hall Jr: NFL draft profile, college stats, highlights
The Cleveland Browns drafted Ohio State defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. with the 54th overall pick of the NFL draft. Here is a look at the newest Brown.
Mike Hall Jr. height, weight
Hall is listed a 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds.
Michael Hall Jr.'s Ohio State football stats
For his career, he totaled 45 tackles, 10 TFL and 6 sacks.
Where is Michael Hall Jr. from?
Hall grew up in Northeast Ohio and starred at Streetsboro High School before becoming a Buckeye.
Mike Hall Jr. highlights: What was his best game in college?
Hall was a revelation in the Buckeyes' season-opening win over Notre Dame in 2022. After redshirting as a freshman the previous year, he broke into the rotation and was a major disruption in the Irish’s backfield, penetrating a stout offensive line to finish with two tackles for a loss and a sack.
— Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Where is Michael Hall Jr. scouting report
An integral piece of the defensive line rotation at Ohio State in recent years, Hall emerged as a productive interior pass rusher. Though a bit undersized, his quickness off the line of scrimmage allowed him to lead the Buckeyes in sacks as he broke out as a redshirt freshman in 2022. He was featured more heavily in pass-rush situations than on run downs as he rotated with other tackles. He figures to remain an ideal fit as a three-technique defensive lineman.
After an injured hamstring kept Hall from working out at the combine, he went through on-field testing at the Buckeyes' pro day last month and was told that he ran the 40-yard dash in the range of 4.75 seconds.
— Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
What else to know about Michael Hall Jr.
At Streetsboro High School, he was ranked as the nation’s No. 54 overall player and No. 4-rated defensive tackle as a high school senior in 2020.
He was the ninth-ranked overall player in Ohio.
Played primarily at defensive tackle for Streetsboro but also played some as an offensive lineman.
Led Streetsboro to its first-ever OHSAA playoff win his junior seasons, as the Rockets knocked off St. Vincent-St. Mary and finished that season 11-1.
He made 72 tackles, 17 TFLs and 5 sacks.
A broken hand cut his senior season short, limiting him to just three games where he totaled 24 tackles and 9 TFLs.
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