Jaren Hall

American football player (born 1998)

American football player

Jaren Hall

No. 16 – Minnesota Vikings

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1998-03-24) March 24, 1998 (age 26)
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

Minnesota Vikings (2023–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023

Passing attempts:	20
Passing completions:	13
Completion percentage:	65.0%
TD–INT:	0–1
Passing yards:	168
Passer rating:	70.4

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jaren Thomas Hall^[1] (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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]

College statistics

BYU Cougars
Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
Season	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
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^[9]	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	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
2019	27	47	36	8	6	0	1	5	4	8	12	.167	.326	.250	.576	9	2	1	1	1
2020	5	18	15	5	6	1	1	6	0	2	6	.400	.500	.667	1.167	10	0	1	0	0
2 Seasons	32	65	51	13	12	1	2	11	4	10	18	.235	.375	.373	.748	19	2	2	1	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-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 s	1.59 s	2.71 s	4.19 s	7.06 s
Sources:^[10]^[11]

Hall was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 164th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.^[12]

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.^[13] After clearing concussion protocol, Hall backed up Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens.

In Week 17, he started against the Green Bay Packers.^[14] He completed five of ten passes for 67 yards, an interception, and a lost fumble as Hall was benched at halftime.^[15]

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacks		Fumbles
Year	Team	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.^[16]

References

^ "Jaren Hall". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ Gurney, Brandon (October 17, 2014). "BYU football: Jaren Hall, the son of former BYU running back, Kalin Hall, commits to the Cougars". Deseret News.
^ "Jaren Hall will make history Saturday as BYU's first black identifying starting quarterback. He's embracing the moment". The Salt Lake Tribune.
^ "Former Maple Mountain star Jaren Hall ready for first start as BYU football starting QB". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ Drew, Jay (November 2, 2021). "BYU football: Jaren Hall is starting to make Cougar fans forget the great Zach Wilson". Deseret News.
^ "QB Jaren Hall playing at a really high level for BYU football".
^ "BYU quarterback Jaren Hall pulled a play from Zach Wilson's book. Will it pay off?". The Salt Lake Tribune.
^ "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.
^ "Jaren Hall College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^ "Jaren Hall Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jaren Hall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ Peters, Craig (April 29, 2023). "Vikings 5th Round Draft Picks: QB Jaren Hall & NT Jaquelin Roy". Vikings.com.
^ Peters, Craig. "Jaren Hall Leaves 1st Start with Concussion". vikings.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Shook, Nick. "Vikings bench Nick Mullens for rookie QB Jaren Hall ahead of must-win game vs. Packers". vikings.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Owens, Jason. "Vikings bench QB Jaren Hall for Nick Mullens after digging 23-3 halftime deficit vs. Packers". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ Walch, Tad (December 22, 2022). "BYU quarterback Jaren Hall, a man on two missions". Deseret News. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

External links

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BYU Cougars bio
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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v t e BYU Cougars starting quarterbacks
Don Dixon (1956) Carroll Johnston (1956–1957) Wayne Startin (1956–1958) Ron Startin (1959) Bud Belnap (1960) Eldon Fortie (1961–1962) Doug Wardell (1963) Jim Ballard (1963) Ron Stewart (1963) Virgil Carter (1964–1966) Terry Sanford (1967) John Erdhaus (1967) Marc Lyons (1967–1969) Rick Jones (1968, 1970) Brian Gunderson (1970) Bill August (1971–1972) Dave Perry (1971–1972) Gary Sheide (1973–1974) Randy Litchfield (1973) Mark Giles (1975) Gifford Nielsen (1975–1977) Marc Wilson (1977–1979) Jim McMahon (1978, 1980–1981) Royce Bybee (1979–1980) Steve Young (1981–1983) Robbie Bosco (1984–1985) Steve Lindley (1986) Bob Jensen (1987) Sean Covey (1987–1988) Ty Detmer (1988–1991) Ryan Hancock (1992) John Walsh (1992–1994) Steve Sarkisian (1995–1996) Drew Miller (1997–1998) Kevin Feterik (1997–1999) Brandon Doman (2000–2001) Charlie Peterson (2000–2001) Bret Engemann (2000, 2002) Matt Berry (2002–2003) Lance Pendleton (2002) John Beck (2003–2006) Max Hall (2007–2009) Jake Heaps (2010–2011) Riley Nelson (2010–2012) Taysom Hill (2012–2014, 2016) James Lark (2012) Christian Stewart (2014) Tanner Mangum (2015–2018) Beau Hoge (2017) Joe Critchlow (2017) Zach Wilson (2018–2020) Baylor Romney (2019, 2021) Jaren Hall (2019, 2021–2022) Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters (2022) Kedon Slovis (2023) Jake Retzlaff (2023)

BYU Cougars starting quarterbacks

Don Dixon (1956)
Carroll Johnston (1956–1957)
Wayne Startin (1956–1958)
Ron Startin (1959)
Bud Belnap (1960)
Eldon Fortie (1961–1962)
Doug Wardell (1963)
Jim Ballard (1963)
Ron Stewart (1963)
Virgil Carter (1964–1966)
Terry Sanford (1967)
John Erdhaus (1967)
Marc Lyons (1967–1969)
Rick Jones (1968, 1970)
Brian Gunderson (1970)
Bill August (1971–1972)
Dave Perry (1971–1972)
Gary Sheide (1973–1974)
Randy Litchfield (1973)
Mark Giles (1975)
Gifford Nielsen (1975–1977)
Marc Wilson (1977–1979)
Jim McMahon (1978, 1980–1981)
Royce Bybee (1979–1980)
Steve Young (1981–1983)
Robbie Bosco (1984–1985)
Steve Lindley (1986)
Bob Jensen (1987)
Sean Covey (1987–1988)
Ty Detmer (1988–1991)
Ryan Hancock (1992)
John Walsh (1992–1994)
Steve Sarkisian (1995–1996)
Drew Miller (1997–1998)
Kevin Feterik (1997–1999)
Brandon Doman (2000–2001)
Charlie Peterson (2000–2001)
Bret Engemann (2000, 2002)
Matt Berry (2002–2003)
Lance Pendleton (2002)
John Beck (2003–2006)
Max Hall (2007–2009)
Jake Heaps (2010–2011)
Riley Nelson (2010–2012)
Taysom Hill (2012–2014, 2016)
James Lark (2012)
Christian Stewart (2014)
Tanner Mangum (2015–2018)
Beau Hoge (2017)
Joe Critchlow (2017)
Zach Wilson (2018–2020)
Baylor Romney (2019, 2021)
Jaren Hall (2019, 2021–2022)
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters (2022)
Kedon Slovis (2023)
Jake Retzlaff (2023)

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v t e Minnesota Vikings starting quarterbacks
George Shaw (1961) Fran Tarkenton (1961–1966, 1972–1978) Ron Vander Kelen (1963, 1966–1967) Bob Berry (1966, 1974) Joe Kapp (1967–1969) Gary Cuozzo (1969–1971) Bob Lee (1970–1971, 1976–1977) Norm Snead (1971) Tommy Kramer (1977, 1979–1989) Steve Dils (1980–1981, 1983) Wade Wilson (1983–1991) Archie Manning (1984) Tony Adams (1987) Rich Gannon (1990–1992) Sean Salisbury (1992–1994) Jim McMahon (1993) Warren Moon (1994–1996) Brad Johnson (1996–1998, 2005–2006) Randall Cunningham (1997–1999) Jeff George (1999) Daunte Culpepper (2000–2005) Todd Bouman (2001) Spergon Wynn (2001) Gus Frerotte (2003, 2008) Tarvaris Jackson (2006–2008, 2010) Kelly Holcomb (2007) Brooks Bollinger (2007) Brett Favre (2009–2010) Joe Webb (2010) Donovan McNabb (2011) Christian Ponder (2011–2014) Matt Cassel (2013–2014) Josh Freeman (2013) Teddy Bridgewater (2014–2015) Shaun Hill (2016) Sam Bradford (2016–2017) Case Keenum (2017) Kirk Cousins (2018–2023) Sean Mannion (2019, 2021) Jaren Hall (2023) Joshua Dobbs (2023) Nick Mullens (2023–present)

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterbacks