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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
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 PFR

Jaren Thomas 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.

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.

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
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 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 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
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
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 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
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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.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
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.

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