Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Aiden Hall
Senior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 231 lb · Pleasant Grove, AL · Pleasant Grove
CFB Index 50 · #288 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Wake Forest for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, 2 TFL, at Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Aiden Hall
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 2 TFL against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20239 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Pleasant Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (7th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #288 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #288 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #31 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 13 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 73 | 26 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 23 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 49 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daylen Gill’s 2022 season.
76%match
Matches Daylen on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Daylen on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Arion Carter's junior season at Tennessee (2025).
83%match
All-SEC
Matches Arion on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aiden Hall
Background
Career Accolades 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2026 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2025 (Junior) Appeared in and started all 13 games… Finished the season with a career-high 7 tackles, eight tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups… Graded as the No....
The linebacker corps · Wake Forest
- #21Aiden Hall73 tackles · 2025
- #43Frank Cusano45 tackles · 2025
- #12Tylan McNichols39 tackles · 2025
- #7Buom Jock2 tackles · 2025
- #40Whittman Whaley2 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology