Corey Hall: S · Ball State · #8.
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Corey Hall
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 11 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ball State | 78 | 48 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 78 | 48 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-21@ Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-30@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-14vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27@ Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Northern Illinois | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 21-24@ Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Buffalo | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35vs Akron | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-52vs No. 17 Western Michigan | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-48vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-37@ Toledo | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-21@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 48 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL78 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.7%
434 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
79.1
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
78 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
