Derick Hall: LB · Auburn · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derick Hall
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches at Auburn: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin and Cadillac Williams. All-SEC in 2022 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 11.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-16vs Mercer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs San José State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-41vs No. 22 Penn State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Missouri | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs LSU | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ No. 2 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-48@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 27-41vs Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-39@ Mississippi State | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 41 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 17-14
vs Missouri
1 interception · 2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%12 TFLSack rate
11%6 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups60 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cadillac Williams
Pass share
39.0%
308 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #30 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 146 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #37 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2020)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 4th NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 4th NFL season
