Deshon Hall

Senior defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DL · Louisiana Tech · Sr. · #5

6′3″ · 264 lb · Gonzales, LA

CFB Index 50 · #211 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceLouisiana Tech 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Louisiana Tech, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Louisiana Tech

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Skip Holtz

Louisiana Tech

2022–2023

Sonny Cumbie

Louisiana Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Louisiana Tech10-3HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2020Louisiana Tech5-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

50Rotational starter #211 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (90th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#247 / 2842 · 90th pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#543 / 2842 · 79th pct

5.0

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1301 / 2842 · 53rd pct

Solo tackles#1508 / 2842 · 45th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
Road6g	3.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #211 of 418 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Louisiana Tech	30	14	5.0	3.5	--	--	--
2022	Louisiana Tech	29	16	4.0	0.0	3	--	--
2021	Louisiana Tech	45	24	6.0	2.5	--	--	--
2020	Louisiana Tech	21	10	2.5	1.5	--	1	--
2019	Louisiana Tech	6	4	1.0	0.0	--	--	1
Career		131	68	18.5	7.5	3	1	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 51–21

vs Northwestern State

2 TOT

Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.

With K. Willis — 188 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · B. Ochsendorf — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 22-17vs Florida International	5	3	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 1	L 14-38@ SMU	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 2	W 51-21vs Northwestern State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 37-40vs North Texas	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	L 14-28@ Nebraska	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 24-10@ UTEP	4	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 28-35vs Western Kentucky	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee	3	1	2.0	1.5	—
Wk 10	L 30-56@ Liberty	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 27-42vs Sam Houston	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 17-56@ Jacksonville State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		30	14	5.0	3.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Deshon Hall

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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