Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Jordan Hall
Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 249 lb · Fredericksburg, VA · IMG Academy
CFB Index 73 · #102 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Michigan State 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
4
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2023.
Jordan Hall
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Michigan State, three different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith and Pat Fitzgerald. His first career honor landed in 2025: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Toledo — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
202312 games
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of IMG Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBounce-Back
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 4.0 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
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
73 · #102 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #102 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #18 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 88 | 47 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 24 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 67 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 183 | 92 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alec Mock’s 2023 season.
90%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Alec on
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Stolsky's junior season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
84%match
Matches Tyler on
PD rate
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Hall
Background
Fourth-year senior and three-year letterwinner has 179 tackles (91 solo, 88 assists), 13.0 tackles for loss (67 yards) and 7.0 sacks (56 yards), adding one interception, four pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 35 career games, including 19 starting assignments at lineb...
The linebacker corps · Michigan State
- #5Jordan Hall88 tackles · 2025
- #18Dion Crawford79 tackles · 2025
- #45Brady Pretzlaff4 tackles · 2025
- #44Caleb Wheatland1 tackle · 2025
- #12Cam Stodghill1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology