Mike Hall: DT · Ohio State · #51.
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Mike Hall
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the Ohio State defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | 24 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 19 | 9 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 45 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-3@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Youngstown State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 37-17vs Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-12vs No. 7 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16@ Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-3vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ No. 3 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-14vs No. 9 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 35-7
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Youngstown State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
8%2 hurries24 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Ryan Day — 33-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
48.4%
399 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #125 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 45 tackles — drafted at #54 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 3rd NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 3rd NFL season
