#51

Mike Hall

Former defensive tackle at Ohio State. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.

DT · Ohio State · Jr. · #51

6′2″ · 280 lb · Streetsboro, OH

CFB Index 56 · #125 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceCleveland — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 22, #54 overall

Recruiting

4★

DL recruit

No. 53 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive tackle at Ohio State. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Drafted round 2 by the Cleveland in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 45 tackles — drafted at #54 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Streetsboro

2024

Drafted by Clevelandround 2, pick 54

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#53 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #54

Cleveland · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 3rd NFL season

#54Rd 2 · Pick 22

ClevelandEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ryan Day — 33-6 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #125 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Sacks#720 / 2842 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Tackles#1663 / 2842 · 40th pct

Solo tackles#2046 / 2842 · 25th 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
Home6g	1.7	0.2	0.2	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #125 of 302 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #125 at the position.

Career stats

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	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 20–12

vs Penn State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

With J. Mirco — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car)

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 23-3@ Indiana	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 35-7vs Youngstown State	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 63-10vs Western Kentucky	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 17-14@ Notre Dame	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Maryland	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 41-7@ Purdue	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-12vs Penn State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 35-16@ Rutgers	4	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 38-3vs Michigan State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 24-30@ Michigan	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 3-14vs Missouri	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		24	9	2.0	1.5	—

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