TJ Hall: DB · Iowa · #2.
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TJ Hall
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the same secondary at Iowa. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Vanderbilt — Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 10 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs UAlbany | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ No. 16 Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-28@ Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-20vs No. 11 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0@ Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Penn State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-3vs Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-18vs No. 6 Oregon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-26@ No. 17 USC | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-27vs No. 13 Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 |
Bowl · 2025
W 34-27
vs Vanderbilt · neutral site
8 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL47 tackles · 10 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
36.6%
286 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
60.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #92 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 75 tackles — drafted at #219 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans Saints2026 NFL rookie season
New Orleans Saints2026 NFL rookie season
