TJ Hall

Former defensive back at Iowa. 2025: 1 interception, 10 pass breakups, 47 tackles.

DB · Iowa · Sr. · #2

6′0″ · 190 lb · Fresno, CA

CFB Index 68 · #92 of 364 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by New Orleans — Rd 7, Pick 3, #219 overall

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

10 PBU · 47 tackles

Best game: 2 PBU, 8 tackles, vs Vanderbilt

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Iowa. 2025: 1 interception, 10 pass breakups, 47 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the New Orleans in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa, 75 tackles — drafted at #219 overall by New Orleans.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20224 games

Signed with Iowa3-star out of San Joaquin Memorial

202510 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

2026

Drafted by New Orleansround 7, pick 219

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#579 national

CFB

College

Iowa

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #219

New Orleans · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New Orleans2026 NFL rookie season

#219Rd 7 · Pick 3

New Orleans2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.

2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #92 of 364?

Low confidenceReinvented7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#20 / 2975 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#515 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Tackles#680 / 2975 · 77th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	5.4	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #92 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #92 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Iowa	47	30	10	1	--
2024	Iowa	19	13	2	1	--
2023	Iowa	5	3	--	--	--
2022	Iowa	4	3	--	--	--
Career		75	49	12	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 34–27

at Vanderbilt

2 PD · 8 TOT · 6 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With M. Gronowski — 212 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.5 · 54 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · R. Dakin — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-7vs UAlbany	5	5	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 2	L 13-16@ Iowa State	3	1	—	3
Wk 4	W 38-28@ Rutgers	7	4	—	3
Wk 5	L 15-20vs Indiana	2	1	—	1
Wk 7	W 37-0@ Wisconsin	5	3	—	1
Wk 8	W 25-24vs Penn State	6	2	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-3vs Minnesota	2	1	1	0
Wk 11	L 16-18vs Oregon	5	3	—	0
Wk 12	L 21-26@ USC	4	4	—	0
Bowl	W 34-27@ Vanderbilt	8	6	—	2
Total		47	30	1	10

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