The NFL draft is set to take place during the weekend of April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri, home of Super Bowl LVII Champion, the Kansas City Chiefs.
As prospects prepare for the next step in their football career, Auburn Wire will examine every former Tiger eligible for the NFL Draft. Starting off, we look at EDGE [autotag]Derick Hall[/autotag].
Hall ended his Auburn career with 146 tackles, with 29.5 being for a loss. In recent mock drafts, Hall is seen as a late second-round pick by College Sports Wire’s Patrick Conn. Chiefs Wire also has its sights set on Hall, as they have projected the Chiefs to take Hall with the No. 63 pick. Here’s what Chiefs Wire says about the possibility of Hall landing in Kansas City:
Hall (6-foot-3, 257 pounds) was really productive over the past two seasons at Auburn, recording 112 total tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception in that span. Steve Spagnuolo is a sucker for power and smart play in the run game, which both really show up often in Hall’s film. He’s a highly-skilled player and one that would immediately upgrade the team’s depth at the edge rusher position. If you can get him anywhere outside of the top 30 picks, I’d consider it a steal.
Hall participated in the NFL combine during the week of Feb. 28-March 6, where he received a prospect grade of 6.37, which falls under the category of “Eventually Be Plus Starter.”
Hall took place in four events during the combine, here are the results:
- 40-yard dash: 4.55
- 10-yard split: 1.59
- Vertical jump: 33.5″
- Broad jump: 10′ 7″
While Hall continues to prepare for the NFL draft, here’s a look back at his time at the NFL combine.