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December 8, 2017 was a chilly day in Mesa, AZ for the citizens of the city. However, for Eric Hall, the aura of his situation made the day freezing cold. He would commit to play college football for one of his top five schools: Michigan, USC, Mississippi, Auburn, or Arizona State. Years after this special day, he would say, “Arizona State was the team I grew up rooting for. They were always gonna be in my top five. But if I’m being honest…they just weren’t on the same level as the other schools.” After a delightful dinner with Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown at Mesa’s very own Salt Cellar Restaurant, Eric posted a commitment hype video to his Instagram announcing that he would play college football for Michigan.
His freshman year started with a bang. In the team’s opening game at Notre Dame, Hall recorded 3 tackles and an INT returned for a TD. He ended the season with 48 tackles and 7 interceptions. National analysts were ranking him as a top corner in CFB after the season. However, things took a turn when Michigan landed a commitment from the second best CB recruit in 2019, Vincent Dennis. Many were concerned that Hall’s production would drop with another star in the secondary.
Michigan started the season playing Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro. QB Asher O’Hara didn’t stand a chance against Michigan’s terrifying secondary. He was intercepted by Hall once and Dennis held WR Ty Lee to 4 receptions. But in a sad turn of events, Dennis suffered a season-ending injury in the team’s next game against Army. Fueled by this tragic start to his teammate’s career, Hall had an even better season than his previous one, tallying 55 tackles and 9 interceptions.
Now it was Hall’s final year of college football. He knew he would declare for the DSFL draft after this season and planned to put on an electrifying season-long show for the fans. Vincent Dennis had shocked the nation and transferred to Georgia, leaving Hall as the clear-cut CB1 in Ann Arbor. With the season being shortened, his stats did suffer a small decrease. The final season stats for Hall were 29 tackles and 7 interceptions.
During the offseason, Hall took initiative and set up training days with several NFL CB greats. In January, he spent a day each training with Deion Sanders, Rod Woodson, and Darrell Green. In April, he met with fellow Michigan alumni Charles Woodson for a week of workouts and drills to prepare for the combine. Last week, he visited the University of Pittsburgh stadium to meet Darrelle Revis and practice.
Eric Hall is a player you want on your team. He has been in the spotlight since high school and hasn’t left since. He takes initiative to get better and seeks help from greats. It won’t be long before he is considered a great in this league. Here is a quote from the man himself: “Draft me or die. It’s as simple as that. If your team doesn’t pick me, I will make it my mission to see that your receivers eat dirt when I’m covering them.”
His freshman year started with a bang. In the team’s opening game at Notre Dame, Hall recorded 3 tackles and an INT returned for a TD. He ended the season with 48 tackles and 7 interceptions. National analysts were ranking him as a top corner in CFB after the season. However, things took a turn when Michigan landed a commitment from the second best CB recruit in 2019, Vincent Dennis. Many were concerned that Hall’s production would drop with another star in the secondary.
Michigan started the season playing Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro. QB Asher O’Hara didn’t stand a chance against Michigan’s terrifying secondary. He was intercepted by Hall once and Dennis held WR Ty Lee to 4 receptions. But in a sad turn of events, Dennis suffered a season-ending injury in the team’s next game against Army. Fueled by this tragic start to his teammate’s career, Hall had an even better season than his previous one, tallying 55 tackles and 9 interceptions.
Now it was Hall’s final year of college football. He knew he would declare for the DSFL draft after this season and planned to put on an electrifying season-long show for the fans. Vincent Dennis had shocked the nation and transferred to Georgia, leaving Hall as the clear-cut CB1 in Ann Arbor. With the season being shortened, his stats did suffer a small decrease. The final season stats for Hall were 29 tackles and 7 interceptions.
During the offseason, Hall took initiative and set up training days with several NFL CB greats. In January, he spent a day each training with Deion Sanders, Rod Woodson, and Darrell Green. In April, he met with fellow Michigan alumni Charles Woodson for a week of workouts and drills to prepare for the combine. Last week, he visited the University of Pittsburgh stadium to meet Darrelle Revis and practice.
Eric Hall is a player you want on your team. He has been in the spotlight since high school and hasn’t left since. He takes initiative to get better and seeks help from greats. It won’t be long before he is considered a great in this league. Here is a quote from the man himself: “Draft me or die. It’s as simple as that. If your team doesn’t pick me, I will make it my mission to see that your receivers eat dirt when I’m covering them.”