Hall with the Washington Redskins in 2016
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No. 23 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Free safety | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | November 19, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Chesapeake, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Chesapeake (VA) Deep Creek | ||||||||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 797 |
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Pass deflections: | 130 |
Interceptions: | 43 |
Int return yards: | 838 |
Forced fumbles: | 11 |
Touchdowns: | 6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983) is an American football free safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Virginia Tech, and was drafted as a cornerback with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Hall has also played for the Oakland Raiders.
Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he lettered in high school football, basketball and in track and field. At Deep Creek, he was a teammate of Chicago Bears' linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp of the Detroit Lions. Hall, Tapp, and Anderson also played together at Virginia Tech.
As a junior at Deep Creek High School, Hall averaged 9.8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback. He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first-team pick as a defensive back on the All-Tidewater team.
As a senior, Hall scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,300 yards while averaging ten yards per carry. He also intercepted nine passes, posted over 100 tackles and had 16 tackles for loss. During his senior season, Hall helped Deep Creek to the state AAA Division Six championship game. Deep Creek and Hall, lost to fellow Washington Redskin, Will Montgomery of Centreville High School in the State AAA Finals, 28 to 26.