Darren Reginald Hall (born May 2, 2000) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

for the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

of the

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(NFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

College career

Hall attended and played college football at San Diego State from 2017 to 2020.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Hall was drafted by the

in the fourth round, 108th overall, of the

2021 NFL Draft The 2021 NFL Draft was the 86th National Football League Draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2021 NFL season. The draft was held in Cleveland from April 29 to May 1, 2021 ...

. He signed his four-year rookie contract with Atlanta on June 17, 2021. He made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2021 season against the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

. He made his first start in Week 17 against the

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

. He appeared in 14 games as a rookie. He finished with one sack, 27 total tackles, and three passes defensed. Hall appeared in all 17 games and started nine. He finished with 45 total tackles, three passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.

References

External links

Atlanta Falcons bio

SDSU Aztecs bio
2000 births Living people American football cornerbacks San Diego State Aztecs football players Players of American football from Pasadena, California People from Baldwin Park, California Atlanta Falcons players Rancho Cucamonga High School alumni {{Defensiveback-stub