Jaren Hall

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Jaren Hall
BYU Cougars – No. 3
PositionQuarterback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
  • BYU (2018–present)
High schoolMaple Mountain (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Jaren Hall is an American football quarterback for the BYU Cougars.

High school career[]

Hall attended Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork, Utah. During his career he had 5,109 passing yards and 52 touchdowns. He committed to the Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]

College career[]

Hall played in two games his first year at BYU in 2018 and took a redshirt. He played in seven games and made two starts as a backup to Zach Wilson. He became the first black quarterback to start a game for BYU, when he started in place of Wilson against South Florida.[2][3] For the season, he completed 31 of 46 passes for 420 yards with one touchdown. After taking a medical redshirt in 2020, Hall took over as the starter in 2021.[4][5][6] He completed 189 of 296 passes for 2,583 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Hall also played for BYU's baseball team in 2019 and 2020.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Gurney, Brandon (October 17, 2014). "BYU football: Jaren Hall, the son of former BYU running back, Kalin Hall, commits to the Cougars". Deseret News.
  2. ^ "Jaren Hall will make history Saturday as BYU's first black starting quarterback. He's embracing the moment". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  3. ^ "Former Maple Mountain star Jaren Hall ready for first start as BYU football starting QB".
  4. ^ Drew, Jay (November 2, 2021). "BYU football: Jaren Hall is starting to make Cougar fans forget the great Zach Wilson". Deseret News.
  5. ^ "QB Jaren Hall playing at a really high level for BYU football".
  6. ^ "BYU quarterback Jaren Hall pulled a play from Zach Wilson's book. Will it pay off?". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. ^ "Jaren Hall passed up playing baseball this spring. He think's he's got a shot to be BYU's next starting QB". The Salt Lake Tribune.

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