The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Jason Hall
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- High School:
- South Grand Prairie
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
A four-year safety who appeared in 48 games with 32 starts … named to the Senior Bowl watch list in 2017 ... an all-state player as a senior in high school …ranked No. 49 among safeties by Rivals as a senior in high school.
SENIOR (2017)
Played in all 13 games and started the final four ... totaled 22 tackles with an interceptions, a sack, three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... played in the season opener against Maryland ... made two tackles and forced a fumble in a 56-0 win over San Jose State ... helped the defense hold USC quarterback Sam Darnold to 57.1 percent passing in a double-overtime loss to the No. 4/4 Trojans on the road ... played primarily on special teams in UT's 17-7 win at Iowa State ... made one tackle on special teams in UT's double-overtime win against Kansas State ... had a special teams tackle against Oklahoma ... played primarily on special teams against No. 10/11 Oklahoma State ... played on special teams and defensively in a 38-7 victory at Baylor ... played on special teams in a 24-7 loss at No. 10/12 TCU ... started in a win against Kansas ... made six tackles (five solo) and had a sack, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Jayhawks ... also had an interception that he returned 25 yards in the win against KU ... started at WVU, totaling five tackles and two pass breakups as UT defeated the No. 24/25 Mountaineers 28-14 ... held WVU to season lows of 295 yards and 14 points ... started against Texas Tech and totaled two solo tackles ... registered five solo tackles and a QB hurry in the Longhorns' 33-16 Texas Bowl victory over Missouri.
JUNIOR (2016)
Played in 11 games and made 10 starts at free safety ... starts came against Notre Dame, UTEP, Cal, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas Tech, West Virginia and TCU ... totaled 52 tackles (32 solo) with 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks ... had three pass breakups ... started the season-opener against No.10 Notre Dame and recorded three solo tackles ... started against UTEP with two individual tackles ... started against California with six total tackles ... came off the bench to lead the team with eight tackles at Oklahoma State ... also registered two sacks, marking the Longhorns’ first multi-sack game of the season ... the two sacks were a career high for Hall ... recorded seven total tackles against OU (four solo, three assist) ... also had one tackle for a loss of one yard ... had four tackles and one pass breakup against Kansas State ... had seven tackles, including a half tackle for a loss of two yards ... had six tackles against Texas Tech, two solo and four assists ... also had one broken up pass ... started in the game against West Virginia and had five tackles, three of them solo ... also had one sack for a loss of seven yards ... had four solo tackles against TCU.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Played in all 12 games, starting 11, at safety … did not start against Texas Tech due to a one safety set … fifth on the team with 51 tackles and tied for second with two interceptions … posted seven tackles at Notre Dame … grabbed an interception against Rice … had one tackle versus California … made two tackles against Oklahoma State … tallied three tackles and one-half tackle for loss at TCU … gathered three tackles versus Oklahoma … set a season high and tied for the team lead in tackles with eight (five solo), along with one PBU against Kansas State … tied for second on the team with seven tackles (six solo) at Iowa State … registered four solo tackles and one forced fumble on a fourth-and-goal from the UT 1-yard line versus Kansas … compiled six tackles (four solo) at West Virginia … totaled four tackles against Texas Tech … notched six tackles (five solo), a 17-yard interception return and one pressure at Baylor.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 12 games with seven starts at safety (Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, K-State, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and TCU) and on special teams … did not play against Iowa State due to injury … saw action in his first-ever collegiate game against North Texas … recorded three tackles (two solo), including a sack, against UCLA … earned his first career start against Kansas, recording seven tackles in the contest … became the first true freshman safety to start since Blake Gideon in 2008 (started all 13 games that season) … recorded seven tackles against Baylor … had eight tackles and a pass breakup against Oklahoma … missed the Iowa State game with a patellar tendon injury … returned to the starting lineup against Kansas State and recorded five tackles … had two tackles and a pass breakup against Texas Tech … posted a career-best nine tackles against West Virginia … had five stops against Oklahoma State … made one tackle against TCU .. had two stops against Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Brent Whitson at South Grand Prairie … two-time all-district honoree … named honorable mention All-State 5A by the Associated Press in 2013 … tabbed first-team All-District 7-5A … selected second-team All-Area and to the Area Top 100 by the Dallas Morning News … ranked as the No. 49 safety nationally and No. 82 player in Texas by Rivals … No. 50 safety nationally by Scout … No. 87 safety in the nation by ESPN … No. 110 safety nationally and No. 158 player in Texas by 247Sports … registered 57 tackles, six interceptions, six pass breakups, one pressure and two defensive TDs as a senior … named Defensive Player of the Week by the Dallas Morning News after grabbing three interceptions, including a 62-yard return for a TD in the fourth quarter and another at the goal line at the end of the game to secure a 15-8 win over Duncanville … selected honorable mention All-District 7-5A in 2012 … recorded 34 tackles, one interception, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble as a junior … helped South Grand Prairie to a 5-5 record in 2012.
PERSONAL
Son of Nicolle Garrison and Robert Hall ... has an older brother - Trey ... brother played basketball at Richland and won the 2014 Juco National Championship ... he then played at St. Mary’s in 2015 and Cameron University in 2016-17 ... is good at drawing ... majoring in youth and community studies.
CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards: 35, RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Interceptions: 1, at Baylor, Dec 05, 2015 ; Kansas, Nov 11, 2017 ; RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Long interception return: 31, RICE, Sep 12, 2015
Tackles: 9, West Virginia, Nov 08, 2014 (6-3)
Sacks: 2.0 [t-8th], at Oklahoma State, Oct 1, 2016 (2-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Oklahoma State, Oct 1, 2016 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1 [t-5th], Kansas, Nov 07, 2015 ; San Jose State, Sep 09, 2017
Pass breakups: 2, at West Virginia, Nov 18, 2017
