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Hall

Hall made the announcement on his Instagram account, saying he tore the Achilles’ while running routes and preparing for training camp. Injuries have been Hall’s downfall for years, dating back to his electric days at Mizzou as a top deep threat for Drew Lock. The athletic freak just can’t stay off the trainer’s table and has yet to appear in a regular season game.

Hall was a priority UDFA out of Mizzou in April after testing as a 99th-percentile SPARQ athlete. He was cut by the Bears and claimed by the Bucs but was still unable to crack Tampa’s roster.

Hall didn’t even make it through an entire preseason camp with the Bears, so Hall faces really long odds of materializing. But this player to scheme fit is very ideal. Hall, who has 99th-percentile SPARQ athleticism, is a Bruce Arians-type deep threat when healthy. That is the problem though. Hall hasn’t been able to stay on the field and that goes back to his college days.

Hall simply couldn’t get on the field due to injuries. That has been the story for Hall for much of his football career. He missed a lot of games at Missouri, often due to a hamstring injury, and he’ll need to prove that he can stay healthy to crack an active roster. When healthy, Hall offers big-play potential as a deep threat with 99th-percentile SPARQ athleticism. Hall should receive second and third chances because of his talent.

Hall (6’2/201) flashed dominant deep-threat ability in Drew Lock’s spread attack, logging a career 97/2,016/16 (20.8 YPR) receiving line and averaging 23.5 yards per catch over his final two seasons. Hall battled recurring hamstring and groin injuries as a junior and senior, however, and those issues almost certainly caused him to fall out of the draft. Healthy for the Combine, Hall tested as a near-100th-percentile SPARQ athlete with 4.39 speed and elite vertical (43 ½") and broad (11’9") jumps. Hall has the upside of a quality deep threat, but his injury history and inconsistent hands make him a boom-or-bust prospect.