Making The Case For Jeremiah Hall
Let’s talk fullbacks. . . . again. Hear me out on this one. Introducing Jeremiah Hall, an undrafted player from the 2022 draft. Hall signed with the Giants. Some of you may be wondering, who is this guy and why should I care? Well, it’s fair question. This article is going to explain why Jeremiah Hall could be the best X-Factor in the NFL that you’ve never heard of.
Who Is He?
Before we get deeper into this, let’s talk a little bit about Hall. As you can see from the picture, he went to Oklahoma. He was listed as a tight end/H-back. For those who don’t know, the H-back is a position that no longer resides in the NFL on a full time basis similar to the wing back. It’s basically a moving tight end that moves around the offensive formation to block. Tight ends and fullbacks basically do that now, but they also do more than that in today’s modern game. When Lincoln Riley was the head coach there (and we assume he’ll do the same at USC), the H-back type players were often used on a more consistent basis than the tight ends.
He appeared in all 13 games this past season and had 32 catches for 334 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown and was selected to the All-12 First Team. In his collegiate career, he played in 35 games, had 68 receptions, 757 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns while averaging 11.1 yards per catch. That’s a pretty good stat sheet for someone like him. Hall was a priory red zone target and had the knack for coming up clutch and being in the right place at the right time. He fought for every yard.
Why He Makes Sense For New York
Folks, the Giants don’t have starting tight end right now. You could argue that Evan Engram really wasn’t either, but either way he was a target in that offense. Engram signed with the Jaguars early in the offseason. The Giants had a fullback last year in Elijah Penny. Penny was the traditional fullback who could catch. Hall is so much better in terms of talent, athletic ability, and versatility. Not only is he the leading candidate to be the starting fullback for the Giants, he very well could be the best tight end on the roster. The “number one” tight end on the roster right now is NFL journeyman Ricky Seals-Jones.
The Giants would be better suited to use him like the Sooners did as opposed as a three point stance lead blocker like Penny and other fullbacks. Luckily, new head coach Brian Daboll was the offensive coordinator with the Bills and the offensive coordinator at Alabama before that. Daboll saw players like Jeremiah Hall in his time in the NCAA, and he had a similar player in Buffalo - starting tight end Dawson Knox. Hall and Knox are both smaller stature tight ends that lack the size, but make up for it in talent. The Crimson Tide and the Bills used an 11 personnel skilled passing attack. That means one back, one tight end, and three receivers. Oklahoma ran simailr personnel groups with the air raid offense. Putting Hall in a similar system that he was in at OU could be the perfect situation between coach, player, and scheme.
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