Michael Hall Jr.

Michael Hall Jr. (born June 13, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life Hall grew up in Garfield Heights, Ohio & Streetsboro, Ohio and attended Benedictine High School & Streetsboro High School. As a junior, he made 72 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and five sacks. Hall was the nation’s No. 54 overall player and a 4-star rated defensive tackle as a high school senior in 2020. Hall committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Cincinnati, Maryland, and Penn State.

College career In 2021, Hall redshirted his true freshman season at Ohio State after playing in four games. He entered his redshirt freshman season as a starter on the Buckeyes' defensive line. Hall had four total tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack in Ohio State's 2022 season-opening win against Notre Dame. Despite limited playing time due to injury, his 7.5 tackles-for-loss for 46 yards was the teams best. Hall enters his third season with the program in 2023 where he has played in 16 games.

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Professional career

Hall Jr. was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2024 NFL draft. He was placed on the commissioner's exempt list to start the 2024 season due to an August 2024 arrest on domestic violence charges.

Personal life On August 13, 2024, Hall was arrested in Avon, Ohio following a domestic dispute that occurred the previous night. Hall subsequently pleaded "no contest" to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct during a September 19 hearing in Avon Lake Municipal Court. The presiding judge handed him a 30-day suspended jail sentence, a $250 fine and two years monitored time. During the court hearing, Hall said "I regret this whole situation. I'm getting counseling and trying to better myself."