Nate Hall


Nathan Michael Hall is an American football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Northwestern University.

Early years

Hall attended Southview High School, where he practiced football, basketball and track. In football, he was a two-way player at tight end and defensive back. As a senior, he received All-Ohio, All-Blade and All-Conference honors.
He finished his high school career with 111 tackles, 3 interceptions and 16 receptions for 408 yards.

College career

Hall accepted a football scholarship from Northwestern University. As a redshirt freshman, he replaced an injured Jaylen Prater and started the last 4 games at outside linebacker. He tallied 56 tackles. He had 10 tackles against Penn State University.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 13 games with 8 starts at middle linebacker. He collected 73 tackles and 6 tackles for loss.
As a junior, he was named a full-time starter at middle linebacker, registering 79 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups. He had 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against the University of Maryland. He made an interception in the Wildcats endzone to seal a 39–31 triple-overtime win against 16th-ranked Michigan State University. He tore his right ACL while practicing for the 2017 Music City Bowl.
As a senior, he started 9 games and missed 5 contests with a shoulder injury. He posted 51 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2 pass breakups. He had 10 tackles against Purdue University.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hall was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30. He was waived on August 31.

Buffalo Bills

On September 1, 2019, Hall was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. He was released on September 12, but re-signed back to practice squad on September 24. He was released on October 29.

Houston Texans

On December 3, 2019, Hall was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.