Cade Rhett Hall[1] (born February 25, 2000) is an American former college football defensive end who played for the San Jose State Spartans. In 2020, San Jose State won the Mountain West Conference Championship Game, and Hall was the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-American.
 Hall with San Jose State in 2019 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Born: | February 25, 2000 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | San Jose State (2018–2022) |
| High school | Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editBorn in San Jose, Hall grew up in Morgan Hill, California, and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose in 2018.[2]
College career
editHall became a starter during his freshman season and finished the season with 41 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a team-high three sacks. As a sophomore, he recorded 39 tackles with one sack and two forced fumbles and led the team with eight tackles for loss. Hall was named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American by Sporting News after recording 10.0 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss.[3][4][5] However, Hall and numerous other San Jose State starters were unable to play in the 2020 Arizona Bowl.[6]
In his redshirt senior year of 2022, Hall had 184 tackles including 42 for loss, 7.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two pass deflections, and an interception. He earned first-team All-Mountain West that year and was the Mountain West's preseason co-Defensive Player of the Year.[2] In five seasons, he played 55 games, a new San Jose State record. His 25.5 career sacks were fourth most in San Jose State history.[2]
In December 2022, Hall graduated from San Jose State with a bachelor's degree in communication studies.[1] After his college football career ended, Hall retired from football instead of entering the 2023 NFL draft;[7] while he was projected as a potential late-round draft pick, he expressed concern about football's health risks and the dangers of head injuries. San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan described Hall as "probably the first and only player I've ever had who had a real shot at making the NFL, then decided to walk away."[8]
Personal life
editHall is the son of former NFL defensive lineman Rhett Hall.[9]
After retiring from football, Hall became a house renovator in Orange County, California, along with his wife Abby.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b San Jose State University Fall Commencement 2022. San Jose State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cade Hall". San Jose State University. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Sabedra, Darren (December 29, 2020). "San Jose State's Cade Hall named first-team All-America by Sporting News". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Kroner, Steve (December 15, 2020). "San Jose State's Brennan is MWC Coach of Year, Cade Hall gets defensive honor". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Emanuel (December 28, 2020). "Morgan Hill native Cade Hall leads SJSU to historic season". Morgan Hill Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Sabedra, Darren; Delos Santos, Justice (December 31, 2020). "San Jose State football: Cade Hall, many other Spartans unavailable for Arizona Bowl". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Weiner, Matt (March 23, 2023). "SJSU legend Cade Hall has "retired" from football". The Spear. San Jose State University. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Letourneau, Connor (September 14, 2023). "Why a Bay Area football star gave up his NFL dream for blue-collar job". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Kroner, Steve (December 18, 2020). "San Jose State's Cade Hall, son of ex-49er Rhett Hall, thriving in unbeaten season". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2023.