Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Miami | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Aiden Hall
Senior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 231 lb · Pleasant Grove, AL · Pleasant Grove
CFB Index 50 · #288 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 89th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
22
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, 2 TFL, at Purdue
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2023.
Aiden Hall
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jake Dickert. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 2 TFL against Purdue, Week 2, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20239 games
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Pleasant Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 22 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 73 | 26 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 23 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 129 | 51 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Aiden Hall's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-1HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (89th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (21st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
55.1%
108 pass / 88 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #31 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,501 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jacquez Jones’s 2019 season.
Matches Jacquez on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Barker's senior season at East Carolina (2026).
Matches Jackson on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Jackson on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Aiden Hall
Background
Career Accolades 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2026 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-ACC 2025 (Junior) Appeared in and started all 13 games… Finished the season with a career-high 7 tackles, eight tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups… Graded as the No....
The linebacker corps · Wake Forest
- #21Aiden Hall73 tackles · 2025
- #43Frank Cusano45 tackles · 2025
- #12Tylan McNichols39 tackles · 2025
- #7Buom Jock2 tackles · 2025
- #40Whittman Whaley2 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology