Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Jordan Hall
Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 249 lb · Fredericksburg, VA · IMG Academy
CFB Index 73 · #102 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
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
QB hurries: 79th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
17
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at Notre Dame
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2023.
Jordan Hall
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Four seasons at Michigan State, three different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith and Pat Fitzgerald. His first career honor landed in 2025: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Notre Dame — Week 3, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
202312 games
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of IMG Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 17 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 88 | 47 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 24 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 67 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 196 | 101 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +13 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-1HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: passes defended (28th 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
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
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-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #18 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jeremi Powell’s 2016 season.
74%match
Matches Jeremi on
PD rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Jeremi on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Solomon Deshields's senior season at Texas A&M (2024).
80%match
Matches Solomon on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Hall
Background
Fourth-year senior and three-year letterwinner has 179 tackles (91 solo, 88 assists), 13.0 tackles for loss (67 yards) and 7.0 sacks (56 yards), adding one interception, four pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 35 career games, including 19 starting assignments at…
The linebacker corps · Michigan State
- #5Jordan Hall88 tackles · 2025
- #18Dion Crawford79 tackles · 2025
- #45Brady Pretzlaff4 tackles · 2025
- #44Caleb Wheatland1 tackle · 2025
- #12Cam Stodghill2 games · 2026
4 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology