Position: Defensive Lineman
Age at the Start of the 2026 Season: 26
Experience: Entering fifth NFL season
How Acquired: Drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Houston. The Buccaneers traded down from pick number 27 in the first round to the first pick of the second frame, picking up fourth and sixth-round picks from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Previous Contract(s): In 2022, Hall signed the standard four-year contract that all players drafted in Rounds 2-7 receive, a pact he completed in 2025.
Rank in Pro Football Focus **Top 250 NFL Free Agents** for 2026: Not ranked.
2025 Performance: Hall played in all 17 games for the Buccaneers in 2025, making 16 starts. He finished the season with a career-best 39 tackles, which was the most among all the team’s interior defensive linemen. Hall also logged two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks for 14 yards, six quarterback hits, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. The fumble he caused by Arizona running back Bam Knight in Week 13 stopped a Cardinals drive that had reached Bucs territory in the third quarter with Tampa Bay leading by seven. The Bucs went on to win the game, 20-17.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Hall logged career highs in 2025 in both total defensive snaps (586) and pass-rush snaps (335). He was credited by NGS with 28 stops, which are tackles that lead to a successful outcome for the defense, as well as 23 quarterback pressures. Hall played a role in the Buccaneers’ holding opponents to 99.1 rushing yards per game and 4.25 yards per carry, which ranked fifth and 14th in the NFL, respectively.
Career Accomplishments: In 66 career games and 39 starts, Hall has recorded 101 tackles, 10.0 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 23 quarterback hits, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. He has missed only two games over his first four seasons, one each in 2023 and 2024. He has averaged just over 500 defensive snaps per season and was on the field for more than 50% of the Bucs’ defensive snaps in each of the last three seasons. Hall has also logged 354 snaps on special teams, including a career-high 138 last year.
Hall’s most productive season so far was in 2024, when he started 10 of the 16 games in which he appeared and produced a career-best 5.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hits. NGS tags him as having recorded 80 quarterback pressures from 2022-25.
Other Potential Free Agent Interior Defensive Linemen: David Onyemata (Falcons), D.J. Reader (Lions), Calais Campbell (Cardinals), DaQuan Jones (Bills), John Franklin-Myers (Broncos), Sheldon Rankins (Texans), Da’Shawn Hand (Chargers), Sebastian Joseph-Day (Titans), Christian Wilkins (Raiders), Levi Onwuzurike (Lions), Shelby Harris (Browns), Khyiris Tonga (Patriots)
Top Interior Defensive Line Prospects in 2026 NFL Draft: Peter Woods (Clemson), Lee Hunter (Texas Tech), Caleb Banks (Florida), Kayden McDonald (Ohio State), Christen Miller (Georgia), Dontay Corleone (Cincinnati), Domonique Orange (Iowa State), Darrell Jackson (Florida State), Skyler Gill-Howard (Texas Tech), Tim Keenan (Alabama), Gracen Halton (Oklahoma), Albert Regis (Texas A&M)