From All-American projection to a career-altering injury, trace Bryce Hall's unexpected path and his current standing with the Buccaneers.
Everything was going swimmingly for former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Bryce Hall.
In 2018, Hall was a second-team All-American at Virginia, and entered the next season projected to go in the first round of the 2020 draft.
But in October of the 2019 season, Hall fractured his ankle.
His college career was over, and the injury was serious enough that Hall wasn't able to participate in pre-draft showcases such as the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. Falling to the fifth round, the New York Jets drafted Hall with the 158th overall pick.
He played four seasons with New York, then two with the Bucs.
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Hall's NFL Career
After Hall got drafted by the Jets, his ankle injury was still enough of an issue to cost him the first two months of the regular season. He made his NFL debut Nov. 9, and in a late-December game against the Los Angeles Rams in LA, Hall got his first NFL interception, picking off Jared Goff in the second quarter and returning it 20 yards. The pick led to a field goal, and the Jets ended up winning by a field goal.
Hall didn't have another interception the next season, but did have the most productive year of his pro career, playing in all 17 games and ending with 79 tackles (16 solo), 16 passes defended and a half sack.
The next season, Hall only played 15 defensive snaps per Pro Football Focus, with first-year head coach Robert Saleh trying new players at corner. In 2023, Hall appeared in nine games and was a healthy scratch by the end of the year.
That offseason, the Bucs signed him to a one-year deal. In 2024, Hall suffered a fractured right fibula and dislocated right ankle in the team's season opener against the Washington Commanders and didn't play the rest of the season.
In late August of last year, the Bucs waived Hall in their last round of cuts, re-signing him to the practice squad.
WHERE IS HALL NOW?
Hall signed with the Louisville Kings of the United Football League this past February.
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