P.J. Hall, DL, Sam Houston State
Hall is arguably the most versatile defensive lineman in this draft class. I saw him live five or six times and he played every single spot up and down the line of scrimmage, sometimes multiple spots on the same drive. He played in 2016 at 285 pounds but in 2017 bulked up to 308 and maintained all of his physical gifts. Such as? A 38-inch vertical jump, 4.75 in the 40., 36 reps on the bench press. He squatted 700-plus pounds during the 2017 offseason. He’s built like a tank at under 6-1 and 308. He has a blazing quick first step and can win with power or speed from anywhere up and down the line of scrimmage. After his pro day, multiple teams were clamoring to speak with him. Oh, he also blocked an astounding 14 kicks. He had a tremendous Shrine Game week, which got him attention, but his pro day made teams salivate over a potential Grady Jarrett(Falcons) clone.
DRAFT PROJECTION: In 5 of 9 Draft Boards we reviewed, could be a 3rd round guy thanks to his incredible Pro Day.
2017 STATS: Let's just go with career numbers, shall we? P.J. had 14 career blocked kicks, and 42 sacks, and 80-plus negative yardage plays. We'll stop there. You get it.
P.J. Hall is a bowling ball defensive lineman who will make some general manager massively happy. After he crushed his Pro Day? NFL teams began to realize that what they saw on film matched what they saw in the meat market. Hall might go Day Two and definitely will get drafted. Not bad for a guy who wasn't invited to the NFL Combine or the Senior Bowl (he played in the Shrine Game, which is considered Game No. 2).