DeAngelo Hall

DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983) is an American professional football coach and former player who was a defensive back for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

He had four tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss, during Virginia Tech's loss in the 2002 Gator Bowl against Florida State.

Hall played in all 11 games, starting one, and recorded 24 solo stops, 18 assists, three pass breakups and three interceptions.

Hall started ten games at cornerback and also returned punts as a sophomore.

In the first game of the season against Arkansas State, he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, and then returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown.

He recorded four tackles and a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown against Rutgers which helped earn him the Big East Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

Hall had an assisted tackle and a pass broken up in Virginia Tech's victory in the 2002 San Francisco Bowl against Air Force.

He was ranked seventh in the nation in punt returns, averaging 16.0 yards per return, and had a long of 71 yards and two touchdowns.

He had 36 solo tackles and 19 assists, four interceptions, 12 passes broken up and a forced fumble.

During spring training, Hall posted the fastest forty time ever for a Tech football player with a timing of 4.15 in Virginia Tech's Rector Field House.

He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

Hall played half a season for the Oakland Raiders before being released and signed by the Washington Redskins in 2008, playing for them until retiring following the 2017 season.

He was a cornerback for the majority of his career before playing at free safety during his last few seasons.

Hall was invited to three Pro Bowls in his career: two with the Falcons and one with the Redskins.

In 2010, he tied an NFL record by recording four interceptions in a game against the Chicago Bears.

He also holds the NFL record for most fumble return yardage in a career, while his five career fumble return touchdowns ranks second behind Jason Taylor.

Following his playing career, he began working as an on-air football analyst for several networks and programs as well as on the radio broadcast team for the Washington Commanders.

In 2023, Hall joined Frank Reich's Carolina Panthers staff as an assistant defensive backs coach.

Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he lettered in high school football, basketball, and track and field.

At Deep Creek, he was a teammate of Chicago Bears' linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp, who all also played together at Virginia Tech.

As a junior at Deep Creek High School, Hall averaged 9.8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback.

He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first-team pick as a defensive back on the All-Tidewater team.

As a senior, Hall scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,300 yards while averaging ten yards per carry.

He also intercepted nine passes, posted over 100 tackles and had 16 tackles for loss.

During his senior season, Hall helped lead Deep Creek to the state AAA Division Six championship game, which they lost 28–26, to Centreville High School.

After his senior season, Hall earned all-district player of the year honors and was named to the all-district team as a running back, defensive back and return man.

He was also named Tidewater Player of the Year and the Norfolk Sports Club Player of the Year.

The Associated Press picked him as a first-team Group AAA defensive back, and he was ranked the No. 2 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times.

Hall was a sprinter on the track team and placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior with a time of 6.93.

He also placed third in the state AAA long jump as a senior, with a jump of 7.06 meters.

He also ran the 55 metres in 6.40 seconds and was a member of the 4 × 100 m (41.76s) relay squad.

Hall recorded 190 tackles, 20 passes defensed, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and seven receptions for 86 yards with one touchdown in his three-year career at Virginia Tech.

He returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns.

His 839 yards rank third on the Big East Conference career-record chart while his five returns for touchdowns rank second in conference history.

Hall is one of the few players in college football history to score touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams during their collegiate career.

His accomplishments in college led to his induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Hall majored in secondary education while at Virginia Tech.

Hall started strong in college, and turned in the fastest 40-yard dash among the freshmen at 4.37 in preseason strength and conditioning testing and also bench pressed 300 pounds.

His first collegiate action was in the season-opener against Connecticut, during which he had three tackles, two assists and his first college interception.

Hall made his first career start against Temple, during which he played a season-high 78 total snaps, recording six solo tackles, five assists, two passes broken up and an interception.