Jaren Hall

• NOTES

• Hall played quarterback at BYU from 2018-2022 and appeared in 31 games, including 25 starts. He served as BYU's starting quarterback over his final two seasons in 2021 and 2022. Hall had an accomplished career that includes the following career highlights:

  Finished No. 1 at BYU in career interception avoidance percentage with 52 touchdowns to 11 interceptions and a pass efficiency rating of 65.2% (tied with Steve Young for No. 4 all-time at BYU). He racked up 6,174 total passing yards.

  A dual-threat quarterback, registering 796 yards on the ground with 181 carries and nine touchdowns.

• Hall won many awards for his performance on the field, including Independent Offensive Player of the Year, Independent Quarterback of the Year,  and All-Independent First Team by College Football Network (2022), Phil Steele All-Independent First Team (2021, 2022) and Pro Football Network Independent Quarterback of the Year (2021).

   

• STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)    CP-ATT        CP%    YDS       TD    INT      CAR    YDS     AVG    TD

 

2018: (2/0)         0-0                   0.0          0            0       0            4          4          1.0       0

2019: (7/2)         31-46              67.4      420          1       0          29       139        4.8      3

2020: Medical redshirt (hip injury)

2021: (10/10)     189-296        63.9    2,583       20     5         62       307        5.0      3

2022: (12/12)     248-376       66.0     3,171         31     6         86      348         4.1      3'

 

Total: (31/24)    468-718      65.2    6,174        52     11      181     798         4.4     9

 

HISTORY — From college profile

 

Career stats

—65.2% completions (tied with Steve Young for No. 4 all-time at BYU)

—6,174 passing yards

—52 touchdowns to 11 interceptions

—Pass efficiency rating of 158.2 (No. 4 all-time at BYU)

—181 carries for 796 yards and nine touchdowns

—No. 1 all-time at BYU in career interception avoidance percentage

2022: As a Junior in 2022, Hall threw for 3,171 yards with a 66% completion rate (No. 8 all-time at BYU) and 31 touchdowns to six interceptions. His pass efficiency rating of 160.8 was good for No. 8 all-time at BYU and his interception avoidance percentage (1.6%) was No. 2 all-time at BYU in a single season. He also tallied 346 yards rushing on 86 carries and three touchdowns.

In 35-26 win over Stanford, Hall joined Steve Young and Brandon Doman as the only BYU quarterbacks to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 300 rushing yards in the same season … Had career-high 424 passing yards in 52-26 win over Utah Tech (third-career game with four passing touchdowns and.fifth game in 2022 with three or more touchdown passes) … Named one of Manning Award Stars of the Week for performance in BYU's 31-28 win at Boise State on Nov. 5., when he led BYU in putting up 532 yards of total offense against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense. Career-bests in passing yards (377) and total offense (459 yards), set a career-high 42 passing attempts and matched a career-high 29 completions, and matched a career-best performance with four total touchdowns (three passing). Season-long 48-yard run. Joined Taysom Hill as the second BYU quarterback since 2000 with 350+ passing yards and 80+ rushing yards in a game…Rushed for season-high 60 yards vs. East Carolina…Surpassed 5,000 career passing yards (5,013) against Liberty, becoming the 15th all-time Cougar quarterback to do so…Career-high 356 passing yards and third-career game with three touchdown passes in 52-35 loss vs. Arkansas…In 38-24 win over Wyoming (Sept. 24), Hall set a career highs in completion rate (81.3) pass-efficiency rating vs. an FBS opponent (211.0), tied a career-high with four touchdown passes (Idaho State, 2021), threw a career-long pass (68 yard touchdown to Keanu Hill), and became the first BYU quarterback to record three separate interception-free streaks of 100+ pass attempts. (Hall had previously thrown 163 and 119 consecutive passes without an interception.) … Career-high 41 attempts and 29 completions in loss at No. 25 Oregon (Sept. 17), where he recorded fourth career game with over 300 yards passing and ninth game with multiple touchdown passes…Led BYU to its sixth all-time win over a team ranked in the top-10 of the AP poll with a 26-20 (2OT) victory over No. 9 Baylor (Sept. 10), and became the first BYU quarterback to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in the same game. Hall's receiving touchdown marked the first time a BYU quarterback caught a TD pass since Steve Young's game-winning reception against Missouri in the 1983 Holiday Bowl.

• Awards:

• —Named Independent Offensive Player and Quarterback of the Year by College Football Network

  —Named to All-Independent First Team by College Football Network

  —Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team

  —Named KIA Player of the Month for September by the College Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 3, 2022

  —Named to the Top 25 Watch List for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Oct. 3.

• 2021: In his first year as a starter in 2021, Hall started 10 games with an 8-2 record and finished the season 189 of 296 (64%) for 2,583 yards and 20 touchdowns to only 5 interceptions. His efficiency rating of 156.1 led BYU's offense to average 33 points per game, 452 yards of total offense per game, a 46% third down conversion rate and 89% of red zone trips leading to scores (49 of 55). 75% of those (41) were touchdowns. He also received the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 recognition for his performance in BYU's 26-17 win over No. 21 Utah and was named College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the week for his 22 of 31 passing and 342 yards in the air at Baylor.
  
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• High School: Earned Deseret News’ 4A Honorable Mention and Region 8 First Team in 2014 and 2015 … Selected as Maple Mountain's 2015 Offensive Football Player of the Year … had 5,109 passing yards and 52 touchdowns in his high school career … Rated the No. 3 quarterback in Utah by Scout and Rivals ranked him the No. 20th dual-threat quarterback in the nation in the 2016 class.

   

  PERSONAL

  Major: Exercise & Wellness … Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Roseville, California in 2016-17 … Married to former Utah Valley soccer player Breanna McCarter (2014-18) and they have a baby daughter Jayda born in 2021 … Father, Kalin, played running back at BYU (1992-93) Mother, Hollie Hamilton, was a gymnast at BYU (1993) … Brother, KJ, also played running back at BYU (2015-17) … Brother, Kyson, currently plays wide receiver for BYU … Played on the BYU baseball team in 2019 (27 games including eight starts) and 2020 as an outfielder. Hit .400 in five games, with three starts during the shortened 2020 COVID season … Played varsity basketball in high school … Plays golf in his free time.