BYU fan here, so maybe take this with a grain of salt. But this dude can ball.
2021 started 10 games as a sophomore:
2,500 yards, 65% completion rate. 20 TD’s, 5 Int’s. 300 yards rushing and 3 TD’s.
2022 junior year:
3,100 yards, 66% completion rate. 31 TD’s, 6 Int’s. 350 yards rushing and 3 TD’s.
Jaren’s an accurate and efficient game manager. He’s also a legitimate dual threat. BYU underutilized him in the run game due to injury history, but he’s got the speed and vision to make big plays with his legs.
Jaren’s an accurate and athletic QB who won’t make you lose your shit forcing throws. He’ll get you 1st downs on the ground. He’s above average-good in the short to mid yardage passing attack. Some question his deep ball, although that wasn’t a problem at BYU
His best attributes might be his leadership and maturity though. Natural born leader that presents himself well and is respected by his teammates.
Absolutely a steal in the 5th round. Rumblings early last year had him as a late 1st/mid 2nd rounder. Age and injury history were the biggest reasons he fell imo. Missed time every year, including a season ending injury in 2019 when he and Zach Wilson were going back and forth for the starting job.
Player comp would be Russel Wilson imo. Almost the exact same play style and build as Wilson in Seattle. They both played baseball in college even. Hall is the better athlete though.
Non of this might translate in the NFL, but he’s an exciting QB prospect that has all the tools.
Maybe a deal gets done before the deadline for a QB, but if not Jaren’s more than capable to keep the Vikings fighting for the playoffs. Can’t wait to see what he can do against the Falcons with a full week of 1st team reps.
New Vikings fan for life here
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None of this might translate in the NFL,
Your whole post I was thinking I was gonna ask how he looked in his first nine games in college as that would be a closer barometer to this than just his overall performance, but then right at the end you said “New Vikings fan for life” and I thought oh, just leave him alone. He’s fucked. So welcome!
Let me tell you about Vikings Rookie QBs. Never good.
Pretty good write up 🫡 because I started rewatching his preseason games. After getting over Kirk being hurt, I think Hall can succeed in this offense with the weapons he’s getting. Seems like he’s pretty mobile which will add to the game plan
All of this just for us to randomly start like Sean Manion or some random veteran QB. I hope Jaren is the starter though!
I see no reason why it wouldn’t be hall.
Don’t you dare give me any hope.
I’d say roll with Hall the rest of the season. Maybe he wins some games and shows us that he could be the qb of the future. Brock Purdy situation.
Most likely he will show that he’s a backup qb at best, and will lose enough games to put the Vikings in a high enough spot to draft a qb.
College is a lot different than NFL, but it would be nice to find a late rd gem. We’ll see.