2018 Football Roster
Nate Hall
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 231
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toledo, Ohio
- High School:
- Southview
2018: Started nine games as a senior linebacker, recording 51 tackles, 5.5 TFL, and three interceptions, tied for the team high … All-Big Ten honorable mention … Academic All-Big Ten ... Started in the season opener against Purdue in his first game since suffering an ACL tear in December, and made 10 tackles, one TFL, while also coming up with an interception (8/30) … Posted seven tackles against Duke (9/8) … Recovered a fumble against Wisconsin (10/27) … Made nine tackles with one TFL against Notre Dame (11/3) … Intercepted two passes at Minnesota (11/17).
2017: Started all 12 regular season games at SAM linebacker ... Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by media and coaches ... Finished the season second on the team with a career-high 79 tackles ... Led the Wildcats, ranked second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally with 16.5 tackles for loss during the regular season ... His 16.5 tackles for loss are the sixth most in NU single-season history ... Made a career-high 11 tackles, including a career-best matching eight solo stops, in a win at Maryland ... Also had a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss versus the Terrapins ... Had a career-best two pass breakups versus Purdue ... Was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles, 2.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception in the Wildcats' 39-0 win over Minnesota ... Made the game-clinching interception in the Wildcats' triple overtime victory over No. 16 Michigan St. ... Finished the regular season with five sacks, four of which came in the last two games ... Had five games with at least two tackles for loss ... Made at least five total tackles in 11 of 12 games ... Finished the season with a career-high six pass breakups ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015: Started at outside linebacker for the final four games of the season, replacing the injured Jaylen Prater ... Appeared in every game of the season ... Fifth on the team in tackles with 56 despite limited playing time ... Recorded 10 tackles in the victories over Illinois and Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Redshirted his true freshman season.
High School: Named the District Defensive Player of the Year and Northern Lakes League Player of the Year as a tight end and defensive back ... Named first-team All-Ohio, All-Blade, and All-Conference as a senior ... Recorded 111 tackles and three interceptions in his defensive career and caught 16 passes for 408 yards as a tight end ... Helped Southview to Division I state playoffs in both 2010 (10-1 record) and 2011 (9-2) ... Earned varsity letters in three sports all four years of his career (football, basketball and track) and was a two-sport captain ... Member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born Nathan Michael Hall ... Son of James and Lori Hall ... His brother, Jimmy, was a former safety for the Wildcats and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as a non-drafted free agent after graduating ... Chose Northwestern over Pitt, Toledo, Harvard and Yale ... Major was learning and organizational change with a minor in business institutions ... Enrolled in Kellogg Master's in Management Studies program.
