2025 Football Roster
Roster
WR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballK
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballK
/ FootballLB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballP
/ FootballTE
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballK
/ FootballEDGE
/ FootballLS
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballP
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 5
Jordan Hall
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 238
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fredericksburg, Va.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner has 179 tackles (91 solo, 88 assists), 13.0 tackles for loss (67 yards) and 7.0 sacks (56 yards), adding one interception, four pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 35 career games, including 19 starting assignments at linebacker (six in 2023, one in 2024, 12 in 2025) . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee . . . Michigan State’s 2025 nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team . . . actively participates in numerous outreach initiatives including March is Reading Month and Team Impact, and also hosts an annual Youth Football Camp.
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR): Voted a team captain by his teammates . . . earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . led the Spartan defense and ranked 11th in the Big Ten during the regular season with a career-high 88 tackles . . . shared the team lead with 2.5 sacks (14 yards) . . . also had 4.5 tackles for loss (17 yards) and three forced fumbles . . . started all 12 games in playing 643 snaps, which ranked second among the linebacker corps and fourth on total defense . . . led or shared lead on defense in tackles in six of the 12 games . . . started Maryland game at Ford Field at linebacker, and logged six tackles with 0.5 tackle on 0.5 sack, teaming with Aydan West for a sack of Maryland QB Malik Washington on a pivotal fourth-down play for a turnover on downs in the fourth quarter, posting a 0.5 TFL in second straight game with at least 0.5 tackle for loss . . . opened game at Iowa (11/22) at linebacker and recorded the first fumble recovery of career; finished with eight tackles against the Hawkeyes, including 0.5 tackle for loss and one pass break-up to go with the fumble recovery, in posting first PBU of the season and fourth of career, all while charting all 61 defensive snaps, the only defender to play in all 61 snaps on defense . . . started Penn State game (11/15) and recorded four tackles in playing all 63 defensive snaps, one of two defenders to do so, joined by fellow linebacker Wayne Matthews III . . . was starting linebacker in game at Minnesota (11/1) and tallied 10 tackles along with posting career-best two forced fumbles, in charting 62 defensive snaps, ranking second among linebackers and tying for second overall on defense . . . started Michigan game (10/25) and logged team-high nine stops in charting 46 snaps . . . opened game at Indiana (10/18) at linebacker and logged six tackles, in playing 47 snaps, which was second among the linebacker unit and tied for third overall on the defense . . . started UCLA game (10/11) and led Spartan defense with seven tackles in 57 snaps, leading the linebackers and ranking fourth overall on the defense . . . was starting linebacker in game at Nebraska (10/4) and snared the first interception of his career with an oskie in the third quarter, and finished with a team-leading eight tackles, in playing all 55 defensive snaps, the only Spartan defender to play in all 55 defensive snaps . . . started game at USC (9/20) and tallied three tackles in only 21 snaps, missing majority of second quarter and entire second half after being disqualified due to a targeting penalty . . . posted four tackles with 1.0 TFL on 1.0 sack in Youngstown State game (9/13), charting 32 defensive snaps . . . named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2; Sept. 8) for his career-high performance in Boston College game with a career-best 15 tackles, logging his second career double-digit tackle total and his first since the 2023 season-finale when he tallied 12 tackles vs. Penn State (11/25/23) at Ford Field in Detroit . . . also logged nine solo stops in BC game (9/6) for a career high and added a forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone . . . spearheaded the Spartan defense in season opener vs. Western Michigan (8/29) with eight tackles, including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, in playing 55 of the 58 defensive snaps, topping the defense . . . the 2.5 TFLs topped previous career-best of 2.0 TFL vs. Minnesota (10/28/23) . . . named Spartan Defensive Player of the Week vs. WMU . . . named the male recipient of the Harold & Raynor Shnider Office of the Provost Award at the 2025 Spartan Academic Excellence Gala, which is presented to a freshman or sophomore student-athlete who embodies the characteristics promoted by Student-Athlete Support Services, with emphasis placed on academic performance, community involvement and leadership ability.
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Indiana) . . . collected 24 tackles, 1.0 TFL and two pass break-ups . . . played 251 snaps on defense at linebacker and made 73 appearances on special teams . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . tied his season high with four tackles in 24 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . posted one tackle with one pass break-up in 28 defensive snaps in win over Purdue . . . recorded one tackle and one pass break-up in 15 snaps at Illinois . . . notched two tackles while earning the start vs. Indiana, logging 25 defensive snaps and four special teams plays . . . tallied two tackles in game at Michigan, recording 25 defensive and nine special teams plays . . . after missing game at Oregon due to an injury, returned to action in Iowa game, posting one tackle in charting 20 defensive snaps and 12 special teams plays . . . notched three tackles in Ohio State game, logging 22 snaps . . . posted four tackles, including 1.0 for loss (1 yard), which came on a fourth-and-goal from the MSU 1 on the Spartan defense’s goal-line stand, stuffing the Boston College quarterback, setting up an MSU field goal, in playing 29 snaps . . . logged one QB hurry in 11 defensive snaps in Prairie View A&M game, and also in on special teams . . . posted three stops in game at Maryland, logging 22 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic in playing 29 snaps.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games, including six starts at linebacker . . . ranked fourth on the team with 67 tackles (31 solo, 36 assists) . . . also ranked second on the team in sacks (4.5 for 42 yards) and tackles for loss (7.5 for 49 yards) . . . his 67 tackles ranked second most among Big Ten freshmen and were the most by a Spartan true freshman since Greg Jones in 2007 (78) . . . led Big Ten freshmen defenders with 4.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss . . . played 514 snaps on defense . . . recorded a season-high 12 tackles, including an 8-yard sack, in a starting assignment vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . started game at Indiana and logged five tackles including 1.0 sack for 14 yards, in playing 61 snaps . . . notched three tackles in 49 snaps in game at Ohio State . . . registered six stops with 0.5 sack on 0.5 TFL in Nebraska game, logging 57 snaps . . . recorded first career sack and forced fumble with a strip-sack in the first quarter at Minnesota, later adding another sack for career-high 2.0 TFLs on 2.0 sacks and finished with nine tackles in charting 54 snaps . . . posted seven tackles in Michigan game, registering 42 stops . . . was second on the defense in tallying seven stops in Rutgers game, tallying 43 snaps . . . started Iowa game at linebacker and matched his jersey number with five stops in playing 38 snaps . . . made first start of Spartan career and in Big Ten debut in the Maryland game and registered four tackles, with 0.5 TFL (2 yards), in playing 48 snaps, ranking second among linebackers and seventh overall on the defense . . . posted three stops with 1.0 tackle for loss (2 yards) in Washington game, recording 24 snaps . . . recorded first tackle for loss in Richmond game, finishing with 1.5 TFLs (3 yards), with total of five stops, in playing 25 snaps . . . made Spartan debut in Central Michigan, and posted first tackle in the Green & White in playing 14 defensive snaps . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2023 and competed in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Under Armour All-American . . . rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals . . . ranked one of the best overall players in the nation by Rivals (No. 76), ESPN (No. 147) and 247Sports (No. 198) . . . listed as one of the Top 10 inside linebackers in the country by ESPN (No. 3) and Rivals (No. 4) . . . rated one of the 50 best overall players in Florida by Rivals (No. 16), ESPN (No. 36) and 247Sports (No. 42) . . . three-year captain helped lead IMG Academy to an 8-1 record and a No. 5 national ranking by MaxPreps . . . IMG Academy won the 2022 National Post Grad Athletic Association (NPGAA) National Championship with a win over Flyght Prep on Dec. 5 in Daytona Beach, Florida . . . as a junior in 2021, IMG Academy posted a 9-1 record and finished the year ranked No. 17 in the nation by MaxPreps . . . was named to the MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Second Team in 2020 as IMG Academy went a perfect 8-0 and was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps . . . graduated with a 3.7 GPA . . . recipient of the 2023 Watkins Award . . . spent his freshman season in 2019 at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg (Va.), collecting 93 tackles and 19.5 tackles for loss . . . son of Marvin and Cyreeta Hall . . . enjoys volunteering his time in the community and working at youth football camps . . . member of the student leadership committee in high school . . . attended the 2024 Black Student-Athlete Summit in Los Angeles . . . went on a mission trip to Cape Town, South Africa during spring break in 2025 . . . represented Michigan State at the 2025 Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas . . . criminal justice major.
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR): Voted a team captain by his teammates . . . earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second year in a row . . . led the Spartan defense and ranked 11th in the Big Ten during the regular season with a career-high 88 tackles . . . shared the team lead with 2.5 sacks (14 yards) . . . also had 4.5 tackles for loss (17 yards) and three forced fumbles . . . started all 12 games in playing 643 snaps, which ranked second among the linebacker corps and fourth on total defense . . . led or shared lead on defense in tackles in six of the 12 games . . . started Maryland game at Ford Field at linebacker, and logged six tackles with 0.5 tackle on 0.5 sack, teaming with Aydan West for a sack of Maryland QB Malik Washington on a pivotal fourth-down play for a turnover on downs in the fourth quarter, posting a 0.5 TFL in second straight game with at least 0.5 tackle for loss . . . opened game at Iowa (11/22) at linebacker and recorded the first fumble recovery of career; finished with eight tackles against the Hawkeyes, including 0.5 tackle for loss and one pass break-up to go with the fumble recovery, in posting first PBU of the season and fourth of career, all while charting all 61 defensive snaps, the only defender to play in all 61 snaps on defense . . . started Penn State game (11/15) and recorded four tackles in playing all 63 defensive snaps, one of two defenders to do so, joined by fellow linebacker Wayne Matthews III . . . was starting linebacker in game at Minnesota (11/1) and tallied 10 tackles along with posting career-best two forced fumbles, in charting 62 defensive snaps, ranking second among linebackers and tying for second overall on defense . . . started Michigan game (10/25) and logged team-high nine stops in charting 46 snaps . . . opened game at Indiana (10/18) at linebacker and logged six tackles, in playing 47 snaps, which was second among the linebacker unit and tied for third overall on the defense . . . started UCLA game (10/11) and led Spartan defense with seven tackles in 57 snaps, leading the linebackers and ranking fourth overall on the defense . . . was starting linebacker in game at Nebraska (10/4) and snared the first interception of his career with an oskie in the third quarter, and finished with a team-leading eight tackles, in playing all 55 defensive snaps, the only Spartan defender to play in all 55 defensive snaps . . . started game at USC (9/20) and tallied three tackles in only 21 snaps, missing majority of second quarter and entire second half after being disqualified due to a targeting penalty . . . posted four tackles with 1.0 TFL on 1.0 sack in Youngstown State game (9/13), charting 32 defensive snaps . . . named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2; Sept. 8) for his career-high performance in Boston College game with a career-best 15 tackles, logging his second career double-digit tackle total and his first since the 2023 season-finale when he tallied 12 tackles vs. Penn State (11/25/23) at Ford Field in Detroit . . . also logged nine solo stops in BC game (9/6) for a career high and added a forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone . . . spearheaded the Spartan defense in season opener vs. Western Michigan (8/29) with eight tackles, including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, in playing 55 of the 58 defensive snaps, topping the defense . . . the 2.5 TFLs topped previous career-best of 2.0 TFL vs. Minnesota (10/28/23) . . . named Spartan Defensive Player of the Week vs. WMU . . . named the male recipient of the Harold & Raynor Shnider Office of the Provost Award at the 2025 Spartan Academic Excellence Gala, which is presented to a freshman or sophomore student-athlete who embodies the characteristics promoted by Student-Athlete Support Services, with emphasis placed on academic performance, community involvement and leadership ability.
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Indiana) . . . collected 24 tackles, 1.0 TFL and two pass break-ups . . . played 251 snaps on defense at linebacker and made 73 appearances on special teams . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . tied his season high with four tackles in 24 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . posted one tackle with one pass break-up in 28 defensive snaps in win over Purdue . . . recorded one tackle and one pass break-up in 15 snaps at Illinois . . . notched two tackles while earning the start vs. Indiana, logging 25 defensive snaps and four special teams plays . . . tallied two tackles in game at Michigan, recording 25 defensive and nine special teams plays . . . after missing game at Oregon due to an injury, returned to action in Iowa game, posting one tackle in charting 20 defensive snaps and 12 special teams plays . . . notched three tackles in Ohio State game, logging 22 snaps . . . posted four tackles, including 1.0 for loss (1 yard), which came on a fourth-and-goal from the MSU 1 on the Spartan defense’s goal-line stand, stuffing the Boston College quarterback, setting up an MSU field goal, in playing 29 snaps . . . logged one QB hurry in 11 defensive snaps in Prairie View A&M game, and also in on special teams . . . posted three stops in game at Maryland, logging 22 snaps . . . tallied three tackles in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic in playing 29 snaps.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games, including six starts at linebacker . . . ranked fourth on the team with 67 tackles (31 solo, 36 assists) . . . also ranked second on the team in sacks (4.5 for 42 yards) and tackles for loss (7.5 for 49 yards) . . . his 67 tackles ranked second most among Big Ten freshmen and were the most by a Spartan true freshman since Greg Jones in 2007 (78) . . . led Big Ten freshmen defenders with 4.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss . . . played 514 snaps on defense . . . recorded a season-high 12 tackles, including an 8-yard sack, in a starting assignment vs. Penn State in Ford Field . . . started game at Indiana and logged five tackles including 1.0 sack for 14 yards, in playing 61 snaps . . . notched three tackles in 49 snaps in game at Ohio State . . . registered six stops with 0.5 sack on 0.5 TFL in Nebraska game, logging 57 snaps . . . recorded first career sack and forced fumble with a strip-sack in the first quarter at Minnesota, later adding another sack for career-high 2.0 TFLs on 2.0 sacks and finished with nine tackles in charting 54 snaps . . . posted seven tackles in Michigan game, registering 42 stops . . . was second on the defense in tallying seven stops in Rutgers game, tallying 43 snaps . . . started Iowa game at linebacker and matched his jersey number with five stops in playing 38 snaps . . . made first start of Spartan career and in Big Ten debut in the Maryland game and registered four tackles, with 0.5 TFL (2 yards), in playing 48 snaps, ranking second among linebackers and seventh overall on the defense . . . posted three stops with 1.0 tackle for loss (2 yards) in Washington game, recording 24 snaps . . . recorded first tackle for loss in Richmond game, finishing with 1.5 TFLs (3 yards), with total of five stops, in playing 25 snaps . . . made Spartan debut in Central Michigan, and posted first tackle in the Green & White in playing 14 defensive snaps . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2023 and competed in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Under Armour All-American . . . rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals . . . ranked one of the best overall players in the nation by Rivals (No. 76), ESPN (No. 147) and 247Sports (No. 198) . . . listed as one of the Top 10 inside linebackers in the country by ESPN (No. 3) and Rivals (No. 4) . . . rated one of the 50 best overall players in Florida by Rivals (No. 16), ESPN (No. 36) and 247Sports (No. 42) . . . three-year captain helped lead IMG Academy to an 8-1 record and a No. 5 national ranking by MaxPreps . . . IMG Academy won the 2022 National Post Grad Athletic Association (NPGAA) National Championship with a win over Flyght Prep on Dec. 5 in Daytona Beach, Florida . . . as a junior in 2021, IMG Academy posted a 9-1 record and finished the year ranked No. 17 in the nation by MaxPreps . . . was named to the MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Second Team in 2020 as IMG Academy went a perfect 8-0 and was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps . . . graduated with a 3.7 GPA . . . recipient of the 2023 Watkins Award . . . spent his freshman season in 2019 at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg (Va.), collecting 93 tackles and 19.5 tackles for loss . . . son of Marvin and Cyreeta Hall . . . enjoys volunteering his time in the community and working at youth football camps . . . member of the student leadership committee in high school . . . attended the 2024 Black Student-Athlete Summit in Los Angeles . . . went on a mission trip to Cape Town, South Africa during spring break in 2025 . . . represented Michigan State at the 2025 Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas . . . criminal justice major.
A New Era | Pat Fitzgerald's First Day in East Lansing
Wednesday, December 03
Pat Fitzgerald | Football Press Conference | Dec. 2nd, 2025
Tuesday, December 02
Jonathan Smith Postgame Comments | Maryland
Saturday, November 29
Jonathan Smith | Football Press Conference | Nov. 24 2025
Monday, November 24
