Aaron Hall

Duke defensive tackle Aaron Hall, wearing a white hat and blue jersey, lifts his Jimmy Rogers Jr. Most Valuable Lineman trophy above his head following Duke's 42-39 victory against Arizona State in the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.

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Duke 2025 team captains Wesley Williams, Darian Mensah, Aaron Hall and Justin Pickett, wearing white Sun Bowl champions hats and blue Duke jerseys, stand with the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl trophies and celebrate the 42-39 victory against Arizona State on December 31, 2025.

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Duke celebrated its first outright ACC Championship since 1962 following its thrilling 27-20 overtime victory versus No. 16 Virginia on December 6, 2025.

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Duke defensive tackle Aaron Hall, wearing a black helmet and white jersey, celebrates a sack with arms stretched wide during the Blue Devils' 32-25 victory at North Carolina on November 22, 2025.

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Duke defensive tackle and captain Aaron Hall rushes the quarterback during the Blue Devils' 38-3 victory at Syracuse on September 27, 2025.

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Duke defensive tackle Aaron Hall rushes the quarterback against Elon in the 2025 season opener.

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Aaron Hall rushes towards the backfield against Ole Miss in the Gator Bowl.

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Aaron Hall rushes towards the quarterback against Virginia Tech.

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Duke Football takes on the University of Louisville at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 18, 2021 in Durham, North Carolina.

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Aaron Hall celebrates a sack against Elon.

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Aaron Hall makes a tackle at Middle Tennessee.

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Aaron Hall celebrates a play against Elon.

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Maalik Murphy, Aaron Hall, Justin Pickett and Jordan Moore walk to the coin toss at Georgia Tech.

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Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.

CAREER: Team captain in 2024 and 2025 … earned Third Team All-ACC accolades in 2025 … 2024 Academic All-ACC selection ... helped Duke to a program-record 35 wins over four seasons, four bowl game appearances (2022 Military Bowl, 2023 76 Birmingham Bowl, 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl), three bowl victories and Duke’s first outright ACC championship since 1962 … in 53 career games (26 starts), registered 121 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 8.0 sacks, one forced fumble, four PBUs and 13 QB pressures ... recorded 1+ tackle in 45 games, 3+ in 21 contests and a career-best six against Virginia in 2023 ... notched 1.0+ TFL on 17 occasions with a career-high 1.5 versus Elon in 2024 and 2025 … booked a career-high two QB pressures against NC State in 2025 … lone forced fumble came against Clemson in 2023 … played 1,670 career snaps.

2025: Third team All-ACC selection … served as team captain … received the team’s Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, bestowed annually to the member of the Duke football program who displays the highest teammate qualities such as inspiration, unselfishness and commitment to the team … played in and started all 14 games, recording 44 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks and four QB pressures … tied for 13th in the ACC in tackles for loss … part of a Blue Devil defense that featured three players with 9.0+ TFL (Vincent Anthony Jr. — 13.0 & Wesley Williams — 9.0) ... Duke was one of just three programs in the ACC to have three or more players with 9.0+ TFL, joining Miami and Clemson ... booked 2+ tackles in 11 games, 4+ on six occasions and a year-high five versus Elon in the season opener, Virginia in the ACC Championship Game and Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl … carded 0.5+ TFL in 11 games with a season-high 1.5 against Elon … credited with 1.0 sack at California and at North Carolina with 0.5 versus NC State … registered a season-high two QB pressures against NC State … in Duke’s final two victories, in the ACC Championship Game and Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, combined for 10 tackles with 2.0 TFL … in helping the Blue Devils complete the comeback victory at North Carolina, sacked Gio Lopez on third-and-18 from the UNC 30-yard line with 7:24 remaining, forcing a Tar Heel punt that set up Duke’s go-ahead touchdown … on the field for 581 total snaps.

2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC and Academic All-ACC selection ... team captain who started all 13 games … recorded 41 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two PBUs and six QB pressures … carded 2+ tackles on 10 occasions, including a season-high five against Connecticut, Georgia Tech, SMU, Miami and Virginia Tech … recorded at least 0.5 TFL in 10 of 13 games and booked 1.0+ TFL five times with a year-best 1.5 versus Elon ... credited with 1.0 sack against Elon, Georgia Tech and Florida State … sack at Georgia Tech was its first of the season surrendered and one of just nine allowed by the Yellow Jackets in 2024 ... earned one PBU each versus Northwestern and North Carolina ... on the field for 593 snaps.

2023: Saw action in all 13 games … recorded 26 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one caused fumble, two PBUs and three QB pressures … carded 2+ tackles on eight occasions, including a season-best six against Virginia … secured a season-high 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against Clemson … lone forced fumble came against Clemson … tallied one QB pressure against Connecticut, Notre Dame and North Carolina … earned one PBU in a contest with Northwestern and Wake Forest ... on the field for 348 snaps.

2022: Saw action in 10 games, missing the Northwestern, Kansas and Virginia contests ... compiled five tackles, 0.5 TFL and 0.5 sack ... carded a season-high two tackles against North Carolina A&T ... also added 0.5 TFL and 0.5 sack against the Aggies ... on the field for 105 snaps.

2021: Saw action in three games against North Carolina A&T, Virginia Tech and Louisville ... compiled five tackles and 1.0 TFL ... posted a season-best two tackles against North Carolina A&T and Virginia Tech ... lone TFL came against Louisville ... on the field for 43 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January 2021.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three seasons at Southern School of Energy & Sustainability under head coach Darius Robinson ... senior season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... recorded 12.0 sacks as a sophomore before totaling 32.0 as a junior ... two-time all-conference selection ... helped Southern win the conference championship with a 10-2 record as a junior ... also a member of the basketball team.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Duke in May 2025 with a degree in psychology and minor in African & African American studies ... son of Anthony and Tishna Hall ... father lettered three seasons as a defensive lineman at the University of Utah (1990-91-92).