No. 40 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |
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Position: | Safety |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cypress, Texas, U.S. | April 24, 2000
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) |
College: | Pittsburgh (2018–2022) |
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
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Player stats at PFR |
Erick Hallett II (born April 24, 2000) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Hallett was born on April 24, 2000, and grew up in Cypress, Texas. [1] He attended Cy-Fair High School, playing as a cornerback, wide receiver and return specialist and helping them win the Class 6A championship with a 15–0 record during his senior year. [2] [3] He posted 38 tackles and six interceptions during his senior season, earning first-team all-district honors. [2] Hallett committed to play college football at Pittsburgh over various other offers. [3]
As a true freshman at Pittsburgh in 2018, Hallett redshirted. [2] The following year, he appeared in 12 games, starting one, and recorded 14 tackles with two pass breakups. [2] In 2020, he played ten games, starting the final four, and tallied 30 tackles, two of which were for a loss, four pass breakups and two interceptions. [4] [5] Hallett was named honorable mention all-conference in 2021 after starting all 14 games and making 70 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, nine pass breakups, three interceptions and two forced fumbles. [4] In his final year, he started all 13 games and earned second-team all-conference honors while posting 54 tackles, four TFLs and nine pass breakups with two forced fumbles, additionally being a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back nationally. [4] [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.50 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.11 s | 6.84 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 13 reps | |
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Hallett was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round (208th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [9] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [10] [11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [12]
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