2017 Football Roster
Justin Hall
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Alexander HS
- High School:
- Alexander HS
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Awards and Honors:
2019, 2020 All-Mid-American Conference First Team
2018 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team
2017 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2017 ESPN.com Freshman All-American
2017 FWAA Freshman All-American
MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 14, 2020)
2020 John Magnabosco Award (most outstanding player)
2017 Ball State John Hodge Award (most valuable freshman)
Career: BSU record holder with 257 career receptions … enters the 2021 season as the nation’s active leader in career receptions … ranks fifth in BSU history with 2,772 career receiving yards, 258 shy of Dante Ridgeway’s school record, entering the 2021 campaign … also enters 2021 with the nation’s longest active receptions streak at 43 straight games (every game of his career).
2020 (Sr.): Earned All-MAC First Team honors at both receiver and return specialist … appeared in seven of BSU’s eight games, missing the first game of his career in the Arizona Bowl due to injury … ranked fourth nationally in all-purpose yards at 169.9 per game … ranked 13th in the country with 7.0 receptions per game … led BSU with 49 receptions and 665 receiving yards, ranking second in the MAC in both categories … surpassed 100 yards receiving three times, including a career-high 175 yards in the MAC West championship-clinching win over Western Michigan … caught a season-high 10 passes and two touchdowns, including the game-tying score in the fourth quarter, in the WMU game on his way to MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors … broke the BSU career receptions record in the victory … also had two total touchdowns (one rushing) in the season opener at Miami … caught another touchdown in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo … registered two receptions of longer than 50 yards, including a 66-yard TD against Miami that was BSU’s longest offensive play of the year … entered bowl season with 20 more broken tackles after catch than any other FBS receiver, according to Pro Football Focus … also carried the ball 30 times on the season for 231 yards and a team-best average of 7.7 yards per attempt … ran for a career-high 70 yards in the win over Eastern Michigan and 55 yards in the MAC title game victory over Buffalo … averaged 24.6 yards on kickoff returns and was only kicked to three times in his final five games after topping 100 kickoff return yards in each of his first two games … named to the Hornung Honor Roll, recognizing the nation’s most versatile performances, three times during the season.
2019 (Jr.): Saw action in all 12 games with six starts at wide receiver … ranked third in the league in receptions per game (5.1) and sixth in receiving yards per game (57.0) … led Ball State in both of those categories … finished second on the team with eight touchdowns … recorded his 200th career reception at Kent State on Nov. 23 … notched season highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (109) in the win at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 12 … tallied a rushing and receiving touchdown in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … hauled in a 64-yard catch-and-run for a score against CMU on Nov. 16 … it was Ball State’s longest pass play of the year and his personal best.
2018 (So.): Played in all 12 games with six starts at wide receiver … led the team and ranked second in the MAC in receptions (69) … finished second on the team in receiving yards (622) … had a season-high 10 receptions against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 and again on Oct. 31 at Toledo … tallied nine receptions for a season-high 117 yard receiving in the overtime win over Western Michigan on Nov. 13 … posted a 61-yard catch and run to set up a touchdown in the second quarter against WMU … scored his only touchdown of the season on a 22-yard jet sweep in the finale at Miami (Ohio) … used sparingly as a kick and punt returner.
2017 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at wide receiver … earned his first collegiate start on Sept. 9 against UAB … led all freshmen in the nation in receptions (78) and ranked fourth among freshmen in receiving yards (801) … ranked 11th nationally in receptions per game (6.5) … led the Cardinals in receptions for 11 consecutive games … tallied at least four receptions in 11 of 12 games … posted team season highs in receptions (13) and receiving yards (121) on Sept. 30 at Western Michigan … recorded the team’s longest reception of the year (47 yards) for a touchdown on Nov. 16 against Buffalo.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters at wide receiver from head coach Matthew Combs at Alexander High … 3-star recruit via 247Sports … two-time first team all-state honoree as a wide receiver and kick returner … Region 6A Player of the Year … recorded 74 receptions for 987 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … also tallied four rushing touchdowns and one score on a kick return … Howard Thompson Award winner.
PERSONAL: Son of Odis and Sophia Hall … one brother … born Jan. 29, 1999 … full name is Justin Terrell Hall.
