Washington Redskins Unheralded Players: WR Emanuel Hall

Who is Redskins WR Emanuel Hall?

Hall got started on his path to the NFL in high school, where he was a standout receiver and track athlete. He was recognized as one of the best recruits in the state of Tennessee, and took his talents to Missouri, where he hit the field as a true freshman, albeit in limited action.

It wasn’t until Hall’s junior season with Drew Lock that he would officially break out as one of the premier deep threats in the SEC, however. In 2018, Hall logged 817 yards and eight touchdowns on just 33 catches, averaging an astounding 24.8 yards per catch. The next year, he’d up his numbers, amassing 828 yards and six touchdowns on 37 catches, despite only playing in eight games.

Over his final two seasons on the collegiate stage, Hall accumulated 70 catches, 1,645 yards, and 14 scores, with an average healthily over 20 yards per reception. Hall produced in his senior season despite losing his father midway through the year, letting that memory serve as an inspiration to fulfill his NFL dream.

For a while, it looked as though he’d make it. Hall fortified his strong, unique resume with an exceptional NFL Combine performance; at 6-foot-3, 195, he logged a 4.39 40-yard dash time, a 43.5-inch vertical, and an insane broad jump of 141 inches, or 11 feet and nine inches. Height, speed, downfield separation, touchdown production. Hall had it all.

And then he went undrafted.

Hall initially signed with the Bears in undrafted free agency, but they let him go before the end of preseason. The Buccaneers signed him for the remainder of the four-game stretch, then moved him to the practice squad on August 31. He was released again on September 16.

Three long months later, Hall signed with the Washington Redskins. And after Ron Rivera’s sweep of the roster, he’s still here. Along with 12 other receivers. Fighting for six spots at most. What does Hall bring that’s different?