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LB · #58 · Seattle Seahawks · week 9 vs Arizona Cardinals · Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ET

Derick Hall

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2023 · R2 P37
  • EXP 3 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH SLB2
99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Derick Hall was an LB for SEA, age 25.5, 3 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 8 games on 54% of snaps; his line was 2.4 tackles a game, 0.4 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 51 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 9 episodes (shoulder 3, hip 2, abdomen 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hand injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

  • our call, P(plays)

62% COIN FLIP → 99% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Derick Hall is a starter at strong-side linebacker for SEA — 73% of the snaps in his best week of 9. He has a back injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 68 hours before kickoff.

11versions in week 9
12average, every player
54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET · 37 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 62% → 98%, Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET to Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET, after: hurt in practice (Full Participation in Practice).

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Head start

  • Our call
  • Kickoff

The evidence behind his current call

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game2.6 range 1.0–4.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Sacks / game0.3 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

  • Snap share54.4% range 37–73

    wk 1–9 · 9 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 62%wk 1
  2. 58%wk 2
  3. 51%wk 3
  4. 59%wk 4
  5. 42%wk 5
  6. 37%wk 6
  7. 53%wk 7
  8. 73%wk 8
  9. 55%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 9back1—
2025 · wk 16hand2—
2025 · wk 6abdomen3Out
2025 · wk 3hip1—
2024 · wk 17shoulder1—
2024 · wk 6foot1Questionable
2024 · wk 3hip3Questionable
2023 · wk 10shoulder2—
2023 · wk 4knee1Questionable
2023 · wk 1shoulder2—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 10 episodes · 17 weeks on a report · same site more than once: shoulder ×3

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Leonard WilliamsDTDNPteam's wordOut
Quenton NelsonGDNPteam's wordOut
Uchenna NwosuLBDNPteam's wordOut
Sam DarnoldQBDNPteam's wordOut
Drew LockQBLTDoursCOIN FLIPleans sit47%COIN FLIP
Ernest JonesLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Rashid ShaheedWRDNPteam's wordOut
Velus Jones Jr.RBLTDteam's word—
Charles CrossTDNPteam's wordOut
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWRFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Brandon PiliDTDNPteam's wordOut
Patrick O'ConnellLBUNKoursPLAY68%LIKELY
Anthony BradfordGFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Tyrice KnightLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Connor O'TooleLBDNPteam's wordQuestionable
Tory HortonWRFULLoursPLAY96%EXPECTED
Nick EmmanworiSFULLoursPLAY98%EXPECTED
Jadarian PriceRBUNKoursCOIN FLIPleans play55%COIN FLIP

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 8:10 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleLB2 · 54% snaps
Season2026 · 8 games through wk 8
Per game2.4 tackles · 0.4 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career3 seasons · 51 games before 2026
Injuries9 episodes · last: hand, 2025 wk 18
Bioage 25.5 · 3 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong-side linebacker — 73% of the snaps in his best week of 9
Listed on the depth chartsecond at strong-side linebacker
Snaps played54% a week on average over 9 weeks, 73% at his highest, 13% on special teams
Build6 ft 3 in · 260 lb
CollegeAuburn
Drafted2023, round 2 pick 37, by SEA
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience3 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Thu Nov 5 · 8:10 PM ET68 hPLAY62%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET58 hPLAY62%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET53 hPLAY62%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET48 hPLAY62%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET37 hPLAY98%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET34 hPLAY98%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET29 hPLAY98%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET24 hPLAY98%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET10 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET5 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET0 hPLAY99%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

11 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 9.