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Max Hall Season 2009

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PositionQuarterback
Weight201 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownMesa
Previous SchoolArizona State
ProvinceArizona

Career Summary

Max Hall transferred to BYU from Arizona State and was named the All-Arizona quarterback as a high school senior. Hall became BYU's winningest quarterback of all time after leading the Cougars to a 32-7 record. As a three-year starter and letterman, he played in all 39 career games and tallied over 11,000 passing yards. He was the nation's top ranked sophomore quarterback in 2007 while matching the Mountain West Conference record for the fastest ascent to 3,000 yards in a single season. As a senior, Hall was fourth in the nation in pass efficiency and eighth in completion percentage. He holds both the MWC and BYU record for seven passing touchdowns in a game and leads the conference with 20 career 300-yard passing games. As a cougar Hall was named to several award watch lists and garnered both all-american and all-conference accolades. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details. 

Professional

Signed free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals in 2010

Personal

  • Nephew of Danny White, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and former head coach of the Utah Blaze (Arena Football League)
  • Served an LDS Church mission in Des Moines, Iowa in 2005
  • Married to Mckinzi Gissel
  • Son Rex
  • Parents are Mark and Cristall Hall
  • Recruited by Northwestern, Utah and Washington State out of high school
  • Eagle scout

At BYU

2008 GAME BY GAME:
OPPONENT ATT-CMP-INT YDS PCT TD LONG
NO. IOWA 34-41-0 486 83.0 2 46
WASHINGTON 30-41-1 338 73.2 3 38
UCLA 27-35-1 271 77.1 7 37
WYOMING 16-27-0 189 59.3 3 62
UTAH STATE 23-37-2 303 62.2 2 76
NEW MEXICO 22-34-0 258 64.7 3 58
TCU 22-42-2 274 52.4 0 49
UNLV 24-31-0 245 77.4 4 30
CSU 28-35-1 389 80.0 5 58
SDSU 25-30-0 317 83.3 3 61
AIR FORCE 28-37-1 354 75.7 2 45
UTAH 21-41-5 205 51.2 0 30
ARIZONA 30-46-1 328 65.2 1 36

Before BYU

  • Earned second-team all-state honors as a junior
  • Completed 131 of 203 passes for 2,405 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior
  • Also rushed for 344 yards on 54 carries and four more touchdowns
  • Amassed 5,257 career all-purpose yards (a school record)
  • Named the All-Arizona quarterback by The Arizona Republic as a senior
  • Named by the East Valley Tribune as the state Offensive Player of the Year in 5A
  • Named East Valley Tribune Region Player of the Year
  • Earned first-team offense honors from The East Valley Tribune
  • Was the first-team all-state quarterback by the Arizona Coaches Association
  • Named the Mesa City Player of the Year by Phoenix Metro Football Magazine
  • Made first-team all-offense at quarterback by Phoenix Metro Football Magazine
  • Finalist for the Ed Doherty Award, presented annually to the state's top player, both as a junior and senior
  • Led team to 13-1 record as a senior
  • Led his team to the state title game at Sun Devil Stadium as a senior
  • MVP of the state championship game as a junior
  • Threw for 2,384 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior at Mountain View High School in Arizona
  • Led team to a 14-0 record and state championship as a junior
  • East Valley Tribune's Offensive Player of the Year and Region Offensive Player of the Year as a junior
  • 5A Player of the Year as a junior
  • Rated as the No. 25 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep in the preseason
  • Rated as the No. 4 player in Arizona in the preseason and a Preseason All-American by SuperPrep
  • Rated as the No. 27 quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com
  • All-region selection by PrepStar Magazine

Redshirted at Arizona State as a true freshman in 2004.



Quarterback
Career Passing Receiving Rushing Sacked Fumbles
Year GP COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD EFFIC REC YDS Y/R LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD NO YDS NO LOST
2009 13 275 409 3560 8.70 0.67 80 14 33 160.13 0 0 0 0 0 72 75 1.04 20 2 22 139 4 2
2008 13 330 477 3957 8.30 0.69 76 14 35 157.21 0 0 0 0 0 65 115 1.77 31 4 19 108 11 9
2007 13 298 496 3848 7.76 0.60 66 12 26 137.71 0 0 0 0 0 52 14 0.27 20 1 20 124 12 7
TOTALS: 39 903 1382 11365 8.22 0.65 80 40 94 151.08 - - - - - 189 204 1.08 31 7 61 371 27 18

 

Offensive
Career Receiving Rushing Fumbles
Year GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD NO LOST
2009 13 0 0 0 0 0 72 75 1.04 20 2 4 2
2008 13 0 0 0 0 0 65 115 1.77 31 4 11 9
2007 13 0 0 0 0 0 52 14 0.27 20 1 12 7
TOTALS: 39 - - - - - 189 204 1.08 31 7 27 18

 

Offensive Line
Career
Year GP GS
2009 13 13
2008 13 13
2007 13 13
TOTALS: 39 39

 

Defensive
Career Tackles Sacks Interceptions Misc
Year GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/YDS NO YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYDS QBH PBU
2009 13 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 13 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 13 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS: 39 4 - - - / - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 

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2008

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Sophomore
2007

Quarterback
6-1 / 201 lbs
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Freshman
2006

Quarterback
6-1 / 201 lbs
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