Logan Hall
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Logan Hall.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers thought they were close to getting the best out of 6-foot-6, 283-pound defensive lineman Logan Hall in 2024, when he registered a career-high 5.5 sacks.
Hall answered with a paltry 1.5 sacks in 17 games in 2025, doing little to endear himself to the Buccaneers in terms of a new contract. He apparently did enough that the NFL’s best defense wants to take a chance on him after he signed a 2-year, $7 million free agent contract with the Houston Texans.
“TheTexans are signing formerBucs DE Logan Hall, who entered the league as a second rounder, source said,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account on Tuesday night. “Homecoming for the University of Houston product.”
Buccaneers Wasted Early Round Draft Pick on Hall
The Buccaneers spent a 2nd round pick (No. 33 overall) on Hall in the 2022 NFL draft after a breakout season as a senior in 2021 with career highs of 47 tackles, 6.0 sacks and 13 TFL on the way to earning All-AAC honors.
Hall ran the 40-yard dash in 4.88 seconds — more than respectable for someone his size — and NFL draft expert Lance Zierlein correctly predicted he’d be selected in the 2nd round.
“Hard-working, two-year starter with projectable frame and developmental traits whose best positional fit could be in the eye of the beholder,” Zierlein wrote in his pre-draft evaluation. “Hall played defensive tackle in college, but his playing style and physical profile are better suited for defensive end in a 3-4 alignment. He’s segmented and a little gradual in his attack, but flashes violent hands and forward charge as an interior rusher. Improvement lies ahead for Hall, but he needs a scheme fit and extended runway as a rotational lineman.”