[1][2] Weighing just 2 pounds and 1 ounce at birth, with brain bleeding, he spent a week on life support.
[3][1][2] Believing that he would likely be a in a permanent vegetative state, doctors advised his mother Stacy Gooden-Crandle to allow life support to be discontinued, but she refused.
[3] Coming out of high school, he was a four-star prospect by Rivals.com,[4] the 147th overall recruit and the 8th ranked weakside defensive end.
[5][3] Hall was primarily a rotational player as a freshman and sophomore, recording a total of 34 tackles and four sacks.
As a senior, Hall recorded 60 total tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles, and one interception[7] He was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2021 and first-team All-SEC in 2022.