Auburn EDGE Derick Hall declares for 2023 NFL Draft

Auburn EDGE Derick Hall has made his decision on his future with the Tigers. He is declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, he announced via Twitter Tuesday.

To The Auburn Family…Thank You!!!
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— Derick Hall II (@derick_hall9) December 6, 2022

Hall was a staple of the Auburn defense the last two seasons, opting to return this year. He finished the 2022 campaign with 60 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks to go with an interception. It was quite a follow-up to an impressive 2021 campaign that saw him finish with 12.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks.

Out of high school, Hall was a four-star recruit and the No. 163-ranked prospect in the country from the class of 2019, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies..

More on the 2023 NFL Draft

The 2023 NFL Draft is set to take place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event will be held at the plaza just outside of Union Station.

Round 1 of the NFL Draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. 100 underclassmen were approved for last year’s draft. 73 of those 100 underclassmen were granted special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.

The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.