Michigan CB Aamir Hall earns rookie minicamp tryout with Detroit Lions
Michigan Wolverines football cornerback Aamir Hall went unselected in the 2025 NFL Draft and wasn’t signed in free agency immediately afterward. However, Hall will have his NFL opportunity, having been added to the Detroit Lions’ rookie minicamp tryout list.
The Lions’ minicamp began Friday (May 9) and ends Sunday (May 11) in Allen Park, Mich.
While he played cornerback in college, Hall is listed by the Detroit Lions as a safety.
Hall is Michigan’s second cornerback to head to the pros this offseason, joining second-round draft choice Will Johnson (No. 47 overall to the Arizona Cardinals).
The 6-foot-1, 201-pounder didn’t earn an invite to the NFL Combine in February but took part in Michigan’s pro day in March. Here are his measurements and testing numbers from pro day:
• Measurements: 6-0 5/8, 205 lbs., Hand: 8 7/8″, Reach/Arm: 31 1/4″, Wingspan: 71 5/8″
• Testing: 40-yard dash: 4.72, Vertical jump: 35″, Broad jump: 9-11 1/2, 3-Cone drill: 7.25, 20-yard shuttle: 4.63
The Athletic‘s Dane Brugler ranked Hall was the No. 114 cornerback in this year’s draft class, giving him a “free agent” grade.
The Baltimore, Md., native spent his first four seasons in college football at the FCS level — 2020-22 with Richmond and 2023 at Albany. He transferred up to Michigan in 2024 and was a key piece on what was the No. 10 total defense in the nation under coordinator Wink Martindale, who has 20-plus years of NFL coaching experience.
Hall appeared in 12 games with six starts for the Maize and Blue in 2024, registering 38 tackles with 2.5 for loss and 1 sack, 6 pass breakups and 2 interceptions along with 1 forced fumble. One of his picks came in the first half of a 13-10 win over Ohio State.
“I was kinda sitting at the sticks, was able to get a good break and made a play on the football,” Hall said of his impact play against the Buckeyes. “It was a critical moment in the game, and it really helped kinda swing the momentum of things. I was grateful and blessed I was able to make that play and that game went the way it did. Very thankful for that.”
Hall said he didn’t feel fully comfortable at Michigan until the Northwestern game Nov. 23, the week before heading down to Columbus. He had an interception — his first at U-M and the ninth of his five-year college football career — in the 50-6 win over the Wildcats, too.
“The Northwestern game, honestly, was the best I felt all season, and then moving past that,” Hall said.
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“Both great opportunities to end the season on a high note. That’s something that we pride ourselves on, going into that back end stretch of games. I’m glad we finished up the season like that, and leave that lasting impact going onto the next season for the young guys.”
Hall posted a 75.1 PFF coverage rating — only 1.6 points behind Johnson. He was targeted 34 times, allowing 24 catches for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns.
A first-team FCS All-American at Albany in 2023, Hall started all 15 outings and posted 63 tackles, 20 pass breakups and 5 picks.
He recorded 3 pass breakups in nine contests at Richmond in 2022, and accumulated 60 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, with 13 pass breakups and an interception in 2021. Hall played in all four games with three starts for the Spiders in the spring 2021 campaign, which was pushed back from fall of 2020 due to the response to the coronavirus.
A Baltimore (Md.) Mount Saint Joseph product, Hall was an unranked recruit in the 2020 class. When he was in the transfer portal ahead of the 2024 campaign, he checked in as the No. 47 cornerback in the portal per On3.
