Fresno native, San Joaquin Memorial alum TJ Hall drafted to New Orleans Saints

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno autochthonal TJ Hall had to patiently hold until Saturday day to perceive his sanction called successful the 2026 NFL Draft.

Hall was selected successful the 7th round, 219th overall, by the New Orleans Saints.

The antiaircraft backmost graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School and past went connected to walk his assemblage vocation arsenic an Iowa Hawkeye.

Hall, surrounded by loved ones, exclusively told Action News that each helium needed was an opportunity.

"It's truly a blessing. Especially having my household around..." helium said. "...Whatever [the Saints] request maine to do, really, I consciousness similar I tin play each 5 positions. If they request maine to enactment up wherever they request maine to assistance the squad retired and assistance them triumph the Super Bowl."

Hall was Iowa's person successful walk breakups with 10 past season, earning him a accidental to play successful the Senior Bowl.

That's wherever Hall says helium archetypal connected with the Saints.

"It was benignant of crazy, I didn't speech to [the Saints] excessively overmuch during the pre-draft process. I talked to them astatine the Senior Bowl. I deliberation we went done immoderate antiaircraft instal benignant of thing. And past they called maine and I was similar man, we're going to New Orleans," Hall said.

He added he's excited to beryllium a portion of a large enactment with large coaches and successful a municipality with large food.

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