Zero sacks and zero tackles for loss through three games doesn't seem very impressive. This is especially true after the Seattle Seahawks' defensive player in question had eight sacks and 20 quarterback hits last season in his second season in the league. As a rookie, he was terrible.
The player is Derick Hall, a second-round draft pick in 2023, and he could be on the verge of breaking out the rest of the season. Not because of his seemingly poor production so far, but because of the other numbers he is producing. He might not be leading the league in TFLs, but he is helping his teammates.
In fact, Hall is one of the few edge rushers in the NFL who rank in the top 13 of both pass-rush win rate and run-stop win rate. The former Auburn player is 13th in the first category at a 23 percent clip. In the second category, Hall is eighth in the NFL at 33 percent. He does this even though he is technically a backup to veteran DeMarcus Lawrence.
Seattle Seahawks' Derick Hall could explode over the next 14 games
Those numbers imply that while Hall isn't taking down quarterbacks and running backs, he is creating havoc for offensive lines who are having to quickly account for him during plays, taking the focus off other players who are mopping up. Jarran Reed and Byron Murphy are two such players.
Reed and Murphy have a combined 3.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hits from the interior of the defensive line. If not for Hall menacing offensive lines, Reed and Murphy would get more attention and be less productive.
Seahawks fans have known Hall was capable of pressuring quarterbacks. Tossing out his rookie season of 2023, when he was clearly not ready for the speed and power of the league, Hall has consistently gotten into opponent's backfields when they drop back to pass. Where he struggled was against the run.
That has changed quite a bit in 2025, meaning that Derick Hall is continually evolving and his game becoming so much better. Hall has nine total pressures through three games, and a run stuff, but he is collapsing the line which funnels running backs toward other Seattle players.
Eventually, however, Hall is going to get his own. His win rates are simply too high not to start collecting TFLs and sacks. The next 14 games, assuming he stays healthy, could see a huge uptick in raw production from him.
Thankfully, he has this season and next to be under contract, and next year should be even better. The Seattle Seahawks likely need to set money aside to try to extend Derick Hall after his rookie deal is done in 2026.