Oakland Raiders: Midseason grades for the 2018 rookie class

By Brad Weiss | Nov 10, 2018

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 24: Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after he sacked the quarterback against the Green Bay Packers during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on August 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Russell Wilson of Seattle Seahawks is tackled by P.J. Hall of Oakland Raiders during the NFL International series match between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) /

PJ Hall

PJ Hall was a surprising second round pick of the Raiders back in April, but he has shown through his first couple of NFL games, that he has the potential to be a very good player. He missed a couple of games early on in the season due to injury, but is really hitting his stride, and is a very athletic defensive tackle.

The Raiders run defense has really struggled this season, but Hall had his best game of the season during the blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers. In fact, he has at least a 65.0 rating in three of his last four games according to Pro Football Focus, showing that he can be effective against the run.

Hall and fellow rookie Maurice Hurst are the future for the Raiders at the defensive tackle position, and the group should improve with Justin Ellis returning in a few weeks. The Raiders defense may look terrible right now, but the future is bright, and Hall is a big part of it.

Grade: C+

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