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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 13, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Gabe Hall Earns NFL Combine Invite</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Gabe Hall one of 321 Prospects Invited to NFL Scouting Combine<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, </span><a href="mailto:brent_ingram@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">brent_ingram@baylor.edu</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">or Max Calderone; 254-265-1639, </span>
<a href="mailto:max_calderone@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">max_calderone@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> or Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351,
</span><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> For the sixth consecutive year a Baylor football standout has been invited to the
NFL Scouting Combine, as defensive lineman Gabe Hall has earned a spot among the 321 prospects attending this year’s event, the NFL announced on Tuesday.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hall will participate in the event from Feb. 26 – March 4 in Indianapolis, Ind., marking the 19<sup>th</sup> Baylor standout to earn an invite since 2019.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">He had a monster week at the Reese’s Senior Bowl, playing for the National Team in the game on Feb. 3 in Mobile, Ala.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">A 6-foot-6, 292-pound product of Waller, Texas, and Waller High School, Hall had a strong career for the Bears since arriving on campus for the 2019 season. He played in 47
games with 32 starts in his career, totaling 77 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss and 12.5 sacks. Hall chipped in three pass break-ups, forced a pair of fumbles, returned a fumble for a TD at Texas in 2022, and blocked a pair of kicks.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After playing in eight games as a true freshman in 2019, Hall redshirted the 2020 season, before having a breakout season in 2021 with seven tackles for a loss and six sacks.
He had 36 tackles, including 5.5 for a loss and 4.5 sacks in 2022 and totaled 18 tackles, with 3.5 for a loss, and two sacks as a senior in 2023.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR AT NFL COMBINE (2009-2024)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2024: DL Gabe Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2023: OL Connor Galvin, DL Siaki Ika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2022: WR Tyquan Thornton, RB Abram Smith, RB Trestan Ebner, LB Terrel Bernard, CB Kalon Barnes
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2021: LB Trystan Slinker, OL Jake Burton, OLB William Bradley-King
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2020: WR Denzel Mims, S Chris Miller, DL James Lynch, LB Clay Johnston, RB JaMycal Hasty, CB Grayland Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2019: WR Jalen Hurd, CB Derrek Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2018: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2017: WR KD Cannon, C Kyle Fuller, QB Seth Russell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2016: DT Andrew Billings, WR Corey Coleman, OT Spencer Drango, CB Xavien Howard, DS Jimmy Landes, DE Shawn Oakman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2015: WR Antwan Goodley, LB Bryce Hager, QB Bryce Petty, P Spencer Roth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2014: S Ahmad Dixon, CB Demetri Goodson, TE Jordan Najvar, WR Tevin Reese, OG Cyril Richardson, RB Lache Seastrunk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2013: WR Lanear Sampson, WR Terrance Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2012: OL Philip Blake, RB Terrance Ganaway, QB Robert Griffin III, WR Kendall Wright<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2011: DL Phil Taylor, OL Danny Watkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2010: WR David Gettis, OL J.D. Walton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2009: OL Dan Gay, OL Jason Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2008: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2007: CB C.J. Wilson, P Daniel Sepulveda, CB Anthony Arline
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2006: S Willie Andrews<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2005: DE Khari Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2004: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2003: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2002: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2001: CB Gary Baxter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">2000: DT Dwight Johnson, PK Kyle Atteberry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1999: WR Derrius Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1998: CB Rodney Artmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1997: DT Donnie Embra, CB George McCullough, WR Pearce Pegross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1996: DE Daryl Gardener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1995: DE Scotty Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1994: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1993: WR Melvin Bonner, DE Albert Fontenot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1992: DE Santana Dotson, DE Robin Jones, DT Marcus Loew, WR Lee Miles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1991: CB Charles Bell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1990: -<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1989: CB Ray Crockett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1988: -
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1987: QB Cody Carlson, CB Ron Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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