Moving Quickly On Logan Hall
February 23rd, 2026
For Joe, the NFL Scouting Combine is all about information gathering and mingling with important NFL types, and making sure to avoid Mark Sanchez if he’s on the downtown Indianapolis streets after midnight.
(Yeah, Joe will talk to college prospects and oily agents, too.)
But soaking up information is key, and thinking about pending Bucs free agent defensive tackle Logan Hall tonight, Joe recalled intel gleaned at a recent combine.
Back in the 2023 offsason, the Bucs wanted to keep defensive tackle Rakim Nuñez-Roches, aka Nacho, a steady and strong guy who started most games during the Super Bowl season of 2020. However, the New York Giants pounced harder and faster than the Bucs expected and Nacho was gone while the echo of the 2023 free agency dinner bell could still be heard.
That got Joe wondering if the Bucs will move quickly on pending free agent DT Logan Hall, Tampa Bay’s 2022 second-round draft pick.
Consider what Todd Bowles said about Hall in January as the head coach wrapped up the 2025 season on the Buccaneers Radio Network.
“Really Logan Hall doesn’t get a lot of credit, but he plays very hard,” Bowles said. “I thought Elijah [Roberts] had a promising start to his rookie year right there. And obviously Greg [Gaines] is Steady Eddie, so we have guys that can step in there.”
Roberts was a rookie last year and Gaines is a pending free agent and turns 30 in May.
Hall, Joe suspects, is a guy Bowles wants back on his roster. He turns 26 in May and still has upside, plus Bowles probably would love to see what new Bucs defensive line coach Marcus West does with Hall.
The Bucs can re-sign Hall at any time. The free agency dinner bell rings Monday, March 9.
Joe suspects there will be at least one strong bidder for Hall. While he’s not a great player, anybody drafted that early (No. 33 overall) always has another team or two that “loved him” in the draft but didn’t get him. Heck, even Joe Tryon-Shoyinka got $4 million+ in free agency last year.
Joe wouldn’t spend a lot of money on Hall, but the Bucs very well might.
February 23rd, 2026 at 9:57 pm
Definition of slightly below average
Was a typical Licht high round front 7 pick
Dudes lost on front 7 picks and evaluation of what a player brings
February 23rd, 2026 at 10:21 pm
This is the prove it year for TB & JL. They will or they will not. Time will tell.
February 23rd, 2026 at 10:32 pm
Why. The front zone played with no fire. Upgrade please
February 23rd, 2026 at 10:36 pm
Hall is actually a 67 pff, which places him in the top THIRD of DI’s
February 23rd, 2026 at 11:36 pm
If you want no pass rush and just run stoppers, keep doing what Bucs have been doing
February 23rd, 2026 at 11:43 pm
Umm I have nothing against Hall but it seems to me we should be looking for upgrades despite what Todd thinks.
I am not seeing many safe spots on our defensive roster Joe.
Go Bucs!
February 24th, 2026 at 12:07 am
I wouldn’t mind if we resigned Hall. He will never be a star or give you massive production, but he also doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and he’s pretty good at everything. Maybe something in the neighborhood of 3 @ $18M? I could live with $6M a year for an average starter.
February 24th, 2026 at 12:36 am
He’s OK, ideally he’d be a back-up. When talking money, just keep in mind the cap keeps going up and up, so what cost $5M two years ago is now going to cost more like $7M. I’d guess Hall would get something in that range, sort of how Gholston would get $4M deals a few years ago.
February 24th, 2026 at 12:49 am
I’m thinking along the lines of what Rod Munch posted, he could be a depth piece, nothing more. Look, the guy’s biggest claim to fame is ending Ryan Jensen’s career which kind of initiated the nose dive of 2022 where the Bucs went from true contenders under BA to also rans under Todd Bowles. An endorsement by Bowles has zero credibility in most qaurters except at OBP where the powers that be chose to give Todd one more chance so it is likely if Todd wants to try and use this pseudo bust (remember that Hall was the 1st pick of day 2 the 2022 draft after Jason traded out of the first round) then he will probably get the opportunity to. ….