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Erick Hallett
No. 36 – Detroit Lions
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	April 24, 2000 (age 24); Cypress, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas)
College:	Pittsburgh (2018–2022)
NFL draft:	2023 / round: 6 / pick: 208
Career history
	Jacksonville Jaguars (2023); Detroit Lions (2024–present);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-ACC (2022);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Erick Hallett II (born April 24, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.

Early life

Hallett was born on April 24, 2000, and grew up in Cypress, Texas.^[1] He attended Cy-Fair High School, playing as a cornerback, wide receiver and return specialist and helping them win the Class 6A championship with a 15–0 record during his senior year.^[2]^[3] He posted 38 tackles and six interceptions during his senior season, earning first-team all-district honors.^[2] Hallett committed to play college football at Pittsburgh over various other offers.^[3]

College career

As a true freshman at Pittsburgh in 2018, Hallett redshirted.^[2] The following year, he appeared in 12 games, starting one, and recorded 14 tackles with two pass breakups.^[2] In 2020, he played ten games, starting the final four, and tallied 30 tackles, two of which were for a loss, four pass breakups and two interceptions.^[4]^[5] Hallett was named honorable mention all-conference in 2021 after starting all 14 games and making 70 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, nine pass breakups, three interceptions and two forced fumbles.^[4] In his final year, he started all 13 games and earned second-team all-conference honors while posting 54 tackles, four TFLs and nine pass breakups with two forced fumbles, additionally being a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back nationally.^[4]^[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.50 s	1.57 s	2.60 s	4.11 s	6.84 s	37.5 in (0.95 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	13 reps
Sources:^[7]^[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Hallett was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round (208th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.^[9] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[10]^[11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.^[12]

On August 27, 2024, Hallett was waived by the Jaguars.^[13]

Detroit Lions

Hallett was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on August 29, 2024.^[14] He was released on November 20.^[15] On December 11, the Lions re–signed Hallett to their practice squad.^[16]