The Tennessee Titans are concluding the regular season with temporary solutions at cornerback. The defense got Jalyn Armour-Davis back healthy against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 16. That allowed the Titans to start the game with their preferred cornerback trio of Armour-Davis, Darrell Baker Jr. and Marcus Harris.
Harris, the rookie nickel who has outperformed his draft slot, suffered an injury early into the 26-9 blowout victory. With few options on the roster to in-game replace Harris, defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson turned to an unlikely source. Fourth-year cornerback Kemon Hall, who isn't even on the 53-man roster, stepped into the lineup.
Hall was called up as a standard game-day elevation from the practice squad. The former undrafted free agent was outstanding in relief of Harris. Hall took full advantage of his opportunity.
Titans defender fans had never heard of was excellent in Week 16
Hall ended up earning 25 snaps for the Titans defense. That represented about 56 percent of Wilson's defensive plays. Hall finished second on the team in tackles with five solo takedowns. Two of them were credited as tackles for loss in the backfield. No Titans defender had more TFLs versus the Chiefs.
Pro Football Focus assigned Hall a defensive grade of 68.9. He was the sixth-highest graded player on the Titans defense. The entire Titans secondary graded out well as the Chiefs were limited to nine points and 133 total yards of offense.
Hall originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of North Texas with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2019. He's bounced around the league since, spending the majority of his time on different practice squads, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys. Hall stepped up for the Titans when they found themselves shorthanded at cornerback in Week 16.