Back to the Missouri Tigers Newsfeed

How Mizzou’s Emanuel Hall went from benchwarmer to Drew Lock’s favorite target

Emanuel Hall’s first touchdown of the season came by accident.

As quarterback Drew Lock looked for Hall halfway through the first quarter of Missouri’s season opener against Tennessee-Martin, the receiver was covered.

Thinking on his feet, Hall found a hole, cut right and split a pair of defensive backs. He caught a 34-yard touchdown a few seconds later. The player NFL evaluators thought only knew the go route had just improvised mid-play and scored off a post.

The Skyhawks put Hall, who established himself as a deep threat last season, in one-on-one coverage. He took it personally.