Carlton Hall begins his fourth year as an assistant coach at Harvard in 2010. He will continue to work with the Crimson's defensive line and will recruit the southern United States with a focus on Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi.
Additionally, Hall serves as the Crimson's professional liaison and works closely with professional scouts. Hall's familiarity with the professional scene has been valuable to the Crimson with Desmond Bryant ’09 entering his second year as an impact player in the NFL with Oakland.
Hall brings experience at the highest levels of collegiate and professional football to the Crimson. He most recently served as the defensive line coach at Georgetown, after three seasons as an assistant in various capacities at Columbia.
Hall worked with Columbia's linebackers after the 2005 season and oversaw that position through the 2006 spring workouts. He was the Lions' defensive line assistant during the 2005 season and served as wide receivers coach for the 2003 and 2004 campaigns.
Hall spent the summer of 2004 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as part of the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship, where he worked with that team's wide receivers and assisted in offensive quality control.
He spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Asheboro (N.C.) High School, including three as the school's defensive coordinator.
Hall enjoyed a standout playing career as an undergraduate, earning All-Southeastern Conference honors at Vanderbilt. He was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Commodores, leading the SEC in tackles as a senior. He received the football team's Wade-Looney Award for perseverance and was chosen to play in the prestigious East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco as a senior.
Hall went on to sign a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers in 1998.
Hall graduated from Vanderbilt in 1998 with a degree in human and organizational development. He is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association.