{"id":773824,"date":"2026-02-24T18:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773824\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:39:17","slug":"how-latest-rb-extension-impacts-ny-jets-breece-hall-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773824\/","title":{"rendered":"How latest RB extension impacts NY Jets\u2019 Breece Hall situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As free agency approaches, Breece Hall\u2019s future with the New York Jets remains unclear<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After setting a career high in rushing yards during the 2025 season (1,065) and serving as the Jets\u2019 lone consistent offensive weapon all season long, it is expected that Hall is looking for a long-term deal that will pay him among the NFL\u2019s top running backs.<\/p>\n

However, he doesn\u2019t decide his future in the Big Apple; the Jets do.<\/p>\n

As Jets X-Factor\u2019s Nick Faria broke down<\/a>, the Jets could also keep him on a transition tag at $11.7 million or franchise tag him for $14.5 million.<\/p>\n

If the Jets apply the transition tag to Hall, he would be permitted to explore the open market and gauge his value against offers from other teams. Should he receive a contract offer elsewhere, New York would retain the right of first refusal, either matching the deal to keep him or declining to do so and allowing him to depart.<\/p>\n

As with any roster decision, though, the financial implications are paramount.<\/p>\n

As Hall\u2019s future remains in limbo, the first domino in the running back market fell on Saturday as Javonte Williams and the Dallas Cowboys agreed on a three-year, $24 million extension that included $16 million in guaranteed money.<\/p>\n

That deal will certainly impact the Jets\u2019 looming decision with Hall.<\/p>\n

How does Javonte Williams\u2019 extension affect Breece Hall\u2019s value?<\/p>\n

When comparing Williams and Hall\u2019s 2025 rushing statistics side-by-side, we can see that Williams surpassed Hall in many categories.<\/p>\n

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Among the categories we listed above, the only category where Hall ranked ahead of Williams is breakaway rate (percentage of a player\u2019s rushing yards gained on carries for 15+ yards), as Hall\u2019s 36.8% breakaway percentage ranked fifth among 51 qualified running backs, while Williams\u2019 25.6% rate ranked 21st.<\/p>\n

However, context is key.<\/p>\n

Williams was running behind the Cowboys\u2019 offensive line, which finished the 2025 season with a stellar 71.5 run-blocking grade, ranking ninth in the league. On the other hand, Hall was working behind an O-line that ranked 21st in that same category with a 59.7 run-blocking grade.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, Hall also makes far more of an impact in the passing game.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Iowa State product hauled in 36 of his 48 targets for 350 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Williams logged just 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns across 51 targets and 35 receptions.<\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that 2025 marked the lowest target total of Hall\u2019s three full NFL seasons (excluding his rookie season, when he played in just seven games before tearing his ACL).<\/p>\n

That drop in usage is notable considering what he produced in the two years prior.<\/p>\n

From 2023-24, Hall totaled 1,074 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, which established him as one of the league\u2019s top pass-catching running backs.<\/p>\n

Hall\u2019s receiving production, coupled with his worse circumstances in New York, should make him worth at least $2 million per year more than Williams.<\/p>\n

With Williams already securing a deal worth roughly $8 million per season, the market for running backs is clear this offseason.<\/p>\n

If the Jets, or any team, were to give Hall a multi-year deal this offseason, his price would likely check in around the $10 million per year range, due to his big-play ability and proven production as a pass catcher out of the backfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As free agency approaches, Breece Hall\u2019s future with the New York Jets remains unclear. After setting a career…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[487,7,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,6531,3229,7823,3916,3234],"class_list":{"0":"post-773824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-breece-hall","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-free-content","11":"tag-jets","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-jets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkjets","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-ny-jets-column","18":"tag-ny-jets-free-agency","19":"tag-ny-jets-image","20":"tag-ny-jets-players","21":"tag-standard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116127069967951202","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}