Breece Hall (born May 31, 2001) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Iowa State Cyclones, where he was a two-time

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and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Hall was selected by the Jets in the second round of the

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Early life

Hall was born in

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and grew up in

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, attending

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. Hall was named first-team All-Metro and first-team All-State after rushing for 2,082 yards and scoring 36 total touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, Hall rushed for 2,127 yards and 29 touchdowns and was again named first-team All-State and the Wichita Metro Player of the Year.

College career

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, Hall became Iowa State's starting running back during his true freshman season. He was named the co-Newcomer of the Week after rushing 132 yards and three touchdowns 38–14 win over

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. Hall repeated as Newcomer of the Week the following week after rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns while also catching three passes for 73 yards. He finished the season with 897 rushing yards and nine touchdowns while also catching 23 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown and was named second-team All-Big 12. Hall rushed for over 100 yards in eight straight games to start his sophomore season. Hall finished the season as the FBS leader in rushing yards with 1,572 on 279 carries and 21 rushing touchdowns while also catching 23 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Hall was named first-team All-Big 12 and the conference Offensive Player of the Year and became the first

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in school history. As a junior in 2021, Hall finished with 1,472 rushing yards, 302 receiving yards, and 23 total touchdowns. Following the season, Hall announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the

College statistics

Professional career

2022

Hall was selected by the

in the second round with the 36th overall pick in the

, which made him the first running back selected that year. Hall made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2022 season against the

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. He scored his first professional touchdown on a ten-yard reception from quarterback Joe Flacco in Week 2 against the

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. During Week 5 against the

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, Hall finished with 97 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and a touchdown as the Jets won 40–17. For his performance on Week 6 against the

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, with 20 carries for 116 yards and a rushing touchdown, Hall was named FedEx Ground Player and Pepsi NFL rookie of the week. In Week 7 against the

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, Hall rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, but tore his ACL and meniscus in the second quarter in the 16–9 win. He was placed on

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on October 25, 2022, ending his season.

2023

On July 19, 2023, Hall was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list. He was activated from the active/physically unable to perform list on August 15, 2023. During Monday Night Football against the

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in Week 1, Hall finished with 127 yards, including an 83-yard run as the Jets won 22–16 in overtime. During Week 5 against the Denver Broncos, Hall finished with 177 rushing yards, including a 72-yard touchdown as the Jets won 31–21. During Week 8 against the New York Giants, Hall had a 50-yard receiving touchdown, finishing with 76 receiving yards and 17 rushing yards as the Jets won 13–10 in overtime. The week after playing against the Atlanta Falcons, Hall was fined $43,709 for a hit he made on A.J. Terrell that put the latter in concussion protocol, although no penalty was called for the hit. In Week 16 against the Commanders, he had 191 scrimmage yards in the 30–28 win. In Week 18 against the Patriots, Hall had 37 carries for 178 yards and one touchdown in the 17–3 win. In the 2023 season, Hall had 223 carries for 994 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns to go with 76 receptions for 591 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.

2024

In Week 6, against the Bills, Hall had 169 scrimmage yards in the 23–20 loss. In the following game, against the Steelers, he had 141 scrimmage yards in the 37–15 loss. In the 2024 season, he had 209 carries for 876 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns to go with 57 receptions for 483 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

NFL career statistics

Personal life

Hall has multiple family ties to professional football. His step-father, Jeff Smith, played for the Chiefs and Buccaneers over a four-year NFL career. His cousin, Kenton Keith, had a brief stint in 2004 with the Jets, which would later become Hall's team, as well as a season with the Colts in 2007. He also spent six seasons in the

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. Hall's third cousin,

and three-time Super Bowl champion Roger Craig, played for the

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in the 1980s.

References

External links

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New York Jets bio

Iowa State Cyclones bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Breece 2001 births Living people American football running backs Iowa State Cyclones football players Players of American football from Wichita, Kansas All-American college football players 21st-century American sportsmen New York Jets players