The New York Jets stayed busy despite being on bye this past week, making several key moves prior to the 2025 NFL trade deadline on Tuesday. One of the players they were unable to offload, however, was star running back Breece Hall.
Hall, coming off one of the best performances of his career, could have been shipped elsewhere with his contract set to expire. Instead, the 24-year-old will ride out the rest of the season with the 1-7 Jets. Naturally, fantasy owners need to know how the non-move impact Hall’s value in fantasy football moving forward.
New York Jets Trade Deadline Moves
The Jets didn’t hesitate to wheel and deal on Tuesday, starting when they sent All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Shortly after, the front office traded All-Pro defensive lineman Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick and defensive lineman Mazi Smith.
New York did not pull the trigger on Hall, however, nor did they move wide receiver Garrett Wilson, defensive end Will McDonald or edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II. The Jets proceeded to bench linebacker Quincy Williams – Quinnen’s brother – instead of trading him.
According to a report from ESPN’s Nate Taylor, the Kansas City Chiefs very nearly swung a deal for Hall. They offered a 2026 fourth-round pick, but the Jets held out for a third-rounder. Nobody met that asking price, so Hall stayed put – much to the running back’s chagrin. Hall’s social media activity and several inside reports made it clear that he wanted to be traded. Instead, he is poised to play out the final few months of his contract in New York.
Breece Hall Fantasy Football Outlook
Hall’s ADP entering 2025 varied drastically depending on the platform. He was coming off the board anywhere between No. 31 and No. 51, averaging out as RB16 – right above Kenneth Walker III and right below Alvin Kamara. He finished last season as RB18 in fantasy, following an RB7 finish in 2023. Between 2023 and 2024, Hall averaged 1,472 scrimmage yards and 8.5 touchdowns per season.
While Hall showed flashes of that production early on in 2025, his failure to find paydirt accentuated his inconsistencies elsewhere. He broke 145 scrimmage yards in Weeks 1 and 5, but failed to reach 55 in Weeks 2, 3 and 7. And through seven weeks, he didn’t have a single touchdown. That changed prior to New York’s Week 9 bye, when Hall rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one more against the Cincinnati Bengals. After averaging 11.2 PPR fantasy points per game on the season entering that contest, he put up 33.86 on that one afternoon alone.
Hall is now RB17 in fantasy, averaging 13.9 PPR fantasy points per game. He was RB4 in Week 8, after finishing as RB26 on average through Week 7. He is on pace to finish the year with 1,613 yards on 293 touches, which would constitute a career year. The four touchdowns Hall is on pace for, however, would be a career low.
Is there reason to believe Breece Hall can stay hot in fantasy?
While Hall is talented enough that he isn’t going to lose his grip on the starting job, now is as good a time to sell as any. The Jets aren’t playing the Bengals, Cowboys or Steelers again – literally the three worst defenses in the NFL by yards allowed per game. Hall averaged 22.3 PPR fantasy points per game against those three opponents and 8.8 against all the rest. On top of that, the Jets are facing the Bills – who boast a bottom-five run defense – in Week 18, when most fantasy seasons are over.
Hall is also on an expiring deal with no future in New York. He is averaging a 60.4% snap share in 2025, but that number could trend down if New York wants to give second-year back Isaiah Davis more touches down the stretch. Braelon Allen could return from injury in December, too. Add in the increased likelihood that the Jets are going to be down big far more often without Gardner or Williams leading their defense, and the game script could work against Hall as well.
Yes, Hall will still be fantasy relevant and worth turning to when his matchup is favorable, but he should not be held up as a top-15 player at his position moving forward. Even top-20 could be pushing it. Had he gone to the Chiefs with Isiah Pacheco hurt, fantasy owners would have had reason to celebrate. Now, he will stick around on a bad team that he wanted off of a few days ago.
If you have enough depth at running back and have an opportunity to flip Hall for a top-20 receiver like Zay Flowers, A.J. Brown or DK Metcalf, pull the trigger before his stock crashes.
