Breece Hall: Everything you need to know

The Jets and Hall (knee) agreed to terms on a three-year, $45.75 million contract Friday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports. With an average annual value of $15.25 million on the deal, Hall becomes the third-highest paid running back in the NFL behind the Eagles' Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million) and the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey ($19 million). Despite being in mostly dreadful offenses in four seasons since the Jets selected him in the second round of the 2022 Draft, Hall has averaged 1,453 yards from scrimmage and 7.3 touchdowns per year over the last three campaigns. He even put together the first 1,000-yard season on the ground of his career (1,065, to be exact) in 2025. Moving forward, Hall will remain the engine of New York's offense.

The Jets officially placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Hall (knee) on Tuesday, Eric Allen of the team's official site reports. It was initially reported that New York would place the franchise tag on Hall, and the one-year, fully guaranteed non-exclusive variation allows the running back to negotiate with other teams. The Jets will retain the right to match any offer and be entailed to two first-round picks as compensation from any other team Hall were to sign with, though, a prohibitive enough cost to realistically obstruct any such deals. Still, Hall's ability to engage in dialogue with other teams could open up options in the event that he and New York aren't able to reach terms on a long-term extension by the July 15 deadline. General manager Darren Mougey said at the NFL Scouting Combine that the Jets' goal is to "try to get a long-term deal, keep [Hall] around," and that the team views the franchise tag as a way to "continue to work towards a deal" rather than allow the 2022 second-round pick to hit free agency.

New York is placing the franchise tag on Hall (knee) on Tuesday, Connor Hughes of SNY.tv reports. Hall receiving the franchise tag has widely been anticipated, as Jets general manager Darren Moughey said at the NFL Scouting Combine that such a move would occur if both sides could not reach agreement on a long-term deal by Tuesday's deadline. It's significant that Hall will receive the franchise tag, rather than the transition tag, meaning that he will not be able to negotiate with other teams in any capacity and is instead positioned to play out the 2026 campaign on a one-year, fully guaranteed $14.29 million contract. Hall and New York will have until mid-July to continue negotiating on a potential multi-year extension. While Hall's immediate fantasy prospects may have improved had he been able to seek a new landing spot in free agency, the Jets' motivation in retaining the 2022 second-round pick signals clear investment in his status as a focal part of the team's offense. While combatting significant deficiencies elsewhere on offense in 2025, Hall rushed 243 times for 1,065 yards and four scores across his 16 regular-season appearances, adding 36 catches for 350 yards and another score on 48 targets.