Breece Hall Says Jets Offense Finally Has Weapons Beyond Him and Garrett Wilson

The New York Jets have spent the last few months remaking their roster in ways that even players who lived through the bad years are taking notice. Breece Hall, the third-year running back who has carried the offense on his back more often than not, didn’t exactly hold back when asked about the team’s offseason overhaul.

“I haven’t always been in the best situations to showcase everything I can do,” Hall said, per Zach Rosenblatt of The Athletic. He added that now defenses will have to account for more than just him and Garrett Wilson. That’s a direct shot at the Jets teams of the recent past — the ones that lacked a second receiving threat and relied on Hall to create something out of nothing.

From ACL tear to 1,000-yard rusher

Hall arrived in 2022 as part of one of the better Jets draft classes in memory. He exploded as a rookie before tearing his ACL against the Broncos. Since then he has posted three straight seasons with 1,300-plus total yards, finally cracking 1,000 rushing yards last year. But the overall offense has been a problem. Even with a healthy Aaron Rodgers in 2024, the Jets managed just five wins and the offense looked broken more often than not.

What changed this offseason

The Jets traded for Geno Smith, bringing the veteran quarterback back to the team that originally drafted him in the second round. They also reunited with linebacker Demario Davis, a move that strengthens a defense that was already solid. On offense they used two first-round picks on tight end Kenyon Sadiq and wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., plus edged rusher David Bailey on defense. That’s a lot of resources poured into giving Hall and Wilson some help.

Hall is not alone in feeling optimistic. Multiple players in Florham Park have praised the front office’s aggressiveness. The question is whether it matters if head coach Aaron Glenn doesn’t improve his in-game management. Glenn’s first season was rough — clock management issues, questionable fourth-down calls, the kind of stuff that gets rookie coaches fired before they figure it out. His mentor Dan Campbell went through the same growing pains in Detroit before turning things around.

For now the locker room seems united. Training camp opened with everyone rowing the same direction, which is more than you could say about some recent Jets camps. The season opens Week 1 against Robert Saleh’s Tennessee Titans, which gives the Jets a chance to prove all that optimism is real.