The Jets may need to move forward without Breece Hall for at least a little while after the running back suffered a quad injury in Week 3 against the Detroit Lions.
According to a report from Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter, Hall is being treated as week-to-week. Rapoport added that Hall’s MRI brought “good news”, because the injury is not as significant as initially feared.
Hall was hurt on a run to the sidelines in the fourth quarter and never came back into the game. Braelon Allen handled the rest of the snaps at running back.
For Hall, the injury lands in the middle of a frustrating start on the ground in 2026. Through three games, he has 51 carries for 163 yards and one touchdown. The workload is there - 17.0 carries per game puts him on pace for a career high - but the production has lagged, with Hall averaging a career-low 3.2 yards per carry.
He has still been useful as a receiver. Hall has caught all 10 of his targets for 102 yards, and he is averaging 88.3 scrimmage yards per game, just shy of his career mark of 89.9.
The rushing numbers haven’t been helped by what’s happening up front. Over the Jets’ two-game losing streak in Weeks 2 and 3, Hall managed only 15 yards before contact on 29 carries, according to Pro Football Focus - just 0.52 yards before contact per attempt.
If Hall can’t go for New York’s Week 4 road trip to face the Chicago Bears, Braelon Allen would be the expected starter. Isaiah Davis would be next in line, while Kene Nwangwu is the only other back on the roster and has not played this season because of a back injury.
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