
Running back, Iowa State, 2019–21
Breece Hall
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Wichita, KS
- Born
- May 31, 2001, in Omaha, Nebraska
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Breece Hall played running back at Iowa State (2019–21). He finished sixth in the 2020 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2020 and 2021. The New York Jets took Hall in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
242rushing yards, career highvs. TCU, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. TCU, 20216catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2019Honors
- 2019Second-team All-Big 12
- 2020, 2021Consensus All‑American
- 2020, 2021Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2020, 2021First-team All-Big 12
- 2020National leader in rushing yards (1,572)
- 2020Sixth in the Heisman vote
- 202110th in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 186 | 897 | 4.8 | 9 | 75 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 279 | 1,573 | 5.6 | 21 | 75 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 253 | 1,472 | 5.8 | 20 | 80 |
| Career | 718 | 3,942 | 5.5 | 50 | 80 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 23 | 252 | 11.0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 36 | 302 | 8.4 | 3 | 30 |
| Career | 82 | 734 | 9.0 | 6 | 61 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 28 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Iowa State | 28 | RB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 28 | RB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 214 | 0.11 | 43rd (n=287) | 0.13 | 22.7 | 26% | 0.15 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 308 | 0.20 | 65th (n=212) | 0.14 | 61.9 | 37% | 0.32 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 262 | 0.25 | 75th (n=277) | 0.16 | 66.3 | 37% | 0.39 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Iowa State 12 games, 1,472 rushing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 16–10 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 17–27 | 16 | 69 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 48–3 | 21 | 100 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 29–31 | 27 | 190 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 51 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 59–7 | 17 | 123 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 33–20 | 30 | 197 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 35 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 24–21 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 37 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 31–38 | 24 | 167 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 19 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 30–7 | 19 | 136 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 38–41 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 21–28 | 19 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 48–14 | 18 | 242 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 39 |
2020 Iowa State 12 games, 1,573 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 14–31 | 20 | 103 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 37–34 | 18 | 155 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 37–30 | 28 | 139 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 31–15 | 27 | 135 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 21–24 | 20 | 185 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 8 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 52–22 | 21 | 185 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 11 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–31 | 31 | 133 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 45–0 | 15 | 135 | 2 | 33 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 23–20 | 20 | 91 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 42–6 | 22 | 97 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 56 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | L 21–27 | 23 | 79 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 34–17 | 34 | 136 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
2019 Iowa State 12 games, 897 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 29–26 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 17–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 72–20 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 49–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 38–14 | 26 | 132 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 34–24 | 19 | 183 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 73 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 27–34 | 18 | 76 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 42 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 41–42 | 18 | 110 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 33 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 23–21 | 24 | 101 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 41–31 | 28 | 97 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 40 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–27 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 9–33 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 45 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Jets | 7 | 80 | 463 | 4 | 19 | 218 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 17 | 223 | 994 | 5 | 76 | 591 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 16 | 209 | 876 | 5 | 57 | 483 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 16 | 243 | 1,065 | 4 | 36 | 350 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 3 | 51 | 163 | 1 | 10 | 102 |
| NFL career | 59 | 806 | 3,561 | 19 | 198 | 1,744 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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