Breece Hall with the New York Jets, 2026
With the New York Jets, 2026. Photo: New York Jets, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,573
Rushing yards, 2020 (Iowa State, 9–⁠3)
Best game
242 yards
Vs. TCU, week 13, 2021: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing yards, 2020
Drafted
No. 36
Round 2, 2022 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

242rushing yards, career highvs. TCU, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. TCU, 20216catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2019

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Iowa State1868974.8975
2020Iowa State2791,5735.62175
2021Iowa State2531,4725.82080
Career7183,9425.55080

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Iowa State2325211.0161
2020Iowa State231807.8228
2021Iowa State363028.4330
Career827349.0661

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Iowa State28RBFr.
2020Iowa State28RBSo.
2021Iowa State28RBJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Iowa State2140.1143rd (n=287)0.1322.726%0.15
2020Iowa State3080.2065th (n=212)0.1461.937%0.32
2021Iowa State2620.2575th (n=277)0.1666.337%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Northern IowaW 16–⁠102369112431
Sep 11vs.IowaL 17–⁠271669116424
Sep 18atUNLVW 48–⁠32110022410
Sep 25atBaylorL 29–⁠3127190242551
Oct 2vs.KansasW 59–⁠717123237211
Oct 16atKansas StateW 33–⁠2030197275535
Oct 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠212170128237
Oct 30atWest VirginiaL 31–⁠3824167170319
Nov 6vs.TexasW 30–⁠719136247213
Nov 13atTexas TechL 38–⁠411851221325
Nov 20atOklahomaL 21–⁠281958115317
Nov 26vs.TCUW 48–⁠1418242380239
2020 Iowa State 12 games, 1,573 rushing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠3120103119315
Sep 26atTCUW 37–⁠341815537515
Oct 3vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠302813923618
Oct 10vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠1527135226114
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠242018517048
Oct 31atKansasW 52–⁠2221185258311
Nov 7vs.BaylorW 38–⁠3131133217227
Nov 21vs.Kansas StateW 45–⁠015135233––
Nov 27atTexasW 23–⁠202091118––
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠62297123356
Dec 19vs.OklahomaL 21–⁠272379215326
Jan 2 ✦vs.OregonW 34–⁠1734136219210
2019 Iowa State 12 games, 897 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Northern IowaW 29–⁠26114709––
Sep 14vs.IowaL 17–⁠181000––
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 72–⁠20535013––
Oct 5vs.TCUW 49–⁠241202––
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠142613231815
Oct 19atTexas TechW 34–⁠2419183275373
Oct 26vs.Oklahoma StateL 27–⁠341876221642
Nov 9atOklahomaL 41–⁠4218110020433
Nov 16vs.TexasW 23–⁠212410102012
Nov 23vs.KansasW 41–⁠312897114240
Nov 30atKansas StateL 17–⁠271859120212
Dec 28 ✦vs.Notre DameL 9–⁠331755023445

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022
Height5′11¼″
Weight217 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan75⅞″W
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump10′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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022New York Jets780463419218
2023New York Jets17223994576591
2024New York Jets16209876557483
2025New York Jets162431,065436350
2026 (so far)New York Jets351163110102
NFL career598063,561191981,744

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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