The New York Jets are changing the way they do business in 2025.
Previously a solo act in the backfield, Aaron Glenn's team is going to take a committee approach to the running back room in their new offense.
The new head coach is inheriting a group featuring Breece Hall in addition to a pair of second-year backs in Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Hall has been the No. 1 running back since the Jets drafted him in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Glenn wants to use them all without the "RB1" label.
"I think, mentally, [Hall] is in a good place, but I would say that we have three running backs on this team that we're going to utilize as much as possible," Glenn said, via ESPN's Rich Cimini at the NFL league meetings. "They're all big men, they can run, they're violent, they're physical."
Hall, who is entering a contract year, is trying to return to form. He hasn't been the same player after a torn ACL ended a solid rookie season after just seven games.
The Iowa State product has seen a steady decline in efficiency since the injury. Hall averaged 6.9 yards per touch in his rookie year but has seen that number drop to just 5.1 in 2024.
He's been a workhorse since returning, totaling 565 touches in the two seasons post-ACL injury.
Glenn hopes the 23-year-old will be happy with the new approach.
"So I think once we get a chance to get the players in and see exactly how they operate, I think every player is going to be happy with the way that we go about this offense, and I think he's going to be one of them."
The Jets new coach knows a thing or two about the benefit a committee approach can have on a team. Glenn had a front-row seat to it with the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions.
Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara formed a lethal duo with the Saints, while Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery have done the same with the Lions.
As a defensive-minded coach, Glenn is familiar with what that style can do to a game plan.
Instead, the focus shifts to how Hall will receive the news with his future unclear following 2025. The running back took to X to share his reaction, which doesn't appear to be an endorsement thus far.
— Breece Hall (@BreeceH) April 6, 2025
Things change quickly, however, so perhaps the kinks can be ironed out during the Jets' offseason program. Glenn and offensive ...
