Jets rookies report to training camp Tuesday, and the team will not have any official holdouts. The Jets will have Breece Hall under contract before the team’s first workout, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
The Iowa State product has been in the team’s building Tuesday morning and will soon be under contract through 2025. Hall entered the day as one of 11 unsigned second-round picks. He is the final Jets 2022 draftee to sign.
It has been seven years since the Jets rostered a 1,000-yard rusher (Chris Ivory), but Hall will likely be put in position to snap that streak while attached to his rookie deal. The Jets traded up to No. 36 with the Giants to land him; they had tried to trade back into the first round for the former Big 12 star. A trade back into Round 1 would have been historic, seeing as the Jets made three previous first-round picks this year. Only the 2000 Jets have made four first-round picks in a draft.
Although the Jets have Michael Carter and Tevin Coleman on their roster, Hall is expected to be their backfield centerpiece this season. Hall, 21, dominated with the Cyclones, scoring 23 touchdowns in each of his final two seasons. He surpassed 1,450 rushing yards in each of those campaigns and became this year’s first running back selected.
The Jets have made a few attempts to staff their running back position since Ivory’s departure. The most notable of those, of course, being Le’Veon Bell. Since Bell’s Big Apple flameout, the Jets had not made major investments at the position. Hall, who was connected to a few teams as a first-round pick, changed that. Here is how Gang Green’s 2022 draft class rounded out:
Round 1: No. 4 Ahmad Gardner, CB (Cincinnati) (signed)
Round 1: No. 10 (from Seahawks) Garrett Wilson, WR (Ohio State) (signed)
Round 1: No. 26 (from Titans) Jermaine Johnson II, DE (Florida State) (signed)
Round 2: No. 36 (from Giants) Breece Hall, RB (Iowa State) (signed)
Round 3: No. 101 (from Saints through Eagles and Titans) Jeremy Ruckert, TE (Ohio State) (signed)
Round 4: No. 111 (from Panthers) Max Mitchell, OT (Louisiana) (signed)
Round 4: No. 117 (from Vikings) Michael Clemons, DE (Texas A&M) (signed)