The Green Bay Packers are currently top of both the NFC North and the NFC conference as a whole.
But after two unconvincing victories against the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals and Kyler Murray-less Arizona Cardinals (although that may have been an advantage for Arizona), the team needs to step up if they are to pave the way for a deep playoff run this postseason.
With the trade deadline approaching, rumors have swirled about contenders like Green Bay making moves for one or two players to consolidate the rosters and fill holes in the small areas of deficiency they may have.
And according to one analyst – The Leap’s Peter Bukowski – the Packers should look to add another name at running back, New York Jets‘ former second round pick, Breece Hall.
“Iâm with the injuries to [2024 third round pick] MarShawn Lloyd,” Bukowski posted on Tuesday, “I would at least call on Hall to see what it would cost.”
The New York Jets Could Be Willing To Move Off Of Breece Hall
The once ultra-promising Hall, who many believed could be a future Pro Bowler or All-Pro at the centerpiece of a new Jets offense, did not manage to fully kick on in years two and three after tearing his ACL and meniscus mid-way through his impressive rookie season.
Hall has not been bad by any means, averaging 4.6 yards per carry on his career, and nearly 1600 yards from scrimmage in his Sophomore campaign in 2023. Yet in 2025, new head coach, Aaron Glenn mentioned that the team would move towards a running back by committee operation on offense.
Despite the season-ending injury to 2024 fourth round RB, Braelon Allen, Hall has still yet to see a large proportion of the carries on a regular basis. In week 7 against the Carolina Panthers, the Iowa State product saw 54% of the snaps on offense to third-stringer, Isaiah Davis‘ 46% – although he did receive the lions share of the actual carries on the ground.
Packers Could Use Another Piece At Running Back Alongside Jacobs
As Bukowski notes, the team have been short 2024 third round pick, MarShawn Lloyd for almost the entirety of his stint in the pros – at least during the actual regular and post-season. Josh Jacobs‘ efficacy has decreased since his first year with the organization, with his yards per carry decreasing form 4.4 in 2024 to 3.7 this season.
Emanuel Wilson has little experience leading a rushing attack, in case Jacobs goes down with an injury. And although he is a reasonably strong depth option, it could be that Matt LaFleur desires a true RB 1A/B tandem for his run-heavy offense, much like he utilized during the prime Aaron Rodgers years with a duo combination of Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams and AJ Dillon.
With Jordan Love still in his development stage, coming into his third year as a starter – despite it being his sixth year in the league, having the backbone of an effective reliable run game will be critical to Green Bay if they are to mount a serious Super Bowl challenge this January.
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