The Kansas City Chiefs need a boost to their rushing attack.
Kansas City ranked 25th in rushing yards per game last season, and while some of that had to do with the offensive line, there’s no doubt the Chiefs need more of a difference-maker at running back.
With Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt set to hit free agency, this is the offseason for the Chiefs to make a change.
While many have pegged Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love to the Chiefs in the 2026 NFL draft, Pro Football and Sports Network’s Ryan Guthrie predicts Kansas City will instead sign New York Jets running back Breece Hall.
“The Chiefs know they need more juice in the backfield,” Guthrie said. “Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco aren’t enough. Kansas City nearly traded for Breece Hall at the deadline, and the fit is obvious. His pass-catching ability gives Patrick Mahomes a dangerous outlet as Mahomes continues working back from injury. Hall could immediately rank among the league leaders in RB receiving production.”
Hall would be an immediate upgrade over both Hunt and Pacheco.
The Jets free agent is one of the more explosive players at his position in the NFL and would add a new element to Kansas City’s offense, both as a runner and pass-catcher.
Hall is coming off a season in which he tallied over 1,000 yards for the first time in his career despite the fact that he was on one of the league’s worst offenses.
Put him with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid and there’s a good chance Hall will reach new heights in his career while also taking a ton of pressure off Mahomes.
There’s a good chance the Jets want to keep him, and they might even slap the franchise tag on Hall to make sure he doesn’t leave for nothing.
That would obviously complicate things, and if it turns out the Chiefs have to trade for Hall on top of having to extend him on a contract that Spotrac believes could cost $41 million over four years, Kansas City shouldn’t do it.
But if Hall can be had in free agency, it would make sense for the Chiefs to invest.
