One RB the Chiefs Can Add to Roster

The Kansas City Chiefs have to have a better running back in 2025 than they had in 2024. If they want to get back to the Super Bowl next year and win it, they will need to have a much-improved run game in 2025.

The Chiefs put too much on the shoulders of quarterback Patrick Mahomes last season, and he is the best quarterback in the National Football League, but he also needs help and cannot do it all on his own.

If the Chiefs do not get a running back in the 2025 NFL Draft, there is another way the team can get a running back that is proven in the the league.

The Chiefs can trade for the New York Jets' starting running back Breece Hall. Hall is entering his final year on his rookie deal, and the Jets can look to trade him if they do not want to give him a new contract.

Sterling Xie of Pro Football Newtork said Hall will be a fit with the Chiefs.

Entering the last year of his rookie deal, Breece Hall’s future with the Jets is uncertain after New York added a pair of rookie running backs in Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis last year. Hall averaged 4.2 yards per carry and -0.12 EPA per rush in 2024, both down from his averages over his first two seasons (4.8 yards per carry, -0.04 EPA per rush).

New Jets general manager Darren Mougey is a wild card in how the team might handle the Hall negotiations. However, it’s worth noting that Mougey has only spent time in the Broncos organization prior to taking the Jets GM job. Denver traditionally did not splurge on running backs, ranking 28th in running back spending during his time with the organization (2012-24).

The Chiefs do have Isiah Pacheco and re-signed Kareem Hunt, but the AFC champs could use an explosive threat like Hall to diversify their offense. Kansas City had the lowest explosive run rate (4.7%) from its running backs in 2024 and desperately needs to provide Patrick Mahomes more margin for error. The Browns and Raiders also ranked in the bottom four in percent of running back carries that gained 10+ yards last season.

Adding Hall to the Chiefs backfield would be a huge. Hall would not have to take all the reps and can stay fresh well-keeping Pacheco and Hunt fresh as well.

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