#28

Breece Hall

Former running back at Iowa State. 2021: 1,472 rushing yards, 20 rushing TD, 36 catches.

RB · Iowa State · Jr. · #28

6′1″ · 220 lb · Wichita, KS

CFB Index 87 · #11 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceConsensus AANew York — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 4, #36 overall

On production he ranks #11 of 315 RBs; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 329 nationally · Signed with Iowa State

Statement game18 car · 242 yds · 3 TDvs TCU (FBS) · W 48-14

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

BREECE HALL WITH THE RECORD. I AM GONNA MISS THAT MANr/CFB game thread · ▲ 27His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Iowa State. 2021: 1,472 rushing yards, 20 rushing TD, 36 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Iowa State in 2019.
Drafted round 2 by the New York in 2022.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Iowa State, 3,942 rushing yards, a Consensus All-American season (2020) — drafted at #36 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201912 games

Signed with Iowa State4-star out of Northwest

202011 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-Big 12first

202112 games

All-Americafirst · 9 selectors
All-Big 12first
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Yearwinner

2022

Drafted by New Yorkround 2, pick 36

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#329 national

CFB

College

Iowa State

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #36

New York · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

23 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2021)

7 first-team selectors

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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Matt Campbell

Iowa State

Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

#36Rd 2 · Pick 4

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 23-15 over that span.

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

87All-Conference level #11 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (85th percentile). Strength: rush tds (99th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#61 / 409 · 85th pct

7.6%

Explosive rate#102 / 409 · 75th pct

9.8%

Yards / carry#107 / 409 · 74th pct

6.1

EPA / carry#200 / 409 · 51st pct

0.18

Success rate#268 / 409 · 35th pct

42.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#4 / 343 · 99th pct

Rush yards#8 / 343 · 98th pct

1472

Receptions#12 / 331 · 96th pct

Carries#14 / 343 · 96th pct

253

Rec yards#18 / 331 · 95th pct

302

Long run#20 / 343 · 94th pct

Yards / carry#68 / 343 · 79th pct

5.8

Fumbles lost#177 / 222 · 13th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	118	6.4	1.7
Road6g	127	5.2	1.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	125	5.5	1.7
Weeks 8+6g	121	6.1	1.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

87 · #11 of 315 RBs

Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Iowa State	253	1,472	5.8	20	--
2020	Iowa State	279	1,573	5.6	21	--
2019	Iowa State	186	897	4.8	9	--
Career		718	3,942	5.5	50	--

Season	Team
2021	Iowa State	36	302	8.4	3	--
2020	Iowa State	23	180	7.8	2	--
2019	Iowa State	23	252	11.0	1	--
Career		82	734	9.0	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 24–21

vs Oklahoma State

70 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With B. Purdy — 307 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · -6 rush yds (9 car) · A. Mevis — 29 LONG · 100 PCT · 5 PTS

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · TCU · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +6.39Breece Hall run for 80 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 7 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08Breece Hall run for 75 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 9 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.69Breece Hall 70 Yd Run (Andrew Mevis Kick)
Week 3 · UNLV · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -4.21B.Hall rushed to UNLV 1 for 0 yards. Tackled by A.Plant at UNLV 1. The Replay Official reviewed the short of the line to gain and the play was upheld.
Week 10 · Texas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.61Breece Hall 47 Yd Run (Andrew Mevis Kick)
Week 7 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.21Breece Hall run for 43 yds to the KanSt 32 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · TCU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.14Breece Hall run for 39 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 13 · TCU · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Brock Purdy pass complete to Breece Hall for 22 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Brock Purdy pass complete to Breece Hall for 14 yds for a TD, (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Brock Purdy pass complete to Breece Hall for 30 yds to the IowSt 47 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10vs Northern Iowa	23	69	3.0	1	12
Wk 2	L 17-27vs Iowa	16	69	4.3	1	16
Wk 3	W 48-3@ UNLV	21	100	4.8	2	24
Wk 4	L 29-31@ Baylor	27	190	7.0	2	42	190-yard day
Wk 5	W 59-7vs Kansas	17	123	7.2	2	37
Wk 7	W 33-20@ Kansas State	30	197	6.6	2	75	197-yard day
Wk 8	W 24-21vs Oklahoma State	21	70	3.3	1	28
Wk 9	L 31-38@ West Virginia	24	167	7.0	1	70	167-yard day
Wk 10	W 30-7vs Texas	19	136	7.2	2	47
Wk 11	L 38-41@ Texas Tech	18	51	2.8	2	21
Wk 12	L 21-28@ Oklahoma	19	58	3.1	1	15
Wk 13	W 48-14vs TCU	18	242	13.4	3	80	Season-high 242 yds
Total		253	1472	5.8	20	80