While not an official verdict, Jets reporter Zach Rosenblatt believes that Hall could be back in a Jets uniform for 2026. That is, unless someone is willing to pay through the nose.

New York could use the transition tag (not franchise tag) on Hall, meaning he’d be set to earn the average of top-10 salaries for the position. On the transition tag, the Jets could still work out a trade, but that appears highly unlikely. On the transition tag, however, teams may make an offer directly to the player, and New York can match it. Conventional wisdom says they would. They don’t want Hall to leave the New York Jets of New Jersey at the Meadowlands complex (central-park adjacent), regardless of the fact that Hall has made it abundantly clear he’d like to be almost anywhere else.

The Jets are not cheap, and still seem willing to pay whatever it takes. They inked wide receiver Garrett Wilson to a four-year deal last year, making the wideout among the league’s highest-paid. The sticking point here is whether they think Hall will negotiate a new deal, and he seems hell-bent on going to a contender.

Hall has not even celebrated his 25th birthday yet (May), and since 2023, he’s tallied over 2,900 rushing yards and over 1,400 receiving yards on 169 catches. Grand total: 4,359 total yards along with 22 tips to paydirt. It’s widely believed the Jets will check his perceived value with other teams at the upcoming combine.

Fantasy lowdown: The running back’s managers would love nothing more than to sign on with a competitive team without all of the offensive dysfunction. Unfprtunately they may not get that wish. In his current situation, Hall weighs in at RB13 for the preseason after finishing RB19 in 2025. That preseason ranking would shoot up if he wound up elsewhere.