Behind workhorse Breece Hall, the New York will rotate Isaiah Davis and Braelon Allen with Davis the new favorite for breather back snaps. Beyond Rosenblatt’s informed speculation, Davis holds the efficiency edge, posting 5.5 Yards Per Carry and 6.6 Yards Per Touch alongside a 75.0-percent Catch Rate, while Allen managed 3.6 YPC before a knee injury wiped out most of his 2025 season.
Training camp snaps and preseason participation will provide backfield clarity. Identifying the immediate back-up RB offers real contingent value in deeper fantasy football leagues, particularly. Davis is the new Jets running back to roster in all formats.
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This one broke the “grain of salt” meter. Aaron Glenn has several reasons to tout a three-headed monster committee. Bottom line is Breece Hall posted a commanding 59-percent snap share and out-touched his teammates more than two-to-one in 2026, proving he is a cornerstone running back.
Even with Braelon Allen returning to health, Hall’s elite three-down profile ensures he remains an absolute locked-in RB1 who will dominate high-value touches. Rather than creating concern for Hall’s workload, this quote serves to highlight the contingent value of Isaiah Davis as a trusted member of this backfield. Davis is a must-stash in all fantasy football dynasty formats.
New York Jets running back Braelon Allen has fully recovered from the knee surgery that derailed his 2025 campaign, reporting his lowest career body fat percentage after adding 15 pounds of muscle. While coaching staff praised his potential in the passing game, they also projected a clear “three-headed monster” backfield alongside elite starter Breece Hall and rookie Isaiah Davis.
Davis directly caps Allen’s premium volume upside, restricting his projection to a fringe, short-yardage asset on the redraft landscape rather than a reliable weekly option. Allen’s ADP is more reasonable in dynasty leagues, because he has a long-term bell cow profile.
Braelon Allen is recovering from surgery on a serious Week 4 knee injury that cut his second season short after he posted a 20.6-percent Opportunity Share across four games. This follows a rookie campaign where the 235-pound back generated 334 rushing yards.
Allen remains locked in as the clear RB2 behind Breece Hall and his fantasy utility is restricted to high-value handcuff status. He is a great value stash in dynasty and will benefit from the Jets new-look offense led by Geno Smith.
The New York Jets backfield is shaping up to be a fantasy goldmine in 2025. Breece Hall is going near the 4-5 turn in drafts while 2nd year back Braelon Allen is being drafted at the 11-12 turn.
Drafters can benefit from both backs being a part of their plans, but Allen has hidden value that doesn’t appear to the naked eye. Should Breece Hall get traded between now and the 2025 NFL trade deadline, Allen would be a top-12 weekly running back.
Allen gets comparisons to Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery. The archetype, skillset, and focus on the 1-2 punch rung game offensive philosophy make for an apt comparison. With that thought in mind, Allen goes 4 rounds cheaper than David Montgomery (round 7 ADP). Keep an eye on the Jets backfield as Allen will have weekly value and would take off in a big way to be a league winner should Hall either miss time or get traded to another team.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
It appears that rookie running back Braelon Allen is already turning heads at Jets camp. Allen was drafted in the fourth round in April, along with Isaiah Davis who was selected in the fifth round. Allen is a big back who can break tackles leading to plenty of yards after contact and normally converts on short-yardage situations.
In Wisconsin, Allen was a workhorse who rushed 597 times for 3,494 yards, and 35 touchdowns. Even with his size, the running back was also effective in the receiving game by bringing in 49 receptions for 275 yards in three seasons with the Badgers. Allen was the 11th running back taken in the draft.
The depth chart behind Breece Hall is in disarray and Allen is seizing the opportunity early on. With the emergence of Allen and Davis also in town, Israel Abanikanda has seen himself free fall down the depth chart. For now, Allen should be drafted in the second round of rookie drafts and can be taken as a flier later in re-drafts since he is the leading candidate to be Hall’s handcuff.
