Breece Hall or Ja'Marr Chase: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Breece Hall: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 153rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Ja'Marr Chase: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 155th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 5.

What the player markets price

The market has Breece Hall at 4.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Ja'Marr Chase at 4.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 3 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Breece Hall's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 3, Breece Hall has been on the field for 57 percent of NYJ snaps, taken 62 percent of the carries, drawn 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 24 third down targets, had 4 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 19 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 0.0 air yards.

In Week 1 against TEN he carried 22 times for 102 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 16 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 2 against GB he carried 16 times for 29 yards, caught 5 of 5 targets for 63 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against DET he carried 13 times for 32 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 23 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Ja'Marr Chase has been on the field for 72 percent of CIN snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 37 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 31 two minute targets.

His 28 targets have averaged 8.1 air yards.

In Week 2 against HOU he caught 7 of 9 targets for 75 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 3 against PIT he caught 9 of 12 targets for 98 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against JAX he caught 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Breece Hall played 16 games and scored 207.7 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing RB19.

He carried 243 times for 1065 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 350 more yards.

That came to 15.2 carries a game at 4.4 yards a carry and 2.3 catches a game.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets.

That came to 11.6 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 11.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 16 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 Ja'Marr Chase scored 19.6 PPR points a game and Breece Hall 13.0, 6.6 a game between them.

Breece Hall finished RB19 and Ja'Marr Chase WR4, which are two different ladders.

Breece Hall is a running back and Ja'Marr Chase a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Breece Hall is off in Week 13 and Ja'Marr Chase in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Breece Hall is listed as doubtful on the injury report.

Ja'Marr Chase is listed as questionable on the injury report.