The Dallas Cowboys can still use one of their top picks in the 2025 NFL Draft on a running back, as this class as some excellent depth at the position. North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton and Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson stand out as players who could make an impact in Dallas.

However, the idea of making a trade for a veteran might be a more prudent way of addressing their lack of quality.

The New York Jets, should they be able to land a player like Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty in the 2025 NFL Draft, could trade starter Breece Hall. Hall, who is a free agent after this season, has proven to be one of the better young running backs in the AFC.

While Clarence Hill hinted that the Jets may work something out with Hall at some point, the Cowboys should not be discouraged from a trade until they can get an officially stamped declaration that he is off the market. With how the running back market appears to be shaking out, Hall could be the best way to instantly upgrade.

Cowboys could trade for Breece Hall instead of adding RB in NFL Draft

Hall may have had a down year in 2025, but that could be explained as the byproduct of playing in an Aaron Rodgers-led Nathaniel Hackett offense that wanted to throw the ball as much as possible and didn’t lean on many of the concepts Hall had success with in the past.

The Jets are unlikely to trade him, especially if Jeanty is expected to be picked earlier than No. 7 overall, but the fact that they recently picked up fifth-year options for Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, and Jermaine Johnson hints at the notion that Hall might not be able to get the long-term deal this team is eyeing.

Schottenheimer has typically been a coach who likes to run the ball as much as possible, and neither Javonte Williams nor Miles Sanders seems like someone who will carry a starting workload. Would the Cowboys be better off leaning on a second-round or third-round rookie to eat up a plurality of carries?

Hall may be declining in the eyes of many, but his ability to both break off big runs and become a deadly pass-catcher is worth what will likely be a relatively paltry price for a Cowboys team still reeling from the loss of Rico Dowdle in free agency.