Breece Hall

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Breece Hall
BreeceHall2019.jpg
Hall playing in 2019
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 28
PositionRunning back
ClassJunior
MajorCommunication studies
Personal information
Born: (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 20)
Omaha, Nebraska
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolWichita Northwest (Wichita, Kansas)
Career highlights and awards
  • Unanimous All-American (2020)
  • Consensus All-American (2021)
  • 2× Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2020, 2021)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2019)

Breece Hall (born May 31, 2001) is an American football running back for the Iowa State Cyclones. Hall led the nation in rushing yards during the 2020 FBS season and was a unanimous All-American selection.

Early life and high school[]

Hall grew up in Wichita, Kansas and attended Wichita Northwest High School. Hall was named first team All-Metro and first team All-State after rushing for 2,082 yards and scoring 36 total touchdowns in his junior season.[1] As a senior, Hall rushed for 2,127 yards and 29 touchdowns and was again named first team All-Metro and first team All-State and was named the Wichita Metro Player of the Year.[2]

College career[]

Freshman season[]

Following the departure of David Montgomery for the NFL, Hall became Iowa State's starting running back during his true freshman season.[3] He was named the co-Newcomer of the Week after rushing 132 yards and three touchdowns 38–14 win over West Virginia.[4] Hall repeated as Newcomer of the Week the following week after rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns while also catching three passes for 73 yards.[5][6] He finished the season with 897 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns while also catching 23 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown and was named second team All-Big 12.[7][8][9]

Sophomore season[]

Hall rushed for over 100 yards in eight straight games to start his sophomore season.[10] Hall finished the season as the FBS leader in rushing yards with 1,572 on 279 carries and 21 rushing touchdowns while also catching 23 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Hall was named first team All-Big 12 and the conference Offensive Player of the Year and became the first unanimous first team All-American in school history.[11]

College statistics[]

Breece Hall Rushing Receiving
Season Team G Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2019 Iowa State 12 186 897 4.8 9 23 252 11.0 1
2020 Iowa State 12 279 1,572 5.6 21 23 180 7.8 2
Total 24 465 2,469 5.3 30 46 432 9.4 3

References[]

  1. ^ Douglas, Kendra (November 7, 2018). "Northwest High School senior Breece Hall selected to play in the football All American Game". KSN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Iowa State football: The conversation that put freshman Breece Hall on the path to college stardom". The Des Moines Register. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Iowa State great David Montgomery lends helping hand to Breece Hall". The Des Moines Register. January 22, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Meredith, Luke (October 15, 2019). "Freshman Breece Hall emerges at RB for Iowa State". Associated Press. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Breece Hall 'electric' in encore at Texas Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 19, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "After Breece Hall's breakout, there should be no question who is Iowa State's No. 1 running back is". The Des Moines Register. October 12, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Iowa State: Running back Breece Hall is a superstar in-waiting". The Des Moines Register. July 10, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Shepard, Brad (April 1, 2020). "Ranking the Top 10 Sophomores Heading into the 2020 College Football Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "Breece Hall, like Iowa State football team as a whole, has room for improvement". The Gazette. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Bromberg, Nick (November 25, 2020). "Heisman Watch: It's time to appreciate Iowa State RB Breece Hall". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Iowa State's Breece Hall named a unanimous first-team All-American". Des Moines Register. January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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