Breece Hall Out Again: Jets Week 5 Survivor-Pick Read

Breece Hall still sidelined for the Jets

Breece Hall did not practice again Wednesday, and the Jets' running back remains week-to-week with the quad injury he suffered in their Week 3 loss to Detroit. The latest practice report points toward another absence, meaning New York likely runs out its Week 5 home game against Cleveland without its top back.

The Jets host the Browns on Sunday as favorites — but only by 1.5 points. That's about as thin a margin as a survivor favorite can carry.

What it means for your survivor pick

A 1.5-point spread is a coin flip dressed up as a favorite, and losing your lead back doesn't make that number any friendlier. For survivor purposes, the Jets fall squarely into the avoid pile this week: you're staking your entry on a near-pick'em game played by a team already down a key piece of its offense. There's no edge here worth burning a pick on.

The schedule ahead doesn't rescue them either. New York travels to New England in Week 6 as a 9.5-point underdog, then returns home in Week 7 as a modest 2.5-point favorite over Miami. None of those spots scream safe, so Hall's status doesn't just dent this week — it keeps the Jets off the board for a while. With better-rated favorites available (Detroit is laying 5.5 at Arizona the same week), there's no reason to reach. If you want to work through the cleaner options, our NFL survivor pool picks break down the week's safer plays.

Bottom line: skip the Jets in Week 5, and keep an eye on Hall's practice reports before you consider them down the line. New to the format? Start with how survivor pools work.