In a talented Jets offense that potentially has myriad ways to exploit a defense, two players -- WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall -- have shown in training camp that containing them is going to be a huge challenge.

Hall in particular, when positioned outside the backfield and split out or in the slot as a receiver, has made a couple of outstanding grabs of long passes from QB Justin Fields. One acrobatic reception near the sideline covered more than 50 yards. But did Hall keep his feet inbounds?

"Yes I did," he said. "Kind of an option play, could have run a stop route, if it's pressed, I could run a fade. But for me, if a linebacker is within 5 yards of me, I'm going to go beat him. So I just tell Justin, 'just throw it up, let me go run, let me go run under it.' And as soon as he sees me put my hand up, he's like, 'no doubt, I'm just going to throw it up and let you run under it.' "

It's one thing to unleash Hall in the run game (where he's broken some big plays in his NFL career), especially this season when he's joined in the backfield by the versatile Fields, and fellow running backs Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. The prospect, however, of putting Hall in play as a receiver is an exciting for HC Aaron Glenn and OC Tanner Engstrand.

"I think Breece is a matchup issue for defensive players, especially the linebackers," Engstrand said. "If they want to play man-to-man coverage with Breece, I'm going to take that match up any day of the week, and it's been fun to see him develop the route tree, not just in the backfield, but outside of the backfield as well, and see if we can find some things that he does out there that can give us some chances to get some explosives."

Entering his fourth season with the Green & White, in addition to his production on the ground -- 512 carries for 2,333 yards (12.8 per carry) with 14 TDs -- Hall, 24, has caught 152 passes for 1,292 yards and 8 TDs. In his sophomore season (after missing the second half of his rookie year because of a knee injury), Hall caught a career-high 76 passes; and added 57 last season.

"You can do a lot with Breece," Glenn said. "We're going to open his game up quite a bit. He's the type of guy you can split out wide and let him run the route tree, because he can run it like a receiver. And I like that matchup with him against a safety or a linebacker. ... I think this year, you're going to see a guy that's really going to turn it up a notch because of what we're going to do, who we're going to be and because of who he is also."

For all the early attention to Hall's versatility in the pass game, the strengthened offensive line -- adding rookie RT Armand Membou as a bookend to LT Olu Fashanu -- Glenn and Engstrand said they are committed to running the ball. That's music to Hall's ears.

"Just seeing how bought in our guys are to this whole system and seeing how Tanner likes to call his plays, how he likes to set up his plays, it's been cool to see," Hall said. "If we run the ball and get 6 yards, he's calling it again. So it's been fun to see how he likes to experiment, how he's using me, Braelon and Isaiah in different types of ways. Just seeing how much camaraderie our O-line has with each other, it's really showing right now."

S Andre Cisco: 'It's a Special DB Group'
Safety Andre Cisco, a Long Island native, is back close to home after signing with the Jets in free agency after four seasons with Jacksonville (and a collegiate career with Syracuse). He's quickly made an impression with his coaches and teammates.

"Smart, smart, leader," DC Steve Wilks said. "We know his ability, his physicality, his toughness. You can see it a little bit when he was at Jacksonville ... he was a little overweight, he dropped that. He's moving faster. But the leadership and coming in and being that vocal guy on the backend, that's what I love."

Cisco is listed at 6-0, 210, but he said he's lost 8 or 9 pounds from last season.

"Man, I've played at a lot of different weights throughout the years, so I feel like I'm in a really good spot, considering my job having to take down running backs, cover receivers, time to time, go head to head with tight ends and also play in the middle field," he said. "So, I have a dynamic job and [it] requires a specific weight and mindset to continue to execute. So, I like where I'm at."

With the Jaguars, Cisco notched 60-plus tackles in each of the past three seasons and has never missed more than 2 games in a season over his 4 years in the NFL. He's now with a group of DBs that includes Sauce Gardner, Michael Carter II, Brandon Stephens, Tony Adams and Isaiah Oliver among others.

"It's a special DB group," he said. "I'll tell you just the energy we're bringing, it's not forced, it's not talked about, it's not pre-planned. It's just natural. Guys are just rallying around each other. We're excited to see each other make plays." He added: "A great group of guys."

AVT on Armand Membou: 'A Hell of an Athlete'
In terms of seniority on the Jets' offensive line, Alijah Vera-Tucker, 26, is the guy with the most time playing for the Green & White. He's entering his fifth season in the NFL and this season he'll be next to the team's top draft pick -- RT Armand Membou.

"Membou, man, I think he's a hell of an athlete," AVT said. "I think he's a little bit ahead of his game when it comes to knowing the playbook and knowing how to execute at a high level. Obviously, there's always things to work on for every five people on the O-line, but I think he's executing at a high level right now."

To his left, AVT has been observing the competition at center between Joe Tippmann and Josh Myers, who signed in free agency from Green Bay and who played at Ohio State with QB Justin Fields.

"With the centers, I think it's good for the whole line to get a feel for both of them," AVT said. "I think both of them are really smart, really good players as well. And I think the competition is good. You see them pushing each other but also working with each other as well."