Chuba Hubbard Fantasy Football News

Chuba Hubbard
RB
, Carolina Panthers

Age: 27
Weight: 210 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Oklahoma State

ADP: 75
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
20.7	49	1	3	38

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Panthers continue to say they will ride hot hand at RB

ESPN

Sep 08 · 11:57 AM EDT

Jonathon Brooks is expected to share the backfield workload in 2026 with Chuba Hubbard, the Panthers' returning starter, and as Rico Dowdle proved last season, having a tandem to ride the hot hand in the backfield is important in any offense.

"Yeah, we'll definitely roll it out just the way we have been," Canales said last month. "Where you have a lead back for the series, the other guy comes in on third down so they can be in there for the protection, and also we run the ball on third down. So those are good opportunities to just keep a guy into the game, while the other person, whether it's Chuba or [Brooks], we'll make that decision when we get closer.

"But whoever the lead guy for the base downs is, they'll get the bulk of that rhythm."

Related players: A.J. Dillon

Fantasy Impact:

The team said last week they are optimistic Brooks will play in Week 1, but we may have to wait until Wednesday for another update, based on the story. Many feel Brooks will end up as the team's lead back - most weeks, after Hubbard - most weeks - was behind Dowdle in the RB pecking order last season. But it remains to be seen what kind of workload Brooks gets early in the season, especially now coming off general soreness in camp. Until we know more, both backs may be a bit risky for lineups outside of deeper flex options.

Panthers Beat: RB Jonathon Brooks seems to be moving well

Cam Gaskins on X

Sep 07 · 3:47 PM EDT

For any worried Panthers fans out there, Jonathon Brooks seems to be moving well.

Related players: Chuba Hubbard

Fantasy Impact:

The video is about 28 seconds of Brooks working off to the side in practice, which has been a recent trend. He does appear to be moving fine in the video. Gaskins said HC Dave Canales and the team will evaluate the tape after practice and that we'd likely know more Wednesday when initial injury reports are released.

Panthers “very optimistic” Jonathon Brooks plays Week 1

Joe Person

Sep 02 · 1:18 PM EDT

Dave Canales: "Very optimistic" that RB Jonathon Brooks will be available for Week 1 vs. the Bears.

Related Players: Chuba Hubbard, Trevor Etienne

Fantasy Impact:

Canales’ optimism mostly removes the immediate concern created by Brooks’ unexplained soreness. Carolina has indicated that Brooks and Hubbard will form a committee when both are healthy, but Brooks’ 11-spot advantage over ADP reflects his superior upside within that arrangement.

Panthers will use committee backfield

Joe Person on X

Aug 24 · 1:15 PM EDT

Canales: If Chuba Hubbard is good to go, it will be RB by committee (with Jonathan Brooks) in Week 1.

Fantasy Impact:

Hubbard has been dealing with a hamstring injury and is looking to get healthy before the start of the season. It shouldn't be a surprise the team is going to use both backs, but it's possible one emerges as the leader. That's something we'll likely have to wait and see on. For our money, we have Brooks ranked higher on our RB list, but we all know about the major knee injuries over the past three seasons. It looks like Brooks is finally healthy and the team may ease him into a bigger workload early in the season. If he can survive that, Brooks should have more fantasy value for the long term.