Chuba Hubbard Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

Chuba Hubbard
RB
, Carolina Panthers

Age: 26
Weight: 210 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Oklahoma State

ADP: 48
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
199	1195	10	43	171

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by Brandon Niles

· Sep 27, 2023 · 12:38 PM EDT

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 vs. Minnesota Vikings

Chuba Hubbard had 18 touches through his first two games this season, but then had only three last week in a loss to the Colts. Hubbard remains a potential RB2 option in the event of a Miles Sanders injury, but for now, his workload isn’t consistent enough to warrant fantasy consideration. Stash him if you have roster space, but make sure he’s not in your lineup, even in a nice matchup with the Vikings this week.

by Brandon Niles

· Sep 21, 2023 · 5:17 PM EDT

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 at Seattle Seahawks

Chuba Hubbard is second on the depth chart behind Miles Sanders, but he’s more than a pure backup. Hubbard is seeing 36% of the team’s offensive snaps so far this season and has 18 touches through two games. Last week, Hubbard had only two carries for 16 yards, but he caught all five of his targets for 34 receiving yards.

This week, Hubbard gets a great matchup against a vulnerable Seahawks defense that has already allowed four touchdowns to opposing running backs. The Panthers are struggling offensively, but with Miles Sanders nursing a pectoral injury and a great matchup on the slate, Hubbard has some deep-league, RB3 upside. If Sanders were to miss the contest, Hubbard would enter RB2 territory.

by Brandon Niles

· Sep 14, 2023 · 6:30 PM EDT

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs. New Orleans Saints

Chuba Hubbard looked explosive as the change-of-pace back behind free agent acquisition Miles Sanders in Week 1. He averaged an impressive 6.7 yards per carry on nine rush attempts and added a pair of receptions for nine yards. This seems like the best-case scenario you can hope for in any week for Hubbard, who received half the touches that Sanders got. In Week 2, Hubbard will face a Saints defense that gave up 104 rushing yards and 4.7 yards per carry to the Titans last week, but ranked 13th in aFPA to opposing running backs a year ago. In a tough matchup and a backup role, keep Hubbard on the bench and stash him away in the event of a Sanders injury later in the year.

by Brandon Niles

· Sep 07, 2023 · 11:46 AM EDT

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons

Chuba Hubbard had 466 yards and a pair of touchdowns operating as the backup running back in Carolina last season. He should retain that role this year after the Panthers signed Miles Sanders away from the Eagles. Hubbard has gotten change-of-pace work through his first two seasons in the league, so he has more fantasy value than your average backup. However, he’s still unlikely to get the kind of workload to make him worth starting while Sanders is healthy. Sit Hubbard this week and consider him worth rostering only in the event that Sanders sustains an injury during the season.

by Brandon Niles

· Jul 19, 2023 · 7:11 PM EDT

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Chuba Hubbard had some quality games last year, especially splitting time with D’Onta Foreman after Christian McCaffrey was traded to the 49ers. He finished the season with 637 yards and two touchdowns, including 171 receiving yards on 14 receptions. In his two starts, however, he combined for 198 yards and a touchdown, including averaging 10.42 yards on 12 carries in a high-scoring victory over the Lions in Week 16. Hubbard is one of the few holdovers on this offense following a complete overhaul of the team and coaching staff.

Fantasy Downside
Hubbard has upside if he can land a role with double-digit touches per game, but with Miles Sanders now in town on a multi-year contract, it seems unlikely he’ll have a legit shot at the starting role. That will relegate Hubbard to mostly a handcuff role in most leagues.

2023 Bottom Line
Hubbard isn’t a bad back-of-the-roster stash candidate in deeper leagues, but his role as the backup is unlikely to yield enough production - and definitely not consistent production - to warrant serious fantasy consideration. If Miles Sanders gets hurt, however, Hubbard will quickly enter RB2 territory.

by Brandon Niles

· Dec 28, 2022 · 7:00 PM EST

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chuba Hubbard had 12 carries for 125 yards last week against the Lions as both he and D’Onta Foreman went over the century mark in a lopsided Panthers victory. Hubbard has been inconsistent in his production and in his workload, but he clearly has a role in the offense, giving him upside in deeper leagues.

This week, Hubbard faces a Buccaneers defense that ranks 14th in aFPA to opposing running backs. Don’t expect another lopsided game in what should be a tough division matchup. With questions about workload and a below-average matchup, we have him ranked as a low-end flex option this week.

by Brandon Niles

· Dec 22, 2022 · 2:52 PM EST

CAR RB Chuba Hubbard - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 vs. Detroit Lions

Chuba Hubbard outsnapped D’Onta Foreman considerably last week, solidifying his status as the pass-catching back in a game where the Panthers were behind. Hubbard only received four carries for 10 yards, but he added 57 yards on three receptions in what was mostly a forgettable day for the Carolina offense.

Hubbard is too risky against the Lions, who rank first in aFPA to opposing running backs. The bright side is that the Lions should be able to put up some points, so the Panthers will be unlikely to be in grind-it-out mode, where we usually see Foreman. Look for a decent snap count again, but middling production. He’s a low-end RB3 option.