Chuba Hubbard
2025 Season Outlooks
Hubbard was one of the best surprises in 2024, and he will look to build off that performance this season. He's worth drafting as early as Round 4 in the majority of leagues. Last season, Hubbard had minimal competition for touches and finished with 250 carries for 1,195 yards 10 touchdowns, and 43 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown on 54 targets. It was an amazing year, and he scored at least 17.5 PPR points seven times. We'll see if he can repeat that level of dominance, but the Panthers added two running backs who could take touches away from Hubbard in Rico Dowdle and Trevor Etienne. Keep an eye on what happens in training camp and if Hubbard is going to have a reduced role, but we still expect Hubbard to be the lead rusher and perform like a solid No. 2 Fantasy running back in all leagues.
Hubbard signed a contract extension with Carolina last season, which locked him in as the team's lead back for the near future. The 2021 fourth-round pick has amassed 275-plus touches in each of the past two seasons and, despite missing two games in 2024, he finished in the top 15 among RBs in carries, targets, touches, yards, touchdowns and fantasy points. He ran well (4.8 YPC) and was busy near the goal line (he ranked fifth with 17 carries inside the 5-yard line), but he struggled as a receiver (RB-worst 3.2 YPT). With Jonathon Brooks (ACL) out for the entire 2025 season, Rico Dowdle and rookie Trevor Etienne are Hubbard's primary competition for touches. The 26-year-old makes for a solid RB2 target.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#36
PPR
#42
Half-PPR
#43
Superflex
#57
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 1100.2 | 8.2 | 41.7 | 235.3 | 1.5 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#45
Pick 4.09
PPR
#45
Pick 4.09
Half-PPR
#44
Pick 4.08
Superflex
#54
Pick 5.06
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