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Chuba Hubbard — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 8.36 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 86.7, usage worth 10.1.

27 years old · 5 seasons of experience · 2021 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 86.7
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 19.2, 40.8 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on espn, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER76.2
ESPN115.2
YAHOO74.4
UNDERDOG89.1
CBS81.1
FFA92

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 8, pick 3 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB29
Bye week5
ADP standard deviation19.2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 143.9 points, 9 per game — 674 rushing yards, 5.8 rushing TDs, 20.3 catches. That is RB5, 93 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 5.8 points per game to a ceiling of 13.2, with the median at 9. Boom rate 46%, bust rate 37%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 86.7 on consensus and our board has him 93. We rank him 6.3 picks worse than the room drafts him, so at ADP he is mildly overpriced. That is an objection to the price and not to the player — if he falls past his slot he can be exactly the right pick.

Our written view

Panthers have the hardest schedule and a likely-losing game-script profile; Hubbard isn't a pass-catcher or a true bell-cow, so negative scripts cap him. Don't chase.

fade · medium conviction · 2026-06-05

The offense he plays in, 2026

Carolina Panthers returns 6 of 6 continuity slots — the whole offense is intact. Bryce Young at quarterback, Dave Canales as head coach, Brad Idzik calling it. The offense projects to 31.3 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 26.9 rushes.

In: Kenny Pickett (qb2), Chris Brazzell II (wr3), John Metchie III (wr5), Jonathon Brooks (rb2), AJ Dillon (rb4). Out: Rico Dowdle (rb2).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Chuba Hubbard 56.9%
Jonathon Brooks25.6%
Trevor Ettiene9.5%
AJ Dillon8.1%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Bryce Young does not currently hold non SF fantasy value, but if he breaks out in 2026, he certainly will. However, if Bryce regresses, this offense will be BRUTAL to own any part of. This is a fairly high risk high reward offense to have pieces of. McMillan, Coker, Brooks, and even Metchie III & Brazzell II COULD see their value improve in 2026.

Key additions: Drafted WR Chris Brazell II in the 3rd round from Tennessee. signed WR John Metchie III in free agency on 1 year deal. signed C Luke Fortner & LT Rasheed Walker (projected Starter) from GB. Panthers signed QB Kenny Pickett (Garbage) to back up Bryce Young. AJ Dillon was also signed as 3rd/4th string RB.

Key departures: Lost G/C Austin Corbett to Bills in free agency. Lost Rico Dowdle RB to Steelers in Free agency

Notes: McMillan year 2 primary target share expected. Brazzell round 3 deep threat. Young has 5th year option picked up. Trending in the right direction. Hubbard serviceable, but the former 2nd round pick Jonathon Brooks is coming back from second ACL tear(great potential but all dynasty managers know). it will be interesting to see how Chris Brazzell II works into offense but expect Jalen Coker to be WR2. Xavier Legette may be traded early in the season. Panthers also added WR John Metchie III (Bryce Young's college teammate). This TE room is BRUTAL & you have no business owning any TE on this team. Carolina also may be in the market for a free agent TE like David Njoku (or may potentially trade for one). .

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Bryce Young returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (30.3 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 31.3 att/g.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share56.9%
Projected carries per game12.6
Projected carries, full season213
Last season, carries per game9.2

That is an increase of 3.4 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 26.9 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: CAR rates 20.9 against a league average of 23, 2.1 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-3.4 · harder
Weeks 1–6-2.9 · harder
Weeks 12–17-2.4 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+0.6 · neutral

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20252Rico Dowdle+23.2
20222D'Onta Foreman+10.7
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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -23.5% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Alexander Mattison20249.864%-38.2%
Devin Singletary20239.861%-18.7%
Miles Sanders20235.560%-21.8%
Antonio Gibson20246.159%-28.4%
Samaje Perine20228.957%-15.3%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 5 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,00020222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2021-04 to 2026-07. Down 0% across the series, peaking at 4,492.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2021, round 4, pick 126 by CAR
CollegeOklahoma St.
Age at draft22
Height6′0″
Weight210 lb
40-yard dash4.48s
Vertical36″
Broad jump120″
3-cone7.24s
Shuttle4.26s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game10.5
Week-to-week variation0.6
Boom rate22.6%
Bust rate17.7%
Games missed per season0.8
Injury historyAnkle, Calf
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.31

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · CAR · 15 games

His best game was Week 13 against LA — 20.4 PPR on 19 touches and a 10% target share, in a game that finished 31-28. His worst was Week 9 against GB at 1.7, on 6 touches, final score 16-13. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.1; in the 7 decided by more, 8.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.1 points per game. He scored 8.36, 9.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.11 expected, a gap of -1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1JAX10-2617.935321657114.7%67%
2ARI22-2718.756391038111.3%74%
3ATL30-09.62331773012.5%62%
4NE13-429.93320104909.4%51%
7NYJ13-67.52324143109.7%54%
8BUF9-409.4010123414.3%57%
9GB16-131.701051705.3%22%
10NO7-172.511131404.3%21%
11ATL30-273.813742106.8%19%
12SF9-208.34427316014.8%35%
13LA31-2820.422411783110%59%
15NO17-204.811982905%42%
16TB23-204.411762703.2%41%
17SEA10-272.8336412014.3%38%
18TB14-163.722751006.7%45%

Production

Receptions30
Targets39
Receiving yards223
Carries134
Rushing yards511
Touchdowns4
Points per game8.36
Yards per target5.72
Catch rate76.92%
Yards per carry3.81

Role

Snap share45.8%
Target share8.82%
Air-yards share-3.49%
WOPR0.108
RACR-0.809

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1
Yards after catch per reception9.7
Yards before catch per reception-2.3
Total YAC291
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted115.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.31
Rushing EPA per game-1.04

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share7.9%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share31.9%
Goal-line carry share21.4%
Expected receiving TDs2.11
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.11
Expected rushing TDs2.58

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game40 of 49
Yards per target28 of 49
Target share24 of 49
Air-yards share46 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 515 times. He took 8.13% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Tetairoa McMillan25.42%
Xavier Legette13.33%
Rico Dowdle10.42%
Jalen Coker8.96%
Chuba Hubbard 8.13%
Tommy Tremble7.71%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Bryce Young14388.295.879.14%
Andy Dalton119.404.3%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 15 games were blowouts, 25.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.92 in those and 8.12 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · CAR · 15 games

His best game was Week 16 against ARI — 32.5 PPR on 30 touches and a 20.8% target share, in a game that finished 36-30. His worst was Week 1 against NO at 1.4, on 6 touches, final score 10-47. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 19.4; in the 9 decided by more, 13.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 16.3 points per game. He scored 16.11, 1.3% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.07 expected, a gap of -1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NO10-471.400061400%54%
2LAC3-2611.645121064019.2%58%
3LV36-2227.9555521114113.5%58%
4CIN24-3422.1441718104110%74%
5CHI10-3617.544-21397112.1%65%
6ATL20-3815.356111892016.2%82%
7WAS7-4011.2000175210%84%
8DEN14-289.12215155605.7%74%
9NO23-2221.22301572212.5%79%
10NYG20-1724.9461628153124%88%
12KC27-30151521658115.2%89%
13TB23-262.3000124300%79%
14PHI16-2220.745152692115.2%97%
15DAL14-308.944171032014.8%95%
16ARI36-3032.5451325152220.8%84%

Production

Receptions43
Targets54
Receiving yards171
Carries250
Rushing yards1,195
Touchdowns11
Points per game16.11
Yards per target3.17
Catch rate79.63%
Yards per carry4.78

Role

Snap share77.33%
Target share11.95%
Air-yards share-2.74%
WOPR0.16
RACR-0.497

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.2
Yards after catch per reception5.7
Yards before catch per reception-1.7
Total YAC245
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted86
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-1.48
Rushing EPA per game0.72

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share14.1%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share64.3%
Goal-line carry share75%
Expected receiving TDs2.07
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.07
Expected rushing TDs10.41

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game13 of 46
Yards per target43 of 46
Target share10 of 46
Air-yards share41 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 545 times. He took 10.44% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Xavier Legette16.25%
Adam Thielen11.99%
Diontae Johnson11.22%
David Moore11.03%
Chuba Hubbard 10.44%
Jalen Coker8.9%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Bryce Young103514.762.5712.74%
Andy Dalton51918.84.2610.36%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 15 games were blowouts, 23.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 11.4 in those and 19.43 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · CAR · 17 games

His best game was Week 13 against TB — 22.4 PPR on 25 touches and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 18-21. His worst was Week 3 against SEA at 2.4, on 4 touches, final score 27-37. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.2; in the 9 decided by more, 9.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.2 points per game. He scored 10.74, 12% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ATL10-248.922996006.5%36%
2NO17-20105534216016.1%37%
3SEA27-372.42321205.3%34%
4MIN13-217.32212144106.5%54%
5DET24-424.512093505.7%48%
6MIA21-4216112198812.9%77%
8HOU15-137.42226152806.5%67%
9IND13-2710.74691658016.2%65%
10CHI13-165.9221692305.9%50%
11DAL10-338.5228105707.7%49%
12TEN10-1720.255471445120.8%64%
13TB18-2122.40002510420%65%
14NO6-2811.6229238706.3%78%
15ATL9-712.32216228708.7%73%
16GB30-3312.1118164313.1%64%
17JAX0-2611.145261145016.1%70%
18TB0-911.22292383011.1%81%

Production

Receptions39
Targets44
Receiving yards233
Carries238
Rushing yards902
Touchdowns5
Points per game10.74
Yards per target5.3
Catch rate88.64%
Yards per carry3.79

Role

Snap share59.53%
Target share8.55%
Air-yards share-1.08%
WOPR0.122
RACR0.765

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.8
Yards after catch per reception6.9
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC269
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted79.3
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.63
Rushing EPA per game-1.26

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share2.4%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share59%
Goal-line carry share68.8%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14
Expected rushing TDs6.34

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game33 of 49
Yards per target24 of 49
Target share26 of 49
Air-yards share35 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 585 times. He took 8.24% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Adam Thielen25.66%
Jonathan Mingo15.92%
D.J. Chark12.36%
Chuba Hubbard 8.24%
Miles Sanders7.68%
Terrace Marshall6.18%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Bryce Young164111.265.638.76%
Andy Dalton132.40.675.3%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 28.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 10.34 in those and 12.2 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · CAR · 14 games

His best game was Week 14 against SEA — 18.9 PPR on 17 touches and a 15% target share, in a game that finished 30-24. His worst was Week 4 against ARI at 0, on 0 touches, final score 16-26. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.8; in the 7 decided by more, 6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.1 points per game. He scored 6.41, 5.7% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CLE24-260.30001300%6%
2NYG16-1900000000%3%
3NO22-142.500032500%11%
4ARI16-2600000000%6%
6LA10-241.71112604.8%9%
7TB21-315.32310963114.3%46%
10ATL25-151.400051400%18%
11BAL3-134.523254009.7%40%
12DEN23-106.5000176500%42%
14SEA30-2418.933251474115%32%
15PIT16-249.73357410015.8%63%
16DET37-2312.50001212500%46%
17TB24-309.5335331209.7%53%
18NO10-76.9010216909.1%69%

Production

Receptions14
Targets17
Receiving yards171
Carries95
Rushing yards466
Touchdowns2
Points per game6.41
Yards per target10.06
Catch rate82.35%
Yards per carry4.91

Role

Snap share31.71%
Target share5.6%
Air-yards share-0.54%
WOPR0.081
RACR9.5

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.5
Yards after catch per reception10.1
Yards before catch per reception2.1
Total YAC142
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted108.6
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.13
Rushing EPA per game0.13

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share2.4%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share21.1%
Goal-line carry share5.6%
Expected receiving TDs0.13
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.13
Expected rushing TDs1.55

Who else ate

The offense threw it 457 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

D.J. Moore27.63%
Terrace Marshall11.01%
Christian McCaffrey10.07%
Shi Smith9.6%
Laviska Shenault Jr.7.49%
Tommy Tremble7.49%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Sam Darnold61010.6713.58.27%
Baker Mayfield531.468.331.94%
P.J. Walker346.132.756.37%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 14 games were blowouts, 17.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 15.3 in those and 6.83 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · CAR · 16 games

His best game was Week 5 against PHI — 18.4 PPR on 30 touches and a 17.6% target share, in a game that finished 18-21. His worst was Week 12 against MIA at 0.6, on 3 touches, final score 10-33. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 11.8; in the 9 decided by more, 6.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.2 points per game. He scored 8.6, 15.8% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ19-142.42240006.1%11%
2NO26-7101081002.8%25%
3HOU24-910.935271152015.2%55%
4DAL28-369.12214135705.1%47%
5PHI18-2118.4563324101017.6%65%
6MIN28-3413.5134166117.7%65%
7NYG3-259.645281228013.2%53%
8ATL19-1314.1129248218.3%55%
9NE6-244.612333306.9%17%
10ARI34-108.700092710%21%
12MIA10-330.60102603.2%20%
14ATL21-299.3000103310%39%
15BUF14-315.111184002.8%47%
16TB6-320.90106902.3%49%
17NO10-1815.834131755116.7%52%
18TB17-4113.622894814.8%44%

Production

Receptions25
Targets37
Receiving yards174
Carries172
Rushing yards612
Touchdowns6
Points per game8.6
Yards per target4.7
Catch rate67.57%
Yards per carry3.56

Role

Snap share41.56%
Target share7.04%
Air-yards share-0.27%
WOPR0.104
RACR0.641

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.4
Yards after catch per reception6.4
Yards before catch per reception0.6
Total YAC160
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.2%
Passer rating when targeted75.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.64
Rushing EPA per game-1.5

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share5.5%
End-zone target share4.8%
Red-zone carry share32.9%
Goal-line carry share25%
Expected receiving TDs1.09
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.09
Expected rushing TDs3.46

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game41 of 50
Yards per target39 of 50
Target share35 of 50
Air-yards share33 of 50

Who else ate

The offense threw it 599 times. He took 6.43% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

D.J. Moore28.35%
Robbie Chosen19.13%
Ameer Abdullah8.52%
Christian McCaffrey7.13%
Chuba Hubbard 6.43%
Tommy Tremble6.09%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Sam Darnold12359.494.948.89%
Cam Newton3250.52%
P.J. Walker108.70%

Blowouts against close games

8 of his 16 games were blowouts, 32.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.51 in those and 11.8 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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