Chuba Hubbard Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Mon, Aug 18th 2025, 2:57pm EDT

Hubbard blew away everyone's expectations last year as the RB13 in fantasy points per game. He was the Panthers' every-down workhorse. Last season, he ranked third in snap share, fourth in opportunity share, 12th in weighted opportunities, and 14th in red zone touches. I don't know if he has that type of workload in 2025 with the offseason additions of Rico Dowdle and Trevor Etienne. Last year in Weeks 1-9, with Miles Sanders active, Hubbard had only a 35.5% route per dropback rate (Sanders 27.1%). It wasn't until Sanders was out in Weeks 10-17 that Hubbard's route per dropback rate climbed to 64%. If we zoom in further, in Weeks 1-3 with Sanders, Hubbard had three red zone rushing attempts while Sanders checked in with two. Hubbard remains an electric early down rusher. Last year, he ranked 11th in explosive run rate and seventh in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Hubbard could find himself in committee this season as he owns most of the early down rushing volume, but splits up the red zone and passing down work. This could drop him to low-end RB2 or high-end RB3 status in 2025. I'll be avoiding him in drafts this year.