Chuba 

Hubbard

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His efficiency numbers have never been great, but he has put up decent grades in each of the past two seasons. The Panthers did earn a below-average team run-blocking grade last season, too. Hubbard has generally played OK in ideal situations but is in the bottom 20% of running backs when situations aren’t ideal or on gap run plays. As a receiver, he’s consistently been average to below average.

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The Panthers added Jonathon Brooks in the draft, which will hurt Hubbard’s long-term fantasy prospects. Brooks is coming off a torn ACL, and it was reported a few weeks ago that he still has a ways to go in his recovery and will likely be eased into training camp. As of late August, Brooks was still on the active/non-football injury list.

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Hubbard showed late last season he could be a fantasy starter more often than not, as long as he has volume. While he is rarely a top-12 running back, there is at least a path to him seeing that amount of playing time again. His ADP is RB47 — around a lot of running backs who are either handcuffs or part of clear committees where they won’t be the main guy. The fact that he has a path to being a Week 1 fantasy starter without any new injuries makes him an intriguing late-round pick, even though he’s not going to win anyone their league this year.