Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Jones Sr. 153 (15.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

Start Chuba Hubbard or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 25, 3:43 PM ET: Aaron Jones Sr.: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr.

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Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
GB D vs RB: 25.0; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 78%; Through Week 7
Target share: 9%; Through Week 7

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · at DET · Questionable

Market projects: 13.7; recent weeks avg
DET D vs RB: 19.8; 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 25%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Chuba Hubbard?

Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games) and Chuba Hubbard 158 (15.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chuba Hubbard at 15.3 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 13.7, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (16.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chuba Hubbard at ADP 83 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Chuba Hubbard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 70 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.2 and 11.3 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Chuba Hubbard 1.6 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Chuba Hubbard and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 95 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 33 more yards.

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chuba Hubbard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Chuba Hubbard played 78 percent of CAR snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 3 against CLE: 65 of 77 snaps, 19 carries for 82 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 4 against DET: 63 of 75 snaps, 20 carries for 122 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 6 against PHI: 74 of 79 snaps, 28 carries for 120 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 7 against TB: 34 of 56 snaps, 7 carries for 33 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 7, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chuba Hubbard played 15 games for CAR and scored 125.4 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB38.

He ran 134 times for 511 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 39 targets for 223 yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Chuba Hubbard?
Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games) and Chuba Hubbard 158 (15.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Jones Sr. 153 (15.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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