Start Chuba Hubbard or Braelon Allen? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen

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Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · vs TB

Market projects: 15.7; recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB: 17.0; 3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 80%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs MIA

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.1; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Chuba Hubbard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 11 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chuba Hubbard at 15.7 points and Braelon Allen at 13.3, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard this week yet, so his 15.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 6 (16.0 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (11.1, 14.9 and 13.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chuba Hubbard at ADP 83 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard yet. His market-based projections were 16.0 and 15.3 points in Weeks 4 and 6, an average of 15.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 0.9 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 11.1, 14.9 and 13.8 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Chuba Hubbard 2.4 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chuba Hubbard and CAR host TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 36 more yards.

Braelon Allen and NYJ host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 101 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Chuba Hubbard played 80 percent of CAR snaps, took 72 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 2 against ATL: 43 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 6, Braelon Allen played 61 percent of NYJ snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 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, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Chuba Hubbard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 11 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Chuba Hubbard: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 11 games), Braelon Allen 141 (14.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.