Start Chuba Hubbard or Braelon Allen? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen

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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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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs LV

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 25.4; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Chuba Hubbard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 123 (13.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Chuba Hubbard at 15.3 points and Braelon Allen at 14.8, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.9, 13.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chuba Hubbard at ADP 83 and Braelon Allen at 180.

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 (14, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 14.9, 13.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Chuba Hubbard 0.4 points ahead of Braelon Allen 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.

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

LV allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 125 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 37 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 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, Braelon Allen played 64 percent of NYJ snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 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 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 Braelon Allen for Chuba Hubbard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 123 (13.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Braelon Allen?
No. Keep Chuba Hubbard: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Braelon Allen 123 (13.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Chuba Hubbard over Braelon Allen.

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