Start Chase Brown or Chuba Hubbard? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Chase Brown over Chuba Hubbard

- Market projects
- 16.3
- fantasy pts
- ATL D vs RB
- 25.9
- 5th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 71%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 15.8
- fantasy pts
- DEN D vs RB
- 24.4
- 10th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 80%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 11%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Chase Brown?
Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 9 games) and Chase Brown 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Chuba Hubbard, 16.3 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chase Brown over Chuba Hubbard in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 16.3 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.8, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 16 and Chuba Hubbard at 83.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 55 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (12, 13, 10 and 11 market sources).
Player markets imply 15.8 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, 17 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (8, 8, 8 and 10 market sources).
That puts Chase Brown 0.5 points ahead of Chuba Hubbard on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chase Brown and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
ATL allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 110 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 34 more yards.
Chuba Hubbard and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
DEN allowed 24.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 10th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 97 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 49 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chase Brown is not on the injury report.
Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.
Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.
Chase Brown, Week 8 against TEN: 51 of 74 snaps, 12 carries for 55 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 46 yards.
Through Week 8, Chuba Hubbard played 80 percent of CAR snaps, took 72 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Chuba Hubbard, Week 8 against GB: 67 of 73 snaps, 22 carries for 81 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.
He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.
He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Chase Brown?
Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 9 games) and Chase Brown 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Chuba Hubbard, 16.3 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Chase Brown for Chuba Hubbard?
Not on these numbers alone. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and Chuba Hubbard 142 (15.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Chase Brown over Chuba Hubbard, 16.3 to 15.8 projected PPR points.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Chase Brown playing Week 9?
- Is Chuba Hubbard playing Week 9?
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- Panthers depth chart
- Week 9 RB rankings
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- Week 9 start or sit
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- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
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- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
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