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Start Josh Jacobs or Chuba Hubbard? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:51 AM ET.

Start Josh Jacobs over Chuba Hubbard

Jacobs projects lower, 14.8 to 15.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 78 for Jacobs, 83 for Hubbard.

Start

Josh Jacobs

RB · GB · at NE

Market projects
14.8
fantasy pts
NE D vs RB
20.6
13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
62%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8
Sit

Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
15.3
recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB
22.4
11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
80%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Josh Jacobs for Chuba Hubbard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 9 games), Josh Jacobs 108 (13.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Chuba Hubbard. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Josh Jacobs over Chuba Hubbard in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Josh Jacobs at 14.8 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Josh Jacobs still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 78 against 83, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard this week yet, so his 15.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.3, 15.4 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Chuba Hubbard yet. His market-based projections were 15.3, 15.4 and 15.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Josh Jacobs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Josh Jacobs is 44 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (10, 10, 8 and 7 market sources).

That puts Chuba Hubbard 0.6 points ahead of Josh Jacobs on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

DEN allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Josh Jacobs and GB visit NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 83 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 35 more yards.

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

Injury status

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Josh Jacobs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Josh Jacobs played 62 percent of GB snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Jacobs, Week 7 against DET: 35 of 67 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

Josh Jacobs, Week 8 against CAR: 49 of 69 snaps, 21 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 13 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.

He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Josh Jacobs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 13 of 47 snaps, 4 carries for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.3 PPR points.

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 Josh Jacobs for Chuba Hubbard?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Chuba Hubbard projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 9 games), Josh Jacobs 108 (13.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Chuba Hubbard. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for Josh Jacobs?

    No. Keep Chuba Hubbard: he projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 9 games), Josh Jacobs 108 (13.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Josh Jacobs over Chuba Hubbard.

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