Start Rico Dowdle or Chuba Hubbard? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chuba Hubbard over Rico Dowdle in Week 2.

Chuba Hubbard is priced by the books at 13.7 projected points. Rico Dowdle has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Chuba Hubbard at ADP 72 and Rico Dowdle at 79.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.7 fantasy points for Chuba Hubbard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Rico Dowdle in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Chuba Hubbard and CAR visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 14.4 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 61 yards and no touchdowns against ATL and caught passes for 33 more yards.

Rico Dowdle and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rico Dowdle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chuba Hubbard is not on the injury report.

Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Chuba Hubbard played 71 percent of CAR snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 1 against CHI: 48 of 68 snaps, 10 carries for 49 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 1, Rico Dowdle played 58 percent of PIT snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Rico Dowdle, Week 1 against ATL: 39 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 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.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 23 of 51 snaps, 5 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 3.7 PPR points.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 20 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 12 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards, 2.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Rico Dowdle played 17 games for CAR and scored 216.3 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing RB18.

He ran 236 times for 1076 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 39 of 50 targets for 297 yards.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Rico Dowdle, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 27 of 51 snaps, 7 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 3.0 PPR points.

Rico Dowdle, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 34 of 53 snaps, 12 carries for 59 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 4 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Chuba Hubbard over Jadarian Price.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Rico Dowdle.
• Start Rico Dowdle over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Rico Dowdle over J.K. Dobbins.