Chuba Hubbard
vs Kyle Pitts Sr.

“While I’m not a big believer from a real-life perspective, Hubbard has virtually no competition to deal with, and this offense is humming. Maybe things get a bit more muddled if and when Jonathon Brooks returns from IR, but I’m not counting on it. He’s had one too many injuries to trust he’ll ever carve out a legitimate NFL workload.”

“Maybe the most pleasant of surprises when it comes to unexpectedly good offenses so far in 2026 has to be the work of the Panthers, and Chuba Hubbard is one of the biggest beneficiaries for fantasy. Hubbard has been the RB13 or better each week of the season so far and has been a consistent threat in the red zone for Carolina. With three red zone TDs already this season, Hubbard sits tied for eighth in red zone TDs, though there’s only one player with fewer carries in the red zone than him among players with 3 or more TDs inside the 20.”

“Sitting as the RB10 overall, Chuba Hubbard was overlooked by nearly everyone in the fantasy community. Hindsight being 20-20, we probably shouldn’t have put so much stock in Jonathon Brooks , a player with multiple ACL tears who had nine career rush attempts into this season. Brooks is now back on injured reserve (IR) following a core-muscle surgery, and Hubbard has performed well in his absence.”

“With Jonathon Brooks on IR, Hubbard is the only ticket in town and should see a three-down workload for a while. Turning to Tuten, some naysayers still see this Jacksonville backfield as a timeshare, despite the sophomore back seeing over 60% of RB touches and essentially all the meaningful red zone work. Chances are, if your league mates had The Fantasy Footballers Ultimate Draft Kit, they won’t sell Bhayshul on the cheap…but if they still haven’t fully bought into his potential and are in need of a wideout, then dangling Denver’s WR1 in front of their face could just seal the deal.”

“Chuba Hubbard should continue dominating with the absence of Jonathan Brooks.”

“Carolina Panthers IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Chuba Hubbard (84%) While many fantasy managers might look at the box score of the Panthers’ 21-18 loss to the Browns and feel underwhelmed by Chuba Hubbard ‘s performance, context is everything. Hubbard dominated the Carolina backfield on Sunday, playing 84% of the offensive snaps. That level of playing time is an elite, workhorse-level number that very few RBs touch in modern football.”

“Over the past two weeks, Hubbard has had a 66% snap share (RB12) and 50% route share (RB10). While this isn’t an exciting target because Bryce Young is still the quarterback, Hubbard is a good fit at his cost if you need an RB2. We just watched the Panthers come back to earth against the Browns, scoring only 18 points and looking anemic on offense.”

“Chuba Hubbard has out-snapped and out-touched Brooks when both were healthy. Hubbard is in line for bell cow usage, with the Panthers likely sprinkling in AJ Dillon . Jonah Coleman | RB, Denver Broncos (OUT) – Coleman looked like he was on the verge of establishing himself as a key cog in the Broncos’ rushing attack after posting 14.8 fantasy points last week.”

“Hubbard has averaged 13.5 touches and 75.5 total yards as the RB8 in fantasy points per game. Among 43 qualifying backs, Hubbard ranks 17th in yards after contact per attempt and 15th in missed tackle rate. Hubbard should have another strong outing against a run defense that has allowed the sixth-highest explosive run rate, the fourth-highest rushing success rate, and the tenth-highest missed tackle rate.”

“CAR @ CLE (CAR-2.5, O/U 42.5) Chuba Hubbard is one of five RBs who finished as a top-12 RB in each of the first two weeks and should continue his production with Jonathon Brooks headed to IR.”

“Pitts has a 53.7% snap rate, a 58.9% route share, only a 7.6% target share with 0.38 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and an 8.3% first-read share. Last week, with Michael Penix, Kyle Pitts had an 8% target share, five receiving yards, and a 5% first-read share. Until his usage trends upward, he’s a weekly sit.”

“Kyle Pitts – 2 targets, 1 rec Pitts, on the other hand, has been disappointingly consistent through three weeks. He has yet to top three targets in a game and has a meager 8% target share. Even with Michael Penix Jr . giving Atlanta’s offense life, Pitts has been unplayable for fantasy football.”

“Kyle Pitts has been an afterthought to begin the season.”

“Pitts has a 7.4% target share, 0.41 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and a 10% first-read share (third on the team behind Drake London and Jahan Dotson ). I’m hesitant to plug Pitts back into a lineup this week. Green Bay has held tight ends to the 13th-fewest yards per target while ranking 16th in fantasy points per opportunity allowed to the position.”

“Kyle Pitts has just one 15-yard catch on four targets over the first two weeks, but the Falcons’ passing game has been nonexistent with Cooper Rush at quarterback. Michael Penix Jr. could return from his knee injury and take over as the Falcons’ quarterback as early as this week against the Packers. Pick up another tight end to staunch the bleeding if you must, but don’t release Pitts yet unless you have only a small handful of bench spots.”

“Pitts is coming off a season where he posted a 90% route rate and a TE4 finish in PPR points per game. Sure, he’s a frustrating asset to own, but most tight ends are. I’m not moving Pitts down in my dynasty ranks based on this one performance.”

“I think it transfers over to 2026. -Derek Brown Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) Last season, Kyle Pitts finished as the TE2 in total fantasy points.”

“Pittsburgh Steelers Kyle Pitts was a polarizing draft pick.”

“The Falcons don’t have a lot of firepower at wide receiver beyond Drake London , so Kyle Pitts could very well be Atlanta’s No.”