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Spell It Right: JONATHON Brooks Is Coming for Chuba's Job

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Jul 28, 2026
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Tue, July 28, 2026
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Chuba HubbardJonathon Brooks
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Chuba Hubbard

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JJ Zachariason frames Chuba Hubbard's backfield role as under threat from Jonathan Brooks in Carolina. The ADP market is currently pricing the split at roughly 60-40 in Hubbard's favor, but Zachariason suggests it could shift to 50-50 or worse if Brooks wins the competition. Hubbard's long run last year was just 14 yards, which Zachariason cites as evidence of limited explosiveness and a reason Brooks could realistically take over the starting job without an injury.

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Jonathon Brooks

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JJ Zachariason identifies Jonathan Brooks as one of the single biggest training camp risers heading into late July. He's a rare handcuff running back with a realistic chance to climb up and take the starting job from Chuba Hubbard without an injury occurring, making him a great late-round sleeper pick. The backfield split could shift from the current 60-40 market projection in Hubbard's favor to 50-50 or better for Brooks.

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0:00Carolina Panthers. What's the Chuba
0:01Hubbard, Jonathan with an O? Anyone that
0:03says that is trying to hype up Jonathan
0:05Brooks, by the way, spell his freaking
0:07name right. Be better, all you out
0:09there. But yeah, Chuba Hubbard versus
0:10Jonathan Brooks, is it going to be 70-30
0:12in favor of Chuba? That would probably
0:13make him a lot. Is it going to be 60-40?
0:15That's sort of what it seems to
0:17be projecting right now in the ADP
0:18streets. Is it going to be 50-50 and
0:21Brooks all of a sudden has a chance to
0:22take over from Chuba Hubbard? I would
0:24not be surprised at all if Jonathan
0:25Brooks is one of the single biggest
0:27training camp risers. He's someone where
0:29right now, as things stand in late July,
0:31he looks like a great late-round
0:32sleeper. [music] Because he's he's the
0:34rare handcuff running back who actually
0:35has a chance to climb up and take the
0:37starting job without an injury
0:39occurring. Not to disrespect Chuba, but
0:41you know, we saw it happen with Rico and
0:42Chuba last year. To disrespect Chuba a
0:44little bit, his long run last year was
0:4614 freaking yards, guys. 14.
0:49That's That's horrible. All right? I
0:52know [music] I'm just a fantasy nerd
0:53sitting here, but 14 yards, Chuba.
0:55Anyway, Jonathan Brooks, great
0:56late-round pick right now. We'll see if
0:58that continues [music] to hold or if
0:59he's going to be steamed up.

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