Who Should I Start? Chuba Hubbard or Romeo Doubs

Monday, October 20, 2:33 PM

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales told reporters on Monday that he anticipates a continued workload split between his two running backs, Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle. In the two games that Hubbard missed with an injured calf, Dowdle saw a total of 61 opportunities, which he converted into an unreal 470 yards and two scores. In Hubbard's first game back, the two saw a nearly 50/50 workload split, with Hubbard on the field for five more snaps than Dowdle, but Dowdle seeing 18 opportunities to Hubbard's 16. Dowdle was also the more efficient back on the day, averaging 5.3 yards per touch to Hubbard's 3.4, and managing a usable fantasy performance with his 96 yards. For fantasy managers who had feasted on his last two games, it was surely a disappointment, but in the right matchup, both backs should provide enough of a floor to help navigate bye weeks and injuries from the flex spot, especially as Hubbard continues to knock off the rust.

Tuesday, October 21, 2:09 PM

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs has quietly been one of the most trustworthy receivers on this Packers team in 2025, but especially over the last few weeks. Doubs has three straight games of eight or more targets, with at least five receptions and 55 yards in each game. For the first time in Doubs' career, he has a stable points floor for fantasy. He's been the go-to wide receiver for Jordan Love and is taking full advantage of the fact that the Packers' receiving group has been hit hard by injuries. The Packers head to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers in Week 8. With Doubs on this nice run of fantasy production, and the Steelers giving up the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receivers this season, consider Doubs a solid WR3 option in Week 8.