Who Should I Start? Marquise Brown or Chuba Hubbard

Thursday, August 7, 1:17 PM

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown (ankle) remains sidelined at Thursday's training camp practice, according to Chiefs beat writer Matt McMullen. The Chiefs don't consider Brown's ankle injury as anything serious, but he'll almost certainly sit out of the preseason opener this Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals. It doesn't sound like Hollywood's ankle injury is something that would sideline him going into the regular season, but it's definitely concerning for a player that appeared in just two regular-season games in 2024 due to a shoulder injury that required surgery. Brown could have a decent role early in the 2025 campaign if Rashee Rice (groin) is handed down a suspension, but durability concerns have dropped him to a WR59 ranking in fantasy at RotoBaller. The former first-rounder has missed 23 games in the last three seasons due to injuries.

Saturday, August 9, 3:50 PM

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard opened the preseason with three rushes for 10 yards in Friday's 30-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. While his stats were light, the 26-year-old is expected to resume his role as the team's lead back after an impressive 2024 campaign. Last year, Hubbard emerged as a bell-cow, capitalizing on injuries to Miles Sanders and Jonathon Brooks (knee) to post a stat line of 250 rushes for 1,195 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground, along with 43 receptions for 171 yards and one touchdown through the air in 15 games. He signed a four-year, $33.2 million contract extension in the middle of the season. RotoBaller projects Hubbard as RB17 heading into the regular season, reflecting his expected workload as the top option in the Carolina backfield and a steady, high-end RB2.