We just got massive fantasy football news out of the Carolina Panthers' training camp. One of the top position battles around the NFL this offseason has been between Chuba Hubbard and Jonathon Brooks in the Carolina backfield. News just broke that Hubbard is now considered week to week with a hamstring injury.
Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard is week-to-week with a hamstring injury. pic.twitter.com/viXraYyaAQ— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) August 13, 2026This injury kicks the door wide open for Brooks to make a push for that starting job in Carolina. While we don't expect this to impact the regular season and, as of now, Hubbard should be ready for Week 1, hamstrings are very tricky. They tend to linger and are prone to re-injury. Nevertheless, if he misses a good chunk of camp and the preseason, that gives Brooks a huge opportunity to show why he deserves to be the Panthers' starting running back.
Fantasy Impact
RB Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers
Hubbard was being touted as a potential bell-cow back in Carolina heading into last season, coming off a strong 2024 campaign. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury, and Rico Dowdle stepped in and looked incredible. That was enough to turn that backfield into a full-blown committee with fantasy owners more frustrated that Hubbard was taking snaps from Dowdle than vise versa.
