Chuba Hubbard

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Chuba Hubbard
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Hubbard with Oklahoma State in 2019
No. 30 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-11) June 11, 1999 (age 24)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Bev Facey (Sherwood Park, Alberta)
College: Oklahoma State (2017–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / Round: 4 / Pick: 126
CFL Draft: 2021  / Round: 5 / Pick: 43
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Rushing attempts:505
Rushing yards:1,980
Rushing touchdowns:12
Receptions:78
Receiving yards:578
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Chuba Robert-Shamar Hubbard (CHOO-buh; [1] born June 11, 1999) [2] is a Canadian professional American football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he was a unanimous All-American, named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and won the Jon Cornish Trophy in 2019. Hubbard was selected by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Growing up in Edmonton, Alberta and later moving to Sherwood Park, Hubbard attended Bev Facey Community High School, where he played Canadian football. During his three years, he rushed for 6,880 yards on 458 attempts with 82 touchdowns. [3] He committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football in the United States. [4]

College career

After redshirting his first year at Oklahoma State in 2017, Hubbard played in 13 games in 2018 and had 740 rushing yards on 124 carries with seven touchdowns. [5] [6] He returned as Oklahoma State's starting running back in 2019 and had a stellar year rushing for 2,094 yards on 328 carries and 21 touchdowns. [7] [8] Despite speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL Draft after this season, Hubbard announced that he would return to school for his redshirt junior year. [9] He was awarded the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in NCAA football for the season.

In June 2020, Hubbard threatened to boycott the football team and any affiliation with the university after a photo surfaced showing Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy wearing a T-shirt promoting the One America News Network (OAN), a far right news channel. Gundy subsequently issued an apology, saying he was disgusted by OAN's coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement. [10] Hubbard eventually apologized for the way he handled the situation. [11]

College statistics

Oklahoma State Cowboys
SeasonGPRushingReceivingScrimmage
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDTouchYdsAvgTD
2017 0 Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018 131247406.072222910.421469696.69
2019 133282,0946.421231988.603512,2926.521
2020 71336254.758526.511416774.86
Career 335853,4595.933534799.036383,9386.236
Hubbard with the Panthers in 2021 Chuba Hubbard (cropped).jpg
Hubbard with the Panthers in 2021

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		210 lb
(95 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.51 s1.56 s2.61 s4.30 s7.28 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		20 reps
All values from Pro Day [12] [13]

Hubbard was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. [14] He was also selected by the Calgary Stampeders in the fifth round (43rd overall) of the 2021 CFL Draft before signing a four-year contract, worth $4.2 million, with the Panthers on May 6, 2021. [15] [16] Hubbard made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2021 season against the New York Jets. In Week 5, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 24 carries for 101 rushing yards in the 21–18 loss. [17] He finished the 2021 season with 172 carries for 612 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns to go along with 25 receptions for 174 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 17 games and ten starts. [18]

In Week 16 of the 2022 season, Hubbard had 12 carries for 125 rushing yards in a 37–23 victory over the Detroit Lions. [19] He finished the 2022 season with 95 carries for 466 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 14 receptions for 171 receiving yards in 15 games and two starts. [20]

At the beginning of the season, Hubbard was listed as second on the depth chart behind new addition Miles Sanders. In Week 1, Hubbard recorded nine carries for 60 yards. Hubbard assumed the starting position in Week 6 against the Miami Dolphins when Sanders was ruled out and carried the ball nineteen times for 88 yards and a touchdown, the best performance by a Panthers running back in the season. Despite Sanders' return, Hubbard continued in the starting role. In Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans, Hubbard had 14 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown, as well as reeling in 5 catches for 47 yards as the Panthers went on to lose 17–10. The following week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hubbard ran 25 times for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 21–18 loss. In the Panthers' Week 17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hubbard reached 1,000 scrimmage yards for the first time in his NFL career.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

SeasonTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2021 CAR 17101726123.6265251747.033111
2022 CAR 152954664.93521417112.245021
2023 CAR 17122389023.8225392336.025010
Career 49245051,9803.93512785787.445142

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