Chris WelshAug 9, 2025
Welsh pushes back on the Hubbard fade, arguing that at their low-RB2 draft cost Hubbard is a value who should at least deliver a solid floor.
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I think, based on what we know what his upside is, which we saw last year it being a top twelve running back to where he's being drafted, I kind of see him as a value.
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- GradedAug 19, 2026
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The call scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Sleeper CallsChuba HubbardCarolina Panthers
Chuba Hubbard to outplay his draft cost (low RB two)
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- call:
- sleeper
- cost:
- low RB two
- naive:
- he repeats last season
- skill:
- −200
- player:
- Chuba Hubbard
- season:
- 2025
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- RB
- had to beat:
- RB13
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual finish:
- RB42
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- measured against:
- the source named no cost — measured against his own 2024 finish
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