{"id":190690,"date":"2025-07-08T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/190690\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:42:11","slug":"did-panthers-rb-chuba-hubbard-get-snubbed-from-espns-top-10-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/190690\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard get snubbed from ESPN&#8217;s top-10 list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carolina Panthers<\/a> running back Chuba Hubbard was one of the NFL&#8217;s breakout stars in 2024. But apparently, he didn&#8217;t break out enough to be considered one of the very best at his position.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN kicked off the sixth edition of their annual offseason positional rankings on Monday, beginning with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45589580\/ranking-nfl-top-10-running-backs-2025-execs-coaches-scouts-make-their-picks-best-rushers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:game&#039;s top rushers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">game&#8217;s top rushers<\/a>. League executives, coaches and scouts were surveyed by the worldwide leader and asked to rank who they believe are the top 10 running backs heading into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the list unfolded . . .<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia Eagles)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jonathan Tayalor (Indianapolis Colts)<\/p>\n<p>So, no, Hubbard did not land in the top 10. In fact, he didn&#8217;t even squeeze into the &#8220;Honorable Mention&#8221; section\u2014which featured Bucky Irving (<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Buccaneers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>), Aaron Jones Sr. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>), De&#8217;Von Achane (<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/miami-dolphins\/345\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami Dolphins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Miami Dolphins<\/a>), Breece Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Jets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Jets<\/a>) and James Conner (Arizona Cardinals).<\/p>\n<p>He did, however, &#8220;receive votes,&#8221; right below the &#8220;Honorable Mention.&#8221; That grouping included Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams), David Montgomery (Lions), Brian Robinson Jr. (Washington Commanders), D&#8217;Andre Swift (Chicago Bears) and Kenneth Walker III (Seattle Seahawks).<\/p>\n<p>The math might not be &#8220;mathing&#8221; here for Hubbard, who <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/panthers-chuba-hubbard-named-nfls-140029142.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:rushed for;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rushed for<\/a> the eighth-most yards (1,195) in 2024. The 26-year-old was also one of 11 running backs to record at least 10 rushing touchdowns, even despite missing the final two games of the campaign due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2024\/12\/28\/panthers-chuba-hubbard-injury-update-week-17-ir\/77287792007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:calf strain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">calf strain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Hubbard is now entering his fifth NFL season coming off career-highs in carries (250), yards from scrimmage (1,366), total touchdowns (11) and first downs (72).<\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@ThePanthersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2025\/07\/08\/panthers-nfl-espn-running-back-list-chuba-hubbard\/84500880007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Did Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard get snubbed from ESPN&#039;s top-10 list?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Did Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard get snubbed from ESPN&#8217;s top-10 list?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard was one of the NFL&#8217;s breakout stars in 2024. 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