Chuba Hubbard vs Kenneth Walker: Who Should You Start?
Chuba Hubbard and Kenneth Walker are both viable fantasy running backs heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Chuba Hubbard averaged 7.4 PPG across 15 games with the Carolina Panthers, while Kenneth Walker posted 10.4 PPG in 17 appearances for the Kansas City Chiefs.
A 3.0-PPG gap gives Kenneth Walker the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Chuba Hubbard ran for 511 yards and 1 touchdowns; Kenneth Walker posted 1027 and 5. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Chuba Hubbard has his bye in Week 11, and Kenneth Walker rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
