The Green Bay Packers haven’t even gotten to their first training camp practice, and already one trade idea is starting to pick up steam: a move for Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay floated the fit before the 2026 season, arguing that Hubbard would give Green Bay a steady option behind Josh Jacobs. The appeal is obvious.
Hubbard isn’t just a body for the depth chart. He’s already shown he can handle a starting job and has topped 1,000 rushing yards in a season, which gives the Packers something they don’t currently have much of behind Jacobs: proven insurance.
Kay’s thinking also hinges on Carolina potentially giving Jonathon Brooks a bigger role this season, which could open the door for Hubbard to be available. That’s the kind of scenario that makes Green Bay a logical landing spot.
Hubbard’s 2024 season was the breakout. He ran for 1,195 yards and 10 touchdowns, then added 43 receptions for 171 yards and another score.
Later that year, the Panthers rewarded him with a four-year, $33.2 million contract extension. Even with that deal in place, Bleacher Report sees him as a player who could step in right away as Jacobs’ top backup and hold up if the starter misses time.
That depth matters more now because Jacobs is still tied to an ongoing legal investigation. He was arrested in May after an alleged domestic incident but was released without charges. His lawyers have denied the allegations, and both the investigation and the NFL’s review are still ongoing.
Green Bay’s questions behind Jacobs were there before that situation surfaced, too. Emanuel Wilson left for Seattle in free agency, and that pushed MarShawn Lloyd into a bigger role.
Packers.com reported on July 21 that Green Bay is “counting on Lloyd” after Wilson’s departure. The problem is that Lloyd missed the entire 2025 regular season because of a recurring hamstring injury, and he has only six regular-season carries across two NFL seasons.
Chris Brooks is still part of the mix, but he had just 27 carries for 106 yards last season.
Jacobs remains the clear lead back. Since arriving in Green Bay in 2024, he has rushed for 2,258 yards and 28 touchdowns on 535 carries. He missed two games last season and finished with 929 rushing yards, roughly 400 fewer than he posted in his first year with the Packers.
A trade for Hubbard would give Green Bay another runner with real production and the kind of workload experience that can matter over the course of a full season.
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