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Brooks has a clear path to the starting job with Dowdle gone and Hubbard underperforming.
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Brooks was the No. 46 overall pick in 2024 but has taken just nine snaps and 22 total yards due to two ACL tears. However, he's practicing without limitations in camp and taking first-team snaps. With Chuba Hubbard averaging under four yards per carry (34.3% of RB carries) and Rico Dowdle now in Pittsburgh, there's a prime opening for Brooks to earn the starting job. Coming out of Texas, he was likened to Jamaal Charles; in his final college season he ran 187 times for 1,139 yards and 10 touchdowns while catching 25 passes for 286 yards and a score. The source believes Brooks could earn the starting job and is worth the hype.
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Brooks has been practicing without limitations and even took some first-team snaps. Last season, fellow running back Chuba Hubbard handled 164 carries for 734 yards and four touchdowns...he averaged fewer than four yards per carry and only recorded 34.3% of the running back carries. The rest went to Rico Dowdle, who's now in Pittsburgh. This means there's a prime opening for Brooks.
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- What did FantasyPros Articles say about Jonathon Brooks?
- Brooks was the No. 46 overall pick in 2024 but has taken just nine snaps and 22 total yards due to two ACL tears. However, he's practicing without limitations in camp and taking first-team snaps. With Chuba Hubbard averaging under four yards per carry (34.3% of RB carries) and Rico Dowdle now in Pittsburgh, there's a prime opening for Brooks to earn the starting job. Coming out of Texas, he was likened to Jamaal Charles; in his final college season he ran 187 times for 1,139 yards and 10 touchdowns while catching 25 passes for 286 yards and a score. The source believes Brooks could earn the starting job and is worth the hype.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Jonathon Brooks (CAR). Brooks has a clear path to the starting job with Dowdle gone and Hubbard underperforming.
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- Jonathon Brooks's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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