Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks is undergoing core-muscle surgery on Wednesday and will be out "at least" 6 weeks, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's the latest setback for a guy who's played just 5 games since arriving in 2024.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact
Brooks is out until at least Week 9, and it'd be multiple weeks beyond that before he could even be considered in fantasy lineups. He can be dropped from all but the deepest of redraft rosters.
Brooks' absence keeps RB Chuba Hubbard in a feature role. His volume has been muted so far -- 22 carries and 5 targets -- but he's played 66% of Carolina's offensive snaps. That's the 11th highest snap rate among RBs.
Hubbard looks like a rock-solid RB2 in fantasy lineups at least until Brooks is back, and likely beyond that.
