You can make a good argument that Nick Chubb is the best running back in football right now — the only thing holding the case back is a lack of sample size compared to players like Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott and others.


Here is a look at the video shared on Twitter: Last season, Chubb was rated as the best running back in the NFL by PFF in only his second year in the league. Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb's best runs from his 105-yard and two touchdown day in Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season against the Oakland Raiders.

Chubb is averaging more than four yards per carry after contact over his NFL career. Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb's best runs from his 105-yard and two touchdown day in Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season against the Oakland Raiders. Nick Chubb is the best running back in the NFL, so why does he never get mentioned alongside the game's best backs? Watch every one of Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb's best runs from his three TD day in the Week 4 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. There, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon and Cleveland Browns back Nick Chubb stand as two of the NFL’s brightest young stars at the position.

“Over the past two years, he has the No. The Cleveland Browns don’t have a great history of nailing their draft picks. Just a few years later, he's nearly the NFL runner we anticipated from the beginning--if not better.

“But you’re never going to that from anyone else.

Still, Chubb has had a remarkable career, and Georgia Football shared a video of Chubb’s best runs from every 100-yard game in his career.
Nick Chubb is quietly becoming one of the NFL’s best running backs (PFN Film Room) After a grotesque injury in his early college career, Nick Chubb fought his way back to relevancy.

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“Nick Chubb, not only is he underrated, I think you can make the case that he’s the best running back in the NFL right now,” PFF said. [PFF] Nick Chubb is the best running back in the NFL, so why does he never get mentioned alongside the game's best backs? Share this article 71 shares share ... Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon and Cleveland Browns back Nick Chubb stand as two of the NFL’s brightest young stars at the position. Now it’s worth asking: Who drums up more yardage in 2020? Joe Mixon or Nick Chubb? Nick Chubb, running back, Cleveland Browns.

Additionally, his 1.93 yards per route run were 4th-best at the position group.

Former Georgia star and current Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is known for shedding tacklers. Nick Chubb had an All-Pro caliber year last season, where he was second in the NFL in rushing yards. 1 rushing grade at PFF. Now …

Obviously Christian McCaffrey is the best all-around running back in today’s game, but saying Nick Chubb is the best pure ball carrier is by no means a stretch. “Browns running back Nick Chubb is the best ball carrier in the NFL right now,” Monson said. RB Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns. Chubb, now back home in Cedartown, was … A year ago, Mixon had a slow start for a two-win team yet turned it on over the … Nick Chubb’s college career got derailed through injury, and that hiccup impacts how people perceive him even now. See how fast Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb ran on an 88-yard touchdown run against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4 according to Next Gen Stats.

The AFC North is a stacked division for running backs largely thanks to the state of Ohio. To compare, Chubb only had a 9.1% target share in the oft-underwhelming Freddie Kitchens offense.

And Chubb may not just be the best back in the NFL, he may be the strongest, too.