Sam Hubbard

Sam Hubbard

28-Year-Old Defensive EndDE
Cincinnati Bengals
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hubbard has become one of the pillars of the Bengals' defense after being drafted in the third round in 2018, recording at least 60 tackles in four consecutive seasons and at least six sacks in four of his five NFL campaigns. While his career high in the latter category is just 8.5, making him more of a floor player than upside asset for fantasy purposes, his run-stuffing prowess and ability to seal the edge makes him a perfect complement to Trey Hendrickson in the Cincinnati pass rush. Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has had Hubbard at his disposal for his entire tenure with the team, so there should be no surprises in terms of usage. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Bengals in July of 2021.
Tallies 6.0 sacks in 2023
DECincinnati Bengals
February 12, 2024
Hubbard recorded 58 tackles (38 solo), including 6.0 sacks, and two fumble recoveries across 15 regular-season appearances in 2023.
ANALYSIS
Hubbard has racked up at least 6.0 sacks in five of his six seasons with the Bengals. His value for Cincinnati comes more as a run stopper than as a true pass rusher, which makes him more a floor than ceiling IDP play, but there's value in his consistent usage. Hubbard remains under contract with the Bengals for two more seasons.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Cincinnati BengalsBengals 2023 DE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

71467%
68664%
36434%
29428%
16816%
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Measurables Review
How do Sam Hubbard's measurables compare to other defensive ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 5"
 
Weight
265 lbs
 
Shuttle Time
4.32 sec
 
Cone Drill
6.84 sec
 
Vertical Jump
35.0 in
 
Broad Jump
116 in
 
Hand Length
10.00 in
 
Arm Length
33.13 in
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Says he's in best shape of career
DECincinnati Bengals
July 9, 2023
Hubbard believes he's in the best shape of his career heading into the 2023 season, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports. "This is the best I've felt in my whole career by a landslide physically," Hubbard said.
ANALYSIS
Hubbard added that his goals are to win the Super Bowl and reach double-digit sacks in the regular season. He almost accomplished both goals in 2021, as Hubbard had 7.5 sacks in the regular season and three more in the playoffs while the Bengals reached the Super Bowl before losing to the Rams. Hubbard missed two games in 2022 due to a calf injury but believes an improved fitness routine will help him avoid injuries and increase his effectiveness moving forward.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Hubbard fits into the IDP category of modest ceiling, high floor. That’s because he’s only an average pass rusher, capping his typical year-end sack production around eight most of the time, which in turn limits his upside. He offsets this somewhat with uncommon tackle production, which helps raise his floor. For leagues that emphasize sacks or devalue tackles, Hubbard should be ranked much lower.
Although he'll probably never be among the league leaders for sacks, Hubbard piles up tackles at a high rate playing the edge defender in Cincinnati's hybrid defense, thus offering a high IDP floor. An elbow injury suffered in Week 5 last season cost Hubbard three games and presumably limited him in others, so with better luck in 2021 he should breeze past last year's numbers. He has 138 tackles on his last 1,535 snaps, so in a 17-game timeline his new tackle floor is about 80. If Hubbard could get to the quarterback more often he would have major IDP upside.
It might be a bit early to say it, but it seems like Hubbard has arrived as one of the league's top defensive ends. He showed the ability to log a high snap count (871 in 15 games) in 2019 and for the second year in a row converted his snaps into tackles and sacks at a high rate. Through 1,378 career snaps, Hubbard has 115 tackles and 14.5 sacks, which roughly projects to 76 tackles and 9.6 sacks over 910 snaps. According to Mockdraftable.com, Hubbard's 6.84-second three-cone time is a top 66th percentile figure by cornerback standards, so for him to run that at 6-5, 270 makes it easy to believe he'll keep up his productive ways.
Hubbard enjoyed a strong rookie season as a third-round pick out of Ohio State last year, and he's now set to see his workload increase, especially considering the ACL tear suffered by teammate Carl Lawson. Hubbard could push for 800 snaps this year after playing 507 as a rookie, and that he posted six sacks on that snap count gives reason to hope for double-digit sack upside. While Hubbard lacks pure speed (4.95 40), his explosiveness and quickness make him disruptive at the point of attack, which bodes well for his tackle projection.
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Picks up sack in Week 14 win
DECincinnati Bengals
December 6, 2023
Hubbard recorded three tackles (one solo), including a sack, in Monday's 34-31 overtime victory versus Jacksonville.
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Returning Week 12
DECincinnati Bengals
November 24, 2023
Hubbard (ankle) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Steelers.
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Limited in Cincinnati's practice
DECincinnati Bengals
Ankle
November 22, 2023
Hubbard (ankle) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Won't suit up Thursday
DECincinnati Bengals
Ankle
November 15, 2023
Hubbard (ankle) is listed as out for Thursday's game at Baltimore.
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Won't play vs. Texans
DECincinnati Bengals
Ankle
November 10, 2023
Hubbard (ankle) is out for Sunday's game versus Houston, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.
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