Nick Chubb

Nick Chubb
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Chubb in 2018
No. 24 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-27) December 27, 1995
Cedartown, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Cedartown
(Cedartown, Georgia)
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Rushing attempts: 10
Rushing yards: 146
Rushing average: 14.6
Rushing touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Nicholas Jamaal Chubb (born December 27, 1995) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years

Chubb attended Cedartown High School in Cedartown, Georgia, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track.[1] In football, he led the state of Georgia in rushing yards with 2,721 with 38 touchdowns as a junior. As a senior, he had 2,690 yards and 41 touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 6,983 rushing yards and 102 rushing touchdowns.[2]

As a standout track & field athlete, Chubb competed from 2011 to 2015 in events ranging from the 100-meters to the shot put. At the 2013 4A Sectionals, he took fifth place in the long jump event with a leap of 6.85 meters (22 ft, 4 in).[3] At the 2014 4A Sectionals, he won the shot put event, recording a top-throw of 17.05 meters (55 ft, 8in), and earned second-place finishes in both the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.69 seconds (setting a school record), and the 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.83 seconds.[4] He captured the state title in the shot put at the 2014 Class AAAA with a throw of 16.77 meters (55 ft).[5]

Chubb was ranked by both Rivals.com and Scout.com as a four-star recruit.[6][7] In June 2013, he committed to the University of Georgia to play college football under head coach Mark Richt.[8]

College career

Chubb in 2018.

Chubb entered his true freshman season as a backup to starter and future NFL running back Todd Gurley.[9] After Gurley was suspended, Chubb took over as the starter.[10][11][12][13] In his first start, he rushed for 143 yards on 38 carries.[14] The next game, he rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.[15] In the 2014 Belk Bowl, Chubb broke the bowl game record with 266 rushing yards and was named the Belk Bowl MVP.[16] Chubb finished his freshman season with 1,547 rushing yards, good for second in the SEC, despite starting just eight games. After the Alabama game on October 3, 2015, he tied with Herschel Walker with 13 consecutive 100 yard games.[17] However, on October 10, 2015, Nick Chubb suffered a "grotesque knee injury",[18] preventing him from beating the record.[19] Due to this injury, he missed the rest of the 2015 season but returned for the 2016 season under new head coach Kirby Smart.[20] He returned in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, rushing for 222 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over #22 North Carolina.[18] After two modest performances in narrow victories, Chubb sprained his ankle in game 4 against Ole Miss and was used sparingly over the next five games. Georgia went 1-4 in that period, the sole victory coming over South Carolina behind Chubb's 121 yards and two touchdowns (along with Sony Michel's 133 yards).[21] Chubb split carries with Michel for the remaining four games of the regular season, but had 100+ yards in two anyway, and ended 2016 with 142 yards and a game-sealing touchdown over TCU in the Liberty Bowl. He also passed former backfield partner Todd Gurley for second all-time in school rush yards.[22] Chubb also passed Kevin Faulk and Darren McFadden to become second in all-time SEC rushing yards, trailing only fellow bulldog Herschel Walker—who has been voted the greatest college football player of all-time by FBS coaches[23]—in this category.

It was thought that Chubb would enter the 2017 NFL Draft, but he decided to return in 2017 for his senior season with the Bulldogs. During his senior campaign, Chubb split carries with Sony Michel, but still managed to amass 1,345 yards on 223 carries (6.0 average) with 15 touchdowns.[24] The two led Georgia to a 12-1 record and an SEC title. In a double-overtime victory over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, Chubb had 145 yards on 14 carries, including a 50-yard touchdown just after halftime and a game-tying 2-yard run in the last minute of regulation.[25] (Previously that season, Chubb eclipsed 125 yards and two touchdowns three other times: against Samford,[26] Vanderbilt,[27] and Kentucky.[28]) In the national championship game, Alabama's suffocating defense held Chubb to just 25 yards on 18 carries in the overtime loss.[29]

Statistics

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgLongTDRecYardsAvgLongTD
2014Georgia 132191,5477.183141821311.8272
2015Georgia 6927478.18374328.0241
2016Georgia 132241,1305.055858617.2491
2017Georgia 152231,3456.055154307.5110
Career477584,7696.383443136111.6494

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 10 7⁄8 in
(1.80 m)		 227 lb
(103 kg)		 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.52 s 1.62 s 2.67 s 4.25 s 7.09 s 38 1⁄2 in
(0.98 m)		 10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		 29 reps
All values from NFL Draft[30][31]

Chubb was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (35th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[32] He was the fourth running back to be selected that year.[33]

2018, Rookie Season

On June 4, 2018, Chubb signed a four-year rookie deal worth about $7.4 million. The contract included a $3.4 million signing bonus.[34] Starting behind veterans Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson, he made his NFL debut in a season-opening tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers where he had three carries for 21 yards.[35] With just 4 carries for 20 yards in the next two games, Chubb made the most of his three carries in a Week 4 45–42 overtime loss to the Oakland Raiders with touchdowns of 63 and 41 yards.[36] Chubb was the fourth player in NFL history to break 100 yards on three or fewer carries.[37]

Personal life

Chubb is named for his great-grandfather, one of eight brothers who founded Chubbtown, Georgia, a colony of free blacks who endured through the American Civil War. His older brothers Henry played outside linebacker for Troy University and Zach played defensive back for Air Force. His father Henry played at Valdosta State, and his uncle Aaron was a linebacker for Georgia. Cousins Brandon Chubb and Bradley Chubb also play in the NFL; Bradley for the Denver Broncos and Brandon for the Carolina Panthers.[38]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Georgia player Nick Chubb gives back to high school alma mater with this gift". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. ↑ Easterwood, Brad. "Chubb chosen to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl".
  3. ↑ "4A Sectionals- B (Regions 5,6,7,8) - Complete Results (Raw)".
  4. ↑ "4A Sectionals - A(Regions 5,6,7,8) - Complete Results".
  5. ↑ Easterwood, Brad. "TRACK: Cedartown's Nick Chubb wins state shot put championship".
  6. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  7. ↑ "Recruiting Football Team News, Scout". recruiting.scout.com.
  8. ↑ Nabulsi, Raul. "Georgia lands RB Nick Chubb". ESPN.com.
  9. ↑ "Meet the athletic freak taking over for Todd Gurley at Georgia". USA Today. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  10. ↑ Towers, Chip. "Chubb a workhorse as fill-in for Gurley". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. ↑ "Nick Chubb's high school coach not surprised at all". Times Free Press.
  12. ↑ "Todd who? With Gurley out, Chubb continues to star for Georgia". FOX Sports.
  13. ↑ Morrison, David. "With Gurley sidelined, Chubb gets his chance to shine". Columbia Tribune.
  14. ↑ "Nick Chubb replaces Todd Gurley with 143 yards". NFL.com.
  15. ↑ "Nick Chubb has taken over at Georgia". ESPN.com.
  16. ↑ "Georgia vs. Louisville - Game Recap - December 30, 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  17. ↑ "Silver lining: Chubb ties UGA record with 13th straight 100-yard game". FOX Sports. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Chubb runs for 222 yards, Georgia beats NCarolina 33-24". ESPN. 3 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Hutchins, Andy (10 October 2015). "Georgia's Nick Chubb suffers horrible leg injury against Tennessee, collapses on sideline". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mark Richt 'optimistic' Nick Chubb will be back in 2016". 247Sports. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  21. ↑ "Georgia rebounds with 28-14 victory in Sunday game". ESPN.com. Associated Press.
  22. ↑ "Liberty Bowl loss to Georgia hands TCU (6-7), Gary Patterson only third losing season in past 16 years". SportsDay. Associated Press. 30 December 2016.
  23. ↑ "Herschel Walker wins coaches poll for top college football player ever". ESPN.com. 1 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Nick Chubb ID". ESPN.com.
  25. ↑ "Rose Bowl - Georgia vs Oklahoma Box Score, January 1, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  26. ↑ "Samford at Georgia Box Score, September 16, 2017". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  27. ↑ "Georgia at Vanderbilt Box Score, October 7, 2017". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  28. ↑ "Kentucky at Georgia Box Score, November 18, 2017". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  29. ↑ "College Football Championship - Alabama vs Georgia Box Score, January 8, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  30. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Nick Chubb". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Georgia RB Nick Chubb : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  32. ↑ Maks, Patrick (April 27, 2018). "Browns select Georgia RB Nick Chubb with 35th pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  33. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  34. ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (June 4, 2018). "Browns' Nick Chubb signs his 4-year rookie contract worth about $7.4 million". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Browns' Nick Chubb: Three carries in debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  36. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders - September 30th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  37. ↑ The three previous players were Cordarrelle Patterson (3-102 in 2014), Brian Mitchell (2-105 in 2000), and Ken Carpenter (3-100 in 1950). See Game Finder for complete list.
  38. ↑ Adelson, Andrea. "Football and a historic last name link Chubbs all over". ESPN.com.
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