The Cleveland Browns have signaled they are potentially willing to move on from veteran running back Nick Chubb after selecting Quinshon Judkins in Round 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Chubb is still a free agent, and many expected he might return to Cleveland on a short-term deal, but the Judkins pick pushes a different narrative. The Browns can undoubtedly operate next season with a one-two punch of Jerome Ford and Judkins, leaving Chubb to potentially find a new home.
One surprising landing spot for Chubb is an NFC team that already has an All-Pro RB on the roster.
Nick Chubb Predicted To Sign With Green Bay Packers
The last time Chubb played a healthy season was 2022, when he recorded 1,525 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. He’s played just 10 games over the last two years, which is a major reason the four-time Pro Bowler is unsigned.
PFSN’s Sterling Xie suggests the Green Bay Packers pull Chubb off the market and sign him as a support RB for Josh Jacobs.
Xie broke down why Green Bay’s front office would make this move, writing, “One surprising but logical addition could be veteran Nick Chubb. The former Browns star isn’t the All-Pro he once was, but he should improve on his abysmal 3.3 yards per carry average from 2024 with another year removed from his gruesome 2023 knee injury. Chubb is still only 29 and could have another solid year or two left.
“Josh Jacobs would still be the unquestioned starter. However, Jacobs played the 10th-highest share of his team’s running back snaps (62%), so the Packers could improve their depth.
“More specifically, Jacobs struggled in short-yardage situations, converting 56% of carries on 3rd- or 4th-and-short into first downs (9-for-16). That ranked 32nd out of 39 players with 10+ carries in that situation, so short yardage is a situational area where Chubb could help the Packers.”
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Jacobs’ first season with the Packers was the second best of his career behind 2022 with the Las Vegas Raiders, as he finished 2024 with more than 1,600 total yards and 16 TDs. He had the NFL’s sixth-most rushing attempts, making abundantly clear the need for a true backup with A.J. Dillon gone.
Green Bay hopefully addressed their lack of strength at wide receiver in the NFL Draft by selecting Texas’ Matthew Golden in the first round, leaving shoring up the backfield and offensive line as the remaining priorities.
A tandem of Jacobs and Chubb can make much sense, assuming the latter is not signed to a lucrative contract.
