BIOGRAPHY
Nick Chubb was born on December 27, 1995, in Cedartown, Georgia. He is running back in the National Football League.
He attended Cedartown High School in Cedartown, Ga. He played in the U.S. Army All-American Game as a senior and led his team to a 9-2 record with 2,690 yards rushing and 41 touchdowns. He earned a Parade Magazine All-America honorable mention honor. He was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2013 Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team, Earned Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAA first-team offense honors. Also led the state in rushing with 2,721 yards and 38 scores as a junior.
Chubb was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round with the 35th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Chubb finished his rookie year with 192 carries for 996 rushing yards and eight touchdowns (third among rookies in both categories to Saquon Barkley and Phillip Lindsay) along with 20 receptions for 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
In the 2019 season Chubb finished his second season with 1,494 rushing yards and eight touchdowns along with 36 receptions for 278 yards. His 1,494 rushing yards were the second-highest behind Derrick Henry, who rushed for 1,540 yards. In the 2020 season, in Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Chubb suffered an MCL injury. The Browns placed him on injured reserve on October 5, 2020. Chubb was activated from the injured reserve on November 14, 2020. In Week 10 against the Houston Texans, in his first game back from injury, Chubb recorded 19 carries for 126 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown and sealed the win for the Browns with a 59-yard run late in the fourth quarter. In Week 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Chubb recorded 20 carries for 114 rushing yards during the 22–17 win. In Week 12, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had 19 carries for 144 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the 27–25 victory. In Week 14, against the Baltimore Ravens, he had 17 carries for 82 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 47–42 loss on Monday Night Football. In Week 17, Nick Chubb eclipsed 1,000 yards for the season and became the first Browns running back to run for a touchdown of 40 yards or more against the Pittsburgh Steelers since Jim Brown in 1958. In the Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chubb totaled 145 yards on 22 touches, including a 40-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that broke the game open and stopped any chances of a Steelers comeback. The Browns would go on to win 48–37.
Chubb started the 2022 season strong with 22 carries for 141 rushing yards in a 26–24 win over the Carolina Panthers. The following week, he had three rushing touchdowns in a 31–30 loss to the New York Jets. Chubb scored a late touchdown to give the Browns a 13-point lead, but a series of miscues by the Browns led to the eventual comeback by the Jets. In Week 3, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chubb had 23 carries for 113 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 29–17 win. In Week 4, against the Atlanta Falcons, he had 19 carries for 118 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the 23–20 loss. In Week 5, against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had 17 carries for 134 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30–28 loss
In 2023 he made his 5th pro bowl appearance.
Chubb is named after his great-grandfather's success, one of eight brothers who founded Chubbtown, Georgia, a settlement of free blacks which endured through the American Civil War.
