Hubbard for Heisman

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard was announced as one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award yesterday. A few notes on Hubbard as ballots are filled out for the Heisman Trophy and the Doak Walker Award:

Hubbard beat out Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and others for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors as voted by the league's coaches. Of the three finalists for the Doak Walker Award (Hubbard, Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin and J.K. Dobbins of Ohio State), Hubbard is the only one to be recognized as his conference's offensive player of the year. Taylor and Dobbins lost out to Ohio State's Justin Fields for Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Hubbard leads the FBS in rushing yards, rushing yards per game, yards after contact (via Pro Football Focus), all-purpose yards, all-purpose yards per game and rushes of at least 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 yards.
Hubbard built his stats against rush defenses similar to Jonathan Taylor. The average rushing yards allowed by Oklahoma State's 12 opponents is 154.4. The average rushing yards allowed by Wisconsin's 12 opponents is 155.2.

More on Hubbard in comparison to the Doak Walker Award finalists, again noting that the rush defenses faced by Hubbard and Taylor were almost statistically identical over the span of 12 games:

Rushing Yards
1. Chuba Hubbard	1,936
2. Jonathan Taylor	1,761
3. J.K. Dobbins	1,657

Rushing Yards Per Game
1. Chuba Hubbard	161.3
2. Jonathan Taylor	146.8
3. J.K. Dobbins	138.1

Rushing Touchdowns
1. Chuba Hubbard	21
2. Jonathan Taylor	20
3. J.K. Dobbins	19

Rushing Yards after Contact (via Pro Football Focus)
1. Chuba Hubbard	1,191
2. Jonathan Taylor	1,076
3. J.K. Dobbins	959

Explosive Runs (20 yards or longer)
1. Chuba Hubbard	18
2. J.K. Dobbins	17
3. Jonathan Taylor	11

All-Purpose Yards
1. Chuba Hubbard	2,161
2. Jonathan Taylor	1,962
3. J.K. Dobbins	1,857

All-Purpose Yards Per Game
1. Chuba Hubbard	180.1
2. Jonathan Taylor	163.5
3. J.K. Dobbins	154.8

Percentage of Team's All-Purpose Yardage
1. Chuba Hubbard	34
2. Jonathan Taylor	31.2
3. J.K. Dobbins	26.2

Total Offense Yards
1. Chuba Hubbard	1,936
2. Jonathan Taylor	1,761
3. J.K. Dobbins	1,657

Total Offense Yards Per Game
1. Chuba Hubbard	161.3
2. Jonathan Taylor	146.8
3. J.K. Dobbins	138.1

Percentage of Team's Total Offense Output
1. Chuba Hubbard	34.8
2. Jonathan Taylor	33.2
3. J.K. Dobbins	25.8

Single-Game Rushing High
1. Chuba Hubbard	296 yards vs. Kansas State
2. Jonathan Taylor	250 yards vs. Iowa
3. J.K. Dobbins	211 yards vs. Michigan

Single-Game Receiving High
1. Chuba Hubbard	88 yards at West Virginia
2. J.K. Dobbins	58 yards vs. Wisconsin
3. Jonathan Taylor	48 vs. South Florida

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