Bucky Irving
- RB
- , Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 24
- 195 lbs
- 5' 10"
- Oregon
- 42
- 1
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Brianna Dix
·Oct 30 · 5:43 PM EDT
2026 Draft note
Irving finished RB16 in 2024 and RB37 in 2025, but the per-game averages tell a more consistent story–12.8 and 12.6 points respectively. What the advanced numbers reveal is that Irving was a much better receiver in 2025 than he was a runner. His YPRR ranked at the 87th percentile and his route grade at the 74th, while nearly every rushing metric was well below average–6th-percentile success rate, 14th-percentile run grade, 15th-percentile YBC/Att–though he was far better as a runner in 2024. Irving’s role is a little up in the air, though OC Zac Robinson has gushed about Irving in camp. He saw zero carries inside the five in 2025, with Sean Tucker and Rachaad White handling that role. Kenneth Gainwell replacing White adds another element of murkiness to this backfield as far as workload is concerned, though when Irving has been healthy, he’s been the lead back in Tampa.
2026 Strength of Schedule - TB
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 @CIN | 15 CLE | 2 MIN | 23 GB | 31 @DAL | 11 PIT | 30 @CAR | 25 ATL | 12 @CHI | BYE | 8 @DET | 30 CAR | 21 LAC | 9 @BAL | 32 NO | 25 @ATL | 4 LAR | 32 @NO |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CIN | 8 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 5.62 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 6.86 | 13.3 | 16.80 | 20.3 | 35/57 | 61.4% |
| 2 | CLE | 17 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 5.24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 9.0 | 11.00 | 13.0 | 51/65 | 78.5% |
| 3 | MIN | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 | 5.8 | 6.80 | 7.8 | 36/69 | 52.2% |
| 4 | GB | 16 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 6.1 | 37/64 | 57.8% |
| 5 | @DAL | 21 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 7.86 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5.00 | 29.5 | 30.50 | 31.5 | 39/72 | 54.2% |
| 6 | PIT | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 4.9 | 5.90 | 6.9 | 63/74 | 85.1% |
| 7 | @CAR | 24 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 23.0 | 23.50 | 24.0 | 37/63 | 58.7% |
| 8 | ATL | 27 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 6.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 21.0 | 30/60 | 50.0% |
| Per game | 18.38 | 91.00 | 0.63 | 0.25 | 4.95 | 2.25 | 9.75 | 0.13 | 2.88 | 4.33 | 14.08 | 15.20 | 16.33 | 41.00/65.50 | 62.24% | |
| Totals | 147 | 728 | 5 | 2 | 4.95 | 18 | 78 | 1 | 23 | 4.33 | 112.6 | 121.6 | 130.6 | 328/524 | 62.24% | |
