Davis Mattek on Bucky Irving

VideoThe Absolute Best Week 8 NFL DFS PlaysOctober 29, 2026

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I'm probably going to be more like putting Tuton in, maybe Chase Brown, maybe Bucky Irving. I continue to be really excited about this role. I also think that the passing game role is bound to perk back up with Baker Mayfield. It didn't last week he got two targets. They had 11 drop backs. The potential to see five, six targets in a game where Baker Mayfield is back

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Passing game role poised to improve with Mayfield; consistent high-volume back.

Davis Mattek is excited about Bucky Irving's role and plans to play him at DFS as a spend-down running back option. Irving got only 2 targets on 11 drop backs last week, but Mattek believes his passing game role is bound to improve with Baker Mayfield back, with potential to see 5–6 targets in games where the Buccaneers drop back 30 times. Two weeks prior, Irving had 61 snaps out of 73, demonstrating consistent high-volume backfield role; Mattek is personally okay with the carry distribution (24 carries in Week 7 despite game script favoring runs) and does not expect the percentage to scale down significantly.

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