Irving's late-season usage decline signals reduced role in Bucs' WR-heavy scheme.

Bucky Irving's usage declined significantly from weeks 1-3 to weeks 16-18, dropping from 63% route rate and 15% target share to 45% and 9% respectively; while his nagging shoulder and lower-body ailments weren't enough to keep him off the field, they were enough to tame his usage, and more importantly, the Buccaneers offense was changing with increased 11-personnel formations as WRs got healthy—the same type of scheme the Bucs are likely to employ with Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, and Jalen McMillan all available to start the season.