NBC Sports Rotoworld on Bucky Irving

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Bucky Irving burned me about as badly as anyone ever has in 2025. That makes it difficult to rank him absent new data points. For now, I'm going to assume the worst. High-dollar free agent addition Kenneth Gainwell will now be the primary pass-catching back, and Sean Tucker will lurk as a textbook vulture back. Irving is talented enough to turn the page on 2025 and quickly reascend to top-18 status, however.
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Irving's 2025 performance was poor; Gainwell now primary pass-catcher; upside remains.

Irving burned the source badly in 2025, making it difficult to rank him absent new data points. For now, the source is going to assume the worst. High-dollar free agent addition Kenneth Gainwell will now be the primary pass-catching back, and Sean Tucker will lurk as a textbook vulture back. However, Irving is talented enough to turn the page on 2025 and quickly reascend to top-18 status.

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