FantasyPros Articles on Bucky Irving
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Bucky Irving rushed 17 times for 89 yards and added 4 catches (true 5) for 1 (true 13) yard on 4 (true 5) targets. Irving played 78% of the snaps. Kenny Gainwell: just 35%. He was the clear passing-down/change-of-pace back, all in the first half: 2 carries/10 yards and 4 targets/3 rec/5 yds, with zero second-half touches logged. Irving's Target share fell (23.3% → true 13.9% adjusted) even as his carry total rose meaningfully (8 → 17). First-half usage: 7 carries for 54 yards (including a long 38-yard run). Second-half usage: 10 carries for 35 yards. According to Next Gen Stats, Irving fared much better rushing to the left than the right, recording 75 yards on 11 carries to the left (+10 RYOE) compared to just 14 yards on 6 carries to the right (-11 RYOE). Both of Irving's explosive runs came to the left. Per NGS: Gainwell played less than half as many snaps (23 vs. 48), received less than a quarter as many touches (5 vs. 21) and racked up a sixth as many total yards (15 vs. 90) as Irving on Sunday. On the season, Irving has 36 touches and 183 total yards to Gainwell's 11 and 33.
STACKED’s take
Irving dominates with 17 carries, 89 yards; 78% snap share; 36 touches vs. Gainwell's 11.
Bucky Irving rushed 17 times for 89 yards and added 4 catches (true 5) for 1 (true 13) yards on 4 (true 5) targets, playing 78% of snaps; his target share fell (23.3% to true 13.9% adjusted) even as his carry total rose meaningfully (8 to 17); first-half usage was 7 carries for 54 yards (including a long 38-yard run), second-half usage was 10 carries for 35 yards; per Next Gen Stats, Irving fared much better rushing to the left (75 yards on 11 carries, +10 RYOE) than to the right (14 yards on 6 carries, -11 RYOE), with both explosive runs coming to the left; on the season, Irving has 36 touches and 183 total yards to Kenny Gainwell's 11 and 33, confirming Irving as the clear lead back.
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