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Bucky Irving Is Back, Travis Etienne Is In Trouble

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1 min
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Sep 20, 2026
Published
Sun, September 20, 2026
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Alvin KamaraBucky IrvingKendre MillerKenneth GainwellTravis Etienne
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Alvin Kamara

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Alvin Kamara was inactive, which provided context for the Saints' backfield usage distribution in the game.

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Bucky Irving

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Bucky Irving has emerged as an upside RB2, working ahead of Kenneth Gainwell in snaps, carries, and targets. Ian Hartitz notes Irving turned 15 touches into over 90 yards and a touchdown, benefiting from a Zach Robinson-led offense that ranks second in play-action rate and pre-snap motion.

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Kendre Miller

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Kendre Miller received the same number of carries as Travis Etienne, contributing to a three-headed backfield committee that Ian Hartitz finds difficult to support for fantasy purposes.

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Kenneth Gainwell

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Kenneth Gainwell has fallen behind Bucky Irving in the Buccaneers' backfield rotation, trailing in snaps, carries, and targets.

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Travis Etienne

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Ian Hartitz reports Travis Etienne is falling down the ranks due to a concerning usage update. Etienne split carries with Kendre Miller, and while he saw nine targets, they were inflated by a trailing game script where the team was forced to throw frequently.

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0:00The two biggest usage related takeaways
0:01from running back position in week one.
0:03First, a positive. Buccaneers running
0:05back Bucky Irving easily worked ahead of
0:08Kenneth Gainwell in terms of snaps,
0:09carries, and most surprisingly, even
0:11targets. Bucky looked good turning his
0:1315 combined touches into over 90 yards
0:16and a touchdown. And this offense under
0:17Zach Robinson ranks second in both play
0:19action rate and pre-snap shift and
0:21motion. Sean Tucker was inactive, but
0:23Bucky looking a lot more like his 2024
0:25self in a solid offense wheels up as an
0:28upside RB2. Unfortunately, we had a bad
0:30usage update and that goes to Travis
0:32Etienne. We saw Kendre Miller have the
0:34same number of carries as the Saints $52
0:36million running back. And while the nine
0:38targets were nice, they did come in a
0:40trailing game script that saw Tyler
0:41Lockett throwing the ball 50-plus times
0:43and Alvin Kamara wasn't even active.
0:45It's good that the Saints offense
0:47managed to still wind up being okay out
0:49there, but three-headed running back
0:50committees are really tough to support
0:52in fantasy land. Travis Etienne
0:53currently falling down the ranks.

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