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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Irving stays hot in Week 8 against the Falcons with 100+ yards and a touchdown projection. Irving has been hot in two of the last three weeks and remains the Buccaneers' best option despite injury issues around the offense. The Falcons allow the third-most rushing touchdowns to running backs (seven), the sixth-most receiving yards to running backs (272), and the second-most receiving touchdowns to running backs (three). Irving has 20+ total touch upside, which will help put him over 100 total yards.
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PositiveMatchupOct 28, 2026ESPN Fantasy Football
Irving faces a highly favorable matchup against Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. Despite the Falcons ranking fourth in rushing yards allowed per game, they've been one of the league's most inconsistent units against running backs. Each of their past two opponents had the starting running back score 20-plus points and another back score 10-plus, with the Falcons affording 20 catches and two touchdowns to pass-catching running backs in that span—both league-leading numbers. Irving contributes in the passing game, making him a clear fantasy starter facing this defense. He's scored 20-plus fantasy points in two of his past three games following Baker Mayfield's healthy return.
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NegativeProjectionOct 28, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles
Ranked RB13 for Week 8 vs. ATL. The source notes Irving is a good player with a good role in an up-and-down offense, but has shown inconsistency with three games of 61 or fewer scoreless yards between blowups against the Panthers and Cowboys—two defenses that shouldn't be confused with the Falcons, who have wreaked havoc at a top-5 rate this season. Irving is good enough to start in almost all fantasy lineups but not quite enough to crack the top 12 this week.
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NegativeProjectionOct 28, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles
Wanted to rank higher, but has not shown consistent booms; three games with 61 or fewer scoreless yards between blowups against the Panthers and Cowboys (two defenses that shouldn't be confused with the Falcons). The Falcons have wreaked havoc at a top-5 rate this season. Irving is a good player with a good role in an up-and-down offense facing a tough-ish matchup this week; good enough to start in fantasy lineups of almost all shapes and sizes.
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PositiveUsageOct 27, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Irving dominated the Buccaneers backfield in Week 7 with 24 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns, plus 1 catch for 4 yards; snap share dropped to 59% from 85% in Week 6 (−26 points), but he earned 7 of 9 red-zone carries and both scores, going 3-for-3 on 3rd-and-1 attempts. Received 11 of his season-high 25 touches on the opening drive. Mayfield threw only 11 passes in his first game back from a dislocated thumb, forcing Tampa Bay to lean heavily on Irving as a rusher; the Buccaneers' 81.7% called run rate was the highest since New England's 93.9% in Week 13 of 2021.
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PositiveRoleOct 27, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Irving had 26 of the Buccaneers' 47 backfield opportunities (55.3%; 27 of 48 true) for 106 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns, plus 1 of 2 targets for 4 yards in Week 7. His snap share fell to 37 of 63 (59%) from 63 of 74 (85%) in Week 6 (-26 points), but this was due to game script (Tampa led by 20+ from Q2 3:58). Irving went 3-for-3 on 3rd-and-1 attempts and earned 7 of the backs' 9 red-zone carries and both scores. He was productive early and often, receiving 11 of his season-high 25 touches on the opening drive. The source recommends to "Hold Bucky Irving," indicating confidence in his role despite the snap decline.
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NegativeNewsOct 27, 2026Dataroma
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Bucky Irving has been awesome in 2026, looking much closer to the Bucky we saw in his rookie year. His ranks among 39 qualifying RBs, per @​FantasyPtsData: + 10th in YPC (4.65) + 11th in explosive rush yards/att (1.91) + 11th in EPA/Rush (0.037) + 13th in rush yards over expected/att (0.29) + 14th in MTF/att (0.18) This is despite his offense being 28th in the NFL in EPA/Play. A good reminder that RB efficiency is heavily influenced by small sample variance, injury, and environment (TB OL inj...

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PositiveUsageOct 26, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Bucky Irving performed extremely well in Tampa Bay's 43-13 thrashing of Carolina, with Kenny Gainwell and Sean Tucker adding 140 rushing yards and a touchdown when Irving needed a breather. The Buccaneers were content to limit Baker Mayfield's attempts in his first game back from his thumb injury (just 11 passes all afternoon) and saw little need to stray from pounding the rock; the team totaled 258 rushing yards on 49 carries for a 5.3 yards per attempt. Irving has come into his own after a slow start and has offset his limited usage as a receiver with strong rushing totals. Things will get tougher against Atlanta in Week 8, which surrenders the fourth-fewest rushing yards per contest.
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PositiveMatchupOct 26, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Bucky Irving combined with Kenny Gainwell for 194 yards on 38 carries against the Panthers defense in Week 6, with only four of the Buccaneers' 34 carries in the first three quarters stopped for zero or negative yardage (one due to Tre Tucker slipping); the source notes the Panthers defense was powerless to stop the Bucs' running game, marking the second time this season the defense was completely dominated by an opponent's ground attack.
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PositiveBreakoutOct 26, 2026Mattek Fantasy Football
Bucky Irving dominated when the score was close in the Buccaneers-Panthers game, finishing with 24 rushes after 16 in the first half. The source notes Irving is ascending up rest-of-season rankings as he continues to absolutely dominate over Kenny Gainwell, and is currently ranked as the running back two before Saquon Barkley plays. Additionally, Irving has an unbelievably good role, which the source identifies as the primary takeaway from the Giants-Texans game.
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PositiveDepth ChartOct 26, 2026Kyle
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The Week 7 Trading Guide Article had a bunch of early hits! You don't "win" a trade in just one week, but there were a lot of good calls in this edition: **[Buys]** Puka Nacua ✅ Amon-Ra St. Brown ✅ Zay Flowers ✅ Drake London ✅ Chuba Hubbard ❌ Matthew Golden ❌ AJ Brown ❌ George Kittle ✅ Tee Higgins ✅ Josh Jacobs ✅ Jalen Coker ❌ Jaylen Warren ✅ Bucky Irving ✅ Luther Burden ✅ **[Sells]** Malik Nabers ❌ Justin Jefferson ✅ Ashton Jeanty ❌ Garrett Wilson ✅ Tetairoa McMillan ✅ Sam LaPorta ✅

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PositiveProjectionOct 26, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Bucky Irving scored 23.5 fantasy points in Week 7 on 24 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns. While his recent stretch has been feast-or-famine (scoring under 7 points in three of four prior games, with 30.5 in the fourth against Dallas), the source identifies reasons to believe this performance signals a sustainable uptick. Baker Mayfield's return (even with a glove on his throwing hand) likely matters to defensive game plans and Irving's workload. More importantly, Irving has seen at least 15 carries in six straight games—only Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry have more 15-carry games this season. The source notes Irving would benefit from more receiving work to raise his floor, but in a shallow RB market, he qualifies as a worthy RB2.
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PositiveUsageOct 26, 2026Fantasy Points Fantasy Football
Bucky Irving received 24 carries in Week 7 versus Kenneth Gainwell's 14, establishing a clear workload hierarchy. The source noted Irving 'ran angry' and displayed a notably physical, aggressive running style that contrasted sharply with his usual finesse-based, vision-driven approach—a performance that reminded the source of playoff Leonard Fournette's power running. This heavy workload and improved physical running style suggest Irving is becoming a more complete, workhorse-caliber back.
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