Bucky Irving

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB 16

Week 6 vs PIT

Wk 6 -- Read as the page opens

Rest of season 143.2 from week 6, RB16 in our order

Opp rank -- vs PIT

Avg 15.7 a game in 5 games

Last 31.5 week 5 at DAL

Δ Proj --

This season 2026, PPR, through week 5

Bucky Irving week by week, 2026
Wk	Opp	the week's projection	PPR points	carries	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	targets	catches	receiving yards	receiving touchdowns	fumbles lost	share of snaps
1	at CIN	--	20.3	8	45	1	7	7	48	0	1	61%
2	vs CLE	--	13.0	17	89	0	4	4	1	0	0	78%
3	vs MIN	--	7.8	15	46	0	4	2	12	0	0	52%
4	vs GB	--	6.1	16	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	59%
5	at DAL	--	31.5	21	165	1	3	2	10	1	0	54%
Season5 games, 15.7 a game			78.7	77	406	2	18	15	71	1	1	61%

202510 games, 13.9 a game			138.5	173	588	1	35	30	277	3	1	62%
202417 games, 14.4 a game			244.4	207	1,122	8	52	47	392	0	1	45%

Still to play

Wk 6 vs PIT Sun Oct 18
Wk 7 at CAR Sun Oct 25
Wk 8 vs ATL Sun Nov 1
Wk 9 at CHI Sun Nov 8
Wk 10 Bye
Wk 11 at DET Sun Nov 22
Wk 12 vs CAR Mon Nov 30
Wk 13 vs LAC Sun Dec 6
Wk 14 at BAL Sun Dec 13
Wk 15 vs NO Sun Dec 20
Wk 16 at ATL Sun Dec 27
Wk 17 vs LAR Sun Jan 3
Wk 18 at NO Sun Jan 10

Our read

Written Oct 17, from his facts through last season

The usage jump is the story, and it happened without anyone noticing. Last season he took 10.6% of his own touches in the red zone, RB105 among 147 qualifying backs, a profile that capped his scoring even when the volume was there. This year it is 43% of Tampa Bay's red-zone carries and targets in his games, 17 of 40, RB12 among 65 backs with 20 or more carries and targets. That is the difference between a back who has to rip off long runs to help you and one who gets handed the ball where points live.

Rest of season143.2PPR points from week 6

14PPR points over replacement

Preseason projection162projected PPR points

The efficiency underneath holds up too. He is running for +1.1 yards over expected a carry, RB7 among 36 backs with at least 25 tracked carries, and 2.8 yards after contact a carry, RB3, one spot behind Kenneth Walker III. So when the touches inside the ten dry up for a week, weeks 3 and 4 of 2026 at 7.8 and 6.1 points, he still finds ways to produce, and week 5 of 2026 showed the ceiling at 31.5. He is at 15.7 a game against our preseason pace of 11.6.

The dock is availability and the efficiency slide, yards per touch down from 6 in 2024 to 4.3 in 2025. He missed weeks 5 to 8 and 10 to 12 of 2025, and our expectation of 14 games already leaned on some of that risk. But he has played all five weeks this season, he is listed first among Tampa Bay backs over Kenny Gainwell and Sean Tucker, and the new play caller is feeding him where it counts. We would hold him ahead of his week 10 of 2026 bye and start him every week he suits up. Our full-season number was 162 points, and he is tracking past it.

Bucky Irving in every format
Format	Our rank	Rest of season from week 6	Over replacement	Tier
PPR	31	143.2	+45.4	4
Half PPR	25	130.3	+47.0	4
Standard	20	115.9	+48.0	4

Wk 6, Opp rank and Δ Proj are this week's, read as the page opens.

Stats from the NFL's records, scored in PPR.

Stats from nflverse and charting from FTN Data via nflverse, both under Creative Commons licences, our rates worked out from their counts.