Bucky Irving

Welcome to the Utilization Report, where Dwain McFarland highlights his top fantasy football takeaways heading into Week 2. [Read More]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving heads into 2025 with a chip on his shoulder and breakout potential. The former fourth-round pick says he still draws motivation from his draft-day slide: "I kept that anger and used it as motivation. I was pissed. I was waiting for three days, so just being there and seeing everybody get drafted, it lit a fire in me." That fire fueled an electric finish to his rookie year. From Week 13 on (excluding the Raiders game he exited early), Irving ... [Read More]

One of the best feelings for fantasy managers is finding a gem at the running back position in the middle-to-late rounds of drafts. We saw plenty of that last year, as Chase Brown, Bucky Irving, and Chuba Hubbard all finished as top-14 fantasy running backs after going outside the top 100 picks in most drafts.This season, fantasy managers can find several value picks at the running back position from the sixth round onward. So, whether you want to partake in the Zero RB strategy or are just ... [Read More]

Having a handful of stud running backs to anchor your dynasty fantasy football team is key to winning championships, so we're back with our updated 2025 fantasy football dynasty running back rankings to assist your draft-day or trading efforts. In these freshly updated dynasty RB rankings below, you will see where important ball carriers such as Bucky Irving, Chase Brown, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, JK Dobbins, and Quinshon Judkins stand, among all others at the position.The fantasy football dynasty... [Read More]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving played the first three offensive drives during Saturday's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Irving was one of the few offensive skill-position players to actually take the field on Saturday. The 22-year-old didn't have a ton of success as he rushed eight times for 12 yards on the ground. However, Irving made up for it with a 15-yard touchdown grab from Teddy Bridgewater. Irving is penciled in as the primary back in Tampa Bay with ... [Read More]