Bucky Irving Week 7 Outlook - Ravens at Buccaneers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Oct 19th 2024, 4:05am EDT

Irving was the team's leadback last week. Last week, he played 65% of the snaps overall, 73% of the passing down snaps, and had an 84% snap rate in the red zone. Irving finished last week with 16 touches and 105 total yards as the RB12 for the week. He has been impressive this season on a per-touch basis. Among 61 qualifying backs, Irving ranks second in explosive run rate, fifth in missed tackles forced per attempt, and fourth in yards after contact per attempt. He has a brutal matchup this week against a Baltimore run defense that has allowed the fourth-lowest explosive run rate, the fewest rushing yards per game, and the lowest yards after contact per attempt. The coaching staff has stated this is a running back committee, and the back with the "hot hand" will get the ball. That is nightmare fuel. Sit Irving this week with a horrible matchup. We need to see how this plays out before having any confidence in starting any of these Bucs' backs.