Fantasy Football Player Notes

Irving's RB19 fantasy points per game finish last year doesn't do him justice. Last year, after he wrestled the lead job away from Rachaad White, he was lights out as the RB6 in fantasy points per game, averaging 18.5 touches and 115.2 total yards. Overall, Irving was fantastic, ranking top-15 in explosive run rate (seventh), missed tackles forced per attempt (third), yards after contact per attempt (fourth), receiving yards per game (14th), and yards per route run (fifth, per Fantasy Points Data). After Week 9 last season, he had 55% of the red zone rushing attempts as the preferred back near the goalline over White and Sean Tucker. Iriving should be a strong RB1 again in 2025.

Last year, Rachaad White lost his bell-cow role with Bucky Iriving asserting himself and taking over the backfield. It wasn't all doom and gloom for White, though. In Weeks 10-17, he still averaged 13.5 touches and 68.4 total yards as the RB18 in fantasy points per game. While I don't think that he will continue to rock along as an RB2 in 2025, he could easily retain RB3/flex value in one of the best offenses in the NFL. Last year, White did see his efficiency tick up with the decrease in workload, as he ranked 29th in missed tackles forced per attempt, 15th in yards after contact per attempt, and 18th in yards per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). White could easily be Tampa Bay's version of Jaylen Warren.