Bucky Irving

Irving has eaten into White's workload over the last two weeks with a 42-43% snap rate while averaging 11 touches and 55.5 total yards. He has accounted for a 51% snap rate on rushing plays and a 64% red zone snap rate since Week 4. Irving has been extremely efficient with his touches (among 59 qualifying backs), ranking seventh in explosive run rate, sixth in missed tackles forced per attempt, and 13th in yards after contact per attempt. This isn't the week to flex him, though. New Orleans continues to be a tough run defense, allowing the seventh-lowest explosive run rate, the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game, and the second-lowest yards after contact per attempt. Sit Irving.

Bucky Irving rushed the ball nine times for 44 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards in Thursday's 36-30 OT loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Fantasy Impact

The rookie struggled a big on Thursday. He totaled 56 yards on his 11 touches, and he also lost a key fumble late in the game that contributed to Tampa Bay's eventual loss. It's promising to see this level of involvement from him on Tampa Bay's offense, but it remains to be seen if either him or Rachaad White will eventually emerge as the clear-cut RB1 for this offense.