Bucky Irving for Ja'Marr Chase (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 3	# 58	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. TB	at CIN	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs TB	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs CIN	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	188.6	108.5	-
Avg Game	11.8	10.8	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	10	23	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Ja'Marr Chase	Bucky Irving	Add Player

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/05	#2	#47	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 08/05	#6	#49	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#45	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 08/04	#2	#55	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 08/04	#6	#66	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 08/04	#4	#52	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Sports Advice Network Fantasy Sports Adv... 08/04	#2	#64	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 08/04	#2	#47	-

Justin Dodds J. Dodds SleeperWire SleeperWire 08/04	#2	#57	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 08/04	#2	#55	-

Kelly Smelser K. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland Punch Drunk Wonder... 08/04	#3	#58	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 08/04	#4	#60	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 08/04	#2	#57	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 08/04	#2	#49	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 08/04	#2	#64	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 08/04	#2	#52	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 08/04	#5	#39	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 08/03	#4	#55	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#2	#60	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/03	#2	#57	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 08/03	#4	#52	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 08/03	#2	#64	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 08/02	#4	#55	-

Joe Serpico J. Serpico Pressbox Pressbox 08/02	#2	#66	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 08/04	#2	#72	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/01	#2	#49	-

Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante OTC Fantasy OTC Fantasy 08/01	#2	#63	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/01	#2	#57	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 08/01	#2	#72	-

Scott Engel S. Engel RotoBaller RotoBaller 08/01	#2	#64	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 07/31	#2	#57	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 08/04	#2	#49	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 08/04	#2	#60	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/31	#4	#71	-

Kyle Senra K. Senra Going For 2 Going For 2 08/04	#2	#57	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/31	#2	#55	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/31	#6	#37	-

Shaun Evans S. Evans FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 08/03	#2	#57	-

Dylan Licciardo D. Licciardo FF Gamers FF Gamers 07/30	#2	#45	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#2	#63	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 08/03	#2	#57	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#2	#49	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#2	#45	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/04	#2	#71	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#4	#55	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#2	#40	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#4	#63	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#4	#47	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 08/03	#2	#66	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#4	#66	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#2	#45	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#2	#49	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#2	#49	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#6	#55	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#4	#30	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#2	#37	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#2	#60	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#6	#47	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#2	#63	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#72	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 08/04	#4	#45	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#2	#57	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#55	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#2	#60	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#71	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#2	#52	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#2	#64	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#2	#47	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#55	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#2	#60	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#2	#55	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#64	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#4	#60	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 08/03	#8	#59	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#49	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#64	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 08/02	#2	#57	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#2	#63	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#2	#64	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 08/01	#2	#49	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#2	#47	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 08/02	#2	#64	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 08/03	#2	#85	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#2	#55	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/31	#4	#60	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#2	#63	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 08/01	#2	#57	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#4	#57	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#3	#63	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 08/01	#2	#64	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#4	#49	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#2	#57	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 08/01	#4	#49	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#49	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#49	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#47	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#2	#47	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/04	#3	#36	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/05	#2	#55	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#2	#49	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 08/03	#6	#60	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#2	#63	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#2	#40	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 08/01	#2	#52	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#2	#47	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 08/01	#4	#60	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 08/05	#2	#64	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#2	#49	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#2	#49	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 08/04	#6	#64	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/30	#2	#63	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#4	#66	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#4	#47	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#4	#55	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#4	#49	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#2	#33	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#4	#52	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#4	#55	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#4	#47	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#4	#40	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#4	#30	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#30	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#37	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. TB	at CIN
Week 2	at HOU	vs. CLE
Week 3	at PIT	vs. MIN
Week 4	vs. JAC	vs. GB
Week 5	at MIA	at DAL
Week 6	BYE WEEK	vs. PIT
Week 7	at BAL	at CAR
Week 8	vs. TEN	vs. ATL
Week 9	at ATL	at CHI
Week 10	vs. PIT	BYE WEEK
Week 11	at WAS	at DET
Week 12	vs. NO	vs. CAR
Week 13	at CLE	vs. LAC
Week 14	vs. KC	at BAL
Week 15	at CAR	vs. NO
Week 16	at IND	at ATL
Week 17	vs. BAL	vs. LAR
Week 18	vs. CLE	at NO

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
2025 Points
Week 1	2.6	10.5
Week 2	22.5	12.1
Week 3	3.9	9.9
Week 4	2.3	20.5
Week 5	23.0	‐
Week 6	15.1	‐
Week 7	22.1	‐
Week 8	9.1	‐
Week 9	11.1	‐
Week 10	‐	‐
Week 11	3.0	‐
Week 12	‐	‐
Week 13	11.0	14.1
Week 14	5.2	14.1
Week 15	13.2	7.1
Week 16	10.9	7.1
Week 17	18.0	3.3
Week 18	15.6	9.8
Total	188.6	108.5
Average	11.8	10.8

Notes for Player Combination
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
Expert
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase remains firmly atop the conversation for the overall WR1 in fantasy football after another dominant season in 2025. The Bengals superstar commanded over a 30% target share while averaging 88.3 receiving yards per game and ranking among the league leaders in red-zone usage. Attached to a healthy Joe Burrow, Chase continues to combine elite volume, explosive playmaking, and touchdown upside in one of the NFL's premier passing offenses. Barring injury, he offers one of the safest and highest ceilings at the position entering 2026.	Bucky Irving had a sophomore season to forget. He was limited to 10 games because of injury - and he was wildly inefficient. He posted the 4th-lowest rushing success rate, finishing third-worst in YPC (3.4). The second-year RB scored one rushing TD in 2025. Even with Rachaad White all but gone in free agency, Todd Bowles' other favorite RB, Sean Tucker, might continue to rear his ugly head again near the goal line in 2026. Not to mention, Kenneth Gainwell will also be vying for targets after signing with TB in free agency. Irving probably wasn't the same guy returning from injury as the first four weeks of the season; he was extremely productive, averaging 15.6 PPG. But after his return, he just had 10.2 PPG playing in a broken Bucs' offense.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase had another stellar season last year. He was the WR3 in fantasy points per game while finishing sixth in red zone targets and 18th in deep targets (tied). Again this season, Chase will lead an offense that will live and die by their passing game. Last year, Cincy was third in neutral passing rate and fifth in red zone passing rate. I don't see either of those numbers changing much in 2026 with Joe Burrow back under center. Last year, Chase remained a volume and efficiency monster, ranking third in target share (30.2%) and receiving yards per game (88.3), 18th in yards per route run (2.30), 14th in first downs per route run (0.119), and third in first-read share (40.3%, per Fantasy Points Data). Among 109 qualifying receivers, he was ninth in separation score and 23rd in route win rate. Chase has WR1 overall upside again this season.	Bucky Irving has dealt with a number of injuries in his short career with a foot sprain and a shoulder/ AC joint sprain last year. Rewinding to 2024, he also dealt with hip, back, toe, and hamstring issues. When he was on the field last year, he averaged 20.3 touches and 86.5 total yards as the RB17 in fantasy points per game. His efficiency suffered massively from the injuries last year after being a wonderous per-touch monster in 2024. Last year, among 49 qualifying backs, he was 43rd in explosive run rate, 35th in missed tackle rate, and 46th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Those dips are explainable, but they are still concerning for a back that is on the smaller side and has been banged up quite often over the last two seasons. Yes, Rachaad White is gone, but Irving will still have to contend with Kenneth Gainwell and Sean Tucker this season on early downs and in the passing game. Irving could be a nice bounce-back candidate in 2026 or a massive disappointment that loses work to Gainwell and Tucker all year. I'll buy the dip if he slips in some drafts, but I won't go out of my way to draft him this season.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	- #3 in Target Share at 32.3%