Bucky Irving for Jaylen Warren (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB	Jaylen Warren RB - PIT Jaylen Warren RB - PIT
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 21	# 28	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at CIN	vs. ATL	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs CIN	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs ATL	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	108.5	177.1	-
Avg Game	10.8	11.1	-
Avg Projection	186.2	150.5	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	23	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Bucky Irving	Jaylen Warren	Add Player

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/21	#19	#29	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#19	#29	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#24	#32	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#18	#31	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#23	#31	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#25	#30	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#23	#27	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/20	#21	#27	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#24	#30	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#28	#32	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#17	#30	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/19	#23	#30	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#21	#29	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#28	#30	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#22	#32	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#19	#29	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#25	#31	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/20	#16	#26	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#27	#30	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#21	#28	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#24	#31	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#21	#27	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#18	#28	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#23	#32	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#27	#31	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#20	#31	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#21	#26	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#26	#36	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#18	#29	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#20	#30	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#20	#25	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#23	#30	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#18	#23	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#20	#19	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#21	#29	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#23	#29	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#21	#27	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#25	#31	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#22	#29	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#21	#31	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#19	#30	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#25	#30	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#22	#33	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#19	#29	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#25	#30	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#19	#22	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/20	#19	#29	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#17	#30	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#25	#30	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#14	#24	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#20	#31	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#18	#28	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#21	#30	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#21	#29	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#25	#29	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#27	#31	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#21	#27	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#23	#30	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#19	#29	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#21	#29	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#23	#29	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/16	#22	#30	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#22	#30	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#24	#30	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#23	#28	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#19	#31	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 07/21	#22	#31	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#19	#30	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#20	#28	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#19	#27	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#19	#30	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#24	#28	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#18	#30	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#18	#30	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#20	#29	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#18	#29	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#28	#27	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#24	#31	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#18	#27	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/20	#21	#30	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#19	#30	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#23	#30	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#24	#34	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#19	#36	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#15	#36	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#18	#28	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#21	#29	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/21	#22	#25	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#19	#27	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#22	#28	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#19	#29	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#23	#29	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#26	#30	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#18	#27	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#21	#29	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#19	#27	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#13	#29	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#20	#27	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#21	#29	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#18	#27	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#15	#26	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#12	#30	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#12	#28	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#14	#25	-

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

Player Projections Comparison
	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB	Jaylen Warren RB - PIT Jaylen Warren RB - PIT
Rushing

Rush Attempts	259.3	188.0
Rush Yards	1,031.9	825.5
Rush TDs	6.2	4.8

Receiving

Receptions	40.7	42.0
Rec Yards	342.0	320.6
Rec TDs	2.3	1.5

Points

Fantasy Points	186.2	150.5

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB	Jaylen Warren RB - PIT Jaylen Warren RB - PIT
2025 Points
Week 1	10.5	11.9
Week 2	12.1	13.4
Week 3	9.9	8.1
Week 4	20.5	‐
Week 5	‐	‐
Week 6	‐	6.3
Week 7	‐	15.8
Week 8	‐	7.3
Week 9	‐	14.9
Week 10	‐	9.1
Week 11	‐	6.7
Week 12	‐	12.8
Week 13	14.1	10.4
Week 14	14.1	12.2
Week 15	7.1	4.8
Week 16	7.1	27.1
Week 17	3.3	6.4
Week 18	9.8	9.9
Total	108.5	177.1
Average	10.8	11.1

Player Targets Comparison
	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB	Jaylen Warren RB - PIT Jaylen Warren RB - PIT
2025 Targets
Week 1	4	2
Week 2	6	4
Week 3	4	6
Week 4	5	‐
Week 5	‐	‐
Week 6	‐	2
Week 7	‐	5
Week 8	‐	3
Week 9	‐	2
Week 10	‐	2
Week 11	‐	2
Week 12	‐	0
Week 13	2	4
Week 14	3	3
Week 15	3	3
Week 16	0	2
Week 17	6	0
Week 18	2	5

Notes for Player Combination
	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB	Jaylen Warren RB - PIT Jaylen Warren RB - PIT
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	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.	Last season, Jaylen Warren had arguably his most productive season for fantasy purposes as the RB18 in fantasy points per game. He was his usual incredibly efficient self on a per-touch basis. In 2025, Warren ranked sixth in missed tackle rate, ninth in yards after contact per attempt, 12th in rushing success rate, third in yards per route run, and seventh in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). He set career highs in carries (211), rushing yards (958), and total touchdowns (eight). Kenneth Gainwell moved on from Pittsburgh in the offseason, but Mike McCarthy brought in his favorite son, Rico Dowdle. Warren's role for Pittsburgh has evolved over the years from preferred passing down back to lead back, but his role could be in flux in 2026 with the arrival of a new head coach and backfield mate. Warren could still return RB2 value this season, but there's more risk in his 2026 projection than many will be able to admit.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	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.