RB · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #7

Bucky Irving

RB1

College: Minnesota
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 194 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / carry

+0.04▲ 0.24 vs '25

7th of 24 RBs

Success rate

43.3%▲ 8.7 vs '25

10th of 24 RBs

RYOE / carry

–

12th of 24 RBs

Yards per carry

4.65▲ 1.25 vs '25

6th of 24 RBs

Receiving

78 yds−0.17 EPA/TGT

18 rec · 23 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 24 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing+4.5

Receiving−4.0

Net+0.5

Best game · Wk 5 @ DAL

Carries

165

Rush yds

Total TD

+6.3

Rush EPA

+0.30

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 @ CINL	8	45	5.63	1	+3.6	+0.44	62.5	7	7	48	0	−0.04
Wk 2 vs CLEL	17	89	5.24	0	−0.1	−0.01	35.3	4	4	1	0	−0.58
Wk 3 vs MINL	15	46	3.07	0	−2.7	−0.18	20.0	4	2	12	0	−0.10
Wk 4 vs GBL	16	61	3.81	0	−0.9	−0.06	43.8	0	0	0	0	–
Wk 5 @ DALW	21	165	7.86	1	+6.3	+0.30	52.4	3	2	10	1	+0.44
Wk 6 vs PITL	19	46	2.42	0	−6.3	−0.33	21.1	3	2	3	0	−0.51
Wk 7 @ CARW	24	106	4.42	2	+4.7	+0.19	66.7	2	1	4	0	−0.37
Season	120	558	4.65	4	+4.5	+0.04	43.3	23	18	78	1	−0.17

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Buccaneers

$4.8Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $1.2M
Guaranteed: $732K 15%
2026 cap hit: $1.3M 0.4% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	7	+0.5	636	120	558	4.65	4	+0.04	43.3	23	18	78	1	−0.17
2025	10	−26.8	865	173	588	3.40	1	−0.21	34.7	35	30	277	3	+0.25
2024	17	+35.4	1,514	207	1,122	5.42	8	+0.10	44.9	52	47	392	0	+0.30
Career	34	+9.2	3,015	500	2,268	4.54	13	−0.02	41.0	110	95	747	4	+0.19