Who Should I Start? Bucky Irving or Bhayshul Tuten
Week 1 Projections
| Fant. Pts. |
Rush. Yds. |
Rush TD |
Rec. | Rec. Yds. |
Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bucky Irving News
Sunday, July 5, 6:04 AM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving has become one of the most divisive players in 2026 drafts. After a breakout rookie season in 2024 saw him rack up almost 1,600 yards on his way to an RB14 finish, foot and shoulder injuries, as well as reported off-field struggles, limited him to only 10 games in 2025. Returning to action in Week 13 after an eight-week absence, Irving looked like a shell of himself, unable to top four yards per carry in any of his final six games. On the season, his 3.4-yard-per-carry average was down a full two yards from his rookie season, and while he was able to provide 6.1 half-PPR points per game strictly through the passing game, more than 67% of that production came in the first four weeks of the season. Following offseason shoulder surgery, the bull case for Irving is that he can return to the efficiency of his rookie season and the start of 2025, when he was the RB10 through the first four weeks. His detractors will point to the two-year, $14 million deal given to Kenneth Gainwell as evidence that Irving's fantasy-friendly usage in the passing game is set to take a meaningful hit. Those conflicting opinions have him coming off the board around RB24 by current ADP, providing his believers the opportunity to snag him at a discount in hopes of what could be a league-winning bounceback season.
Week 1 Projections
| Fant. Pts. |
Rush. Yds. |
Rush TD |
Rec. | Rec. Yds. |
Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bhayshul Tuten News
Wednesday, July 1, 5:49 AM
As a rookie in 2025, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten ran for only 307 yards at a pedestrian clip of 3.7 yards per carry, but heading into his second season, he is poised for an expanded role and a potential breakout. With Travis Etienne Jr. departing in free agency, the team has said goodbye to its leading rusher from a year ago and will look to replace his 296 touches with a committee of Tuten and Chris Rodriguez Jr., with a potential smattering of LeQuint Allen Jr. on passing downs. While Rodriguez has experience in Liam Coen's system from their time together at Kentucky, his absence from minicamp allowed Tuten to stand out in the non-padded practices and left several Jaguars beat writers calling for big things in 2026. Of course, when the pads do come on for training camp at the end of the month, Rodriguez's physicality could have some of those same reporters singing his praises, as he was one of the league's most efficient backs after contact in his final season with the Commanders. While it may still be too early to know how the backfield will ultimately be split, Jacksonville's offense projects to take another step forward in its second season under Coen, and between Tuten's explosiveness and Rodriguez's goal line prowess, both backs have traits that could keep their ADPs on the rise throughout draft season. At RotoBaller's RB25, Tuten can still regularly be found in an area of 2026 drafts where his upside gives him league-winning potential.
Bucky Irving vs. Bhayshul Tuten
Still trying to decide between Irving and Tuten? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Bucky Irving is projected to score 0.0 points this week while Bhayshul Tuten is projected to score 0.0 points.
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