Who Should I Start? Elijah Mitchell or Bucky Irving

Tuesday, August 27, 5:07 PM

The San Francisco 49ers placed running back Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday, and his 2024 season is over. Mitchell, who was projected as the team's RB2, has dealt with injury problems throughout his career, having never played more than 11 games in a year. Jordan Mason is now expected to be the 49ers' RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey (calf) with Mitchell sidelined. Rookie Isaac Guerendo and Patrick Taylor Jr. will also see an uptick in playing time behind McCaffrey and Mason with Mitchell now done for the year.

Monday, December 2, 12:06 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie running back Bucky Irving (hip) suffered a hip injury during a kickoff return in the overtime win over the division-rival Carolina Panthers on Sunday and was laboring as he walked to the locker room after the game. However, Irving said he feels much better on Monday and downplayed the injury, so he should be able to play in Week 14 in a great matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. The 22-year-old only saw one touch on the team's last three drives of the game, but he had already done plenty of damage for his fantasy managers on the day, finishing with 25 carries for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown. He also added three catches for 33 yards. Rachaad White and Sean Tucker continue to get their touches in Tampa's backfield, but Irving has averaged at least 5.5 yards per carry in the last three games and has been the Bucs' best RB all year.