Who Should I Start? Tyjae Spears or Bucky Irving


Week 9 Projections

Fant. Pts. Rush. Yds. Rush TD Rec. Rec. Yds. Rec TD
7.7 43.8 0.2 1.0 6.8 0.0

Tyjae Spears News

Tyjae Spears Ruled Out For Week 8

Saturday, October 26, 2:42 PM

Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears (hamstring) was downgraded to out for Week 8. Spears did not suit up last weekend but returned to practice this week in a limited capacity. However, he was unable to progress enough and will now set his sights on returning in Week 9 to face the New England Patriots. Spears has been deployed as the No.2 option out of the backfield this season behind Tony Pollard and has only averaged a mere 22.8 rushing yards per game with just one score. Fantasy managers should expect Pollard to see a heavy dose of work on Sunday afternoon but faces a tough challenge as the Lions have allowed the second-fewest PPR points to opposing running backs this season.


Week 9 Projections

Fant. Pts. Rush. Yds. Rush TD Rec. Rec. Yds. Rec TD
10.8 50.4 0.3 2.1 14.4 0.1

Bucky Irving News

Bucky Irving Playing Through Injury, Expects To Keep Current Role

Tuesday, October 29, 2:07 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (toe) is playing through a toe injury, but the rookie said he does not expect the ailment to limit his playing time. The fourth-round pick out of Oregon has handled at least 10 touches in seven of his eight games this season, and he caught a career-high seven passes in the Week 8 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Although he's not a must-start stud in a shared backfield with Rachaad White, he has provided solid value for fantasy managers considering his late-round cost in preseason drafts. However, he is set the face a Kansas City Chiefs defense that has surrendered the fewest fantasy points per game to running backs this season, so his ceiling and floor could be limited in Week 9. Expect him to be a fixture on the injury report, but it sounds like he's not at risk of missing time.


Tyjae Spears vs. Bucky Irving

Still trying to decide between Spears and Irving? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Tyjae Spears is projected to score 7.7 points this week while Bucky Irving is projected to score 10.8 points.