Bucky Irving

Bucky Irving has cemented himself as the best running back of the 2024 rookie class while Tyrone Tracy and Ray Davis are rising the ranks.

It was an impressive rookie season for Irving, who carried the ball 207 times for 1,122 yards and eight touchdowns in the regular season despite not truly taking over the backfield until the final few weeks of the season. He also added 392 receiving yards on 47 catches (52 targets) and had 11 plays over 20 yards. He should have a stranglehold on the lead back job in Tampa Bay heading into next season and given his ability to break big plays and help out in the passing game as well, Irving is at least a high-end RB2 for 2025.

For years there had been chatter about White losing his starting job in Tampa Bay, but no running back seemed to be able to pry it away from him despite how inefficient White was as a runner. It took a while for the changing of the guard, but this is clearly Bucky Irving's backfield now. White finished the regular season by rushing for 613 yards on 144 carries with three touchdowns while adding 393 yards receiving on 51 catches (57 targets) with six touchdowns through the air. He had just five plays of over 20 yards all season. He could still be useful to Tampa Bay next year as a receiver, but he's likely off fantasy radars for now.

Irving rushed 17 times for 77 yards and brought in both targets for six yards in the Buccaneers' 23-20 wild-card loss to the Commanders on Sunday night.

Irving rushed 19 times for 89 yards and a touchdown and brought in two of five targets for minus-5 yards in the Buccaneers' 27-19 win over the Saints on Sunday.