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Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz on Bucky Irving

VideoDrafting for $2 MILLION with Davis MattekCaptured August 1, 2026
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I really don't want Bucky. If you do... I am not a big fan of drafting Bucky. Okay. So, I still don't want to necessarily be at 0%. So, when am I going to draft him when he's 10 freaking picks past ADP?
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Injury risk at light weight, but smash value 10+ picks past ADP.

Ian Hartitz is not a fan of drafting Bucky Irving, citing his injury-prone profile at 187 pounds; he notes that Irving's injuries (ankle, shoulder) are predictable given his light frame, similar to Chan Han. However, Hartitz acknowledges he will draft Irving when he falls 10+ picks past ADP as a value play, balancing his concerns with real-time ADP value. Irving was subsequently selected in Davis Mattek's $2M tournament draft approximately 10 picks past ADP, representing the biggest value pick of the draft and anchoring the team's RB core alongside Saquon Barkley and Rico Douzable.

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