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Ron Stewart fantasy football takes on Bucky Irving
Every source-backed video insight STACKED has extracted from Ron Stewart about Bucky Irving.
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All Ron Stewart insights about Bucky Irving
PositiveUsageJul 27, 2026
Tampa Bay RB who has maintained significant negative air yards in recent years while still posting positive receiving efficiency. This is attributed to Baker Mayfield's effective progression reads and the Buccaneers' efficient screen game, demonstrating that negative air yards can be overcome with strong quarterback play and scheme.PositiveValueJul 18, 2026
Irving has fallen in pre-draft rankings due to injury pessimism but is realistically a fringe RB2 who could easily be a top 12 point-per-game scorer this season.PositiveInjuryJul 18, 2026
Irving appears on track for camp with shoulder surgery expected to be stable and unlikely to be a big issue; foot is a mild concern but not enough to meaningfully downgrade him in redraft or dynasty.PositiveUsageJul 18, 2026
Irving could get peppered with designed screen-style targets from new OC Zack Robinson, potentially going crazy even without a full-time role in this offensive environment.PositiveBreakoutJul 18, 2026
Irving feels similar to James Cook last year and has massive upside to break out in year three with an RB1 point-per-game season, drafted as RB24.PositiveBreakoutJul 18, 2026
Irving is a buy for a bounce-back year as part of a Buccaneers offense projected to be the 15th highest scoring with the fifth best offensive line, similar to James Cook's situation last year.NegativeInjuryJul 18, 2026
Irving was a second round pick who suffered a shoulder injury with a false timeline that extended for 10 weeks, ultimately never returning to any real effect on the field last year.NegativeInjuryJun 8, 2026
Ranked RB24 due to uncertainty around health and shoulder injury; hasn't been the same since his rookie year and is now squeezed by Kenneth Gainwell for receiving upside and Sean Tucker for goal line work.NegativeRoleJun 8, 2026
Irving is getting squeezed for receiving upside by Kenneth Gainwell and losing goal-line work to Shawn Tucker, limiting his fantasy ceiling as a smaller back.NegativeInjuryJun 8, 2026
Irving hasn't been healthy and 100% since his rookie year and hasn't been the same player since then.NegativeInjuryJun 8, 2026
Bucky Irving's vibes have been terrible with a shoulder injury from last season and no clear timeline, though Todd Bowles indicated he could return sometime during summer or fall, with the analyst expecting him ready by Week 1.NegativeInjuryJan 16, 2026
Bucky Irving was a miss in 2024 due to injury, which the source acknowledges as a factor in draft outcomes alongside other injury-affected players like Lamar Jackson and Malik Nabers.PositiveUsageDec 15, 2025
Bucky Irving increased his rushing attempt share from 45% to 76% in week 15, signaling a growing role in the Buccaneers' backfield despite not having a great game statistically.PositiveRoleDec 4, 2025
Ron Stewart emphasizes Irving's return is huge; in his first game back from injury, Irving commanded 81% of carries, all goal-line work (100% of backfield carries inside the 10-yard line), and posted 19 touches with a 7.1% target share and 16.1 PPR points. The team is slow-playing his pass-game role coming off injury, but his overall role should grow moving forward. Irving has the seventh-easiest schedule (New Orleans, Atlanta, Carolina, Miami allow 16th, 10th, 6th, and 14th most fantasy points to RBs respectively).