Bucky
Irving
RB
#7
Bucky Irving
Tampa Bay BuccaneersHeight : 5' 10" · Weight : 195 lbs · Age : 24
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 40 | 180 | 4.5 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 173 | 588 | 3.4 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 207 | 1,122 | 5.4 | 8 | 56 | 52 | 2 |
Contract
Tampa Bay Buccaneers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.26 M$
- Average per year
- 1.19 M$
- Total value
- 4.8 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
1.26 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.37 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Running backs
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular running backs: 90th means better than 90% of them.
EPA per carry
+0.02
73th percentile
Rush yards over expected
−0.18 yd/att
42th percentile
Carries
40
47th percentile
Rushing yards
180
60th percentile
Yards per carry
4.5
60th percentile
Rushing TDs
1
53th percentile
Targets
15
81th percentile
Receiving yards
61
65th percentile
EPA per target
−0.20
31th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+4)
- 20240.6 WAR · 0.035 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.020 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+29 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
63
Depth player
- RUN
- Rushing
- 68
- ELU
- Elusiveness
- 68
- REC
- Receiving
- 81
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- RUN — Rushing : Expected points added and success rate per carry
- ELU — Elusiveness : Yards over expected, after contact or catch, broken tackles
- REC — Receiving : Expected points added and yards per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#14 of 39 regular running backs
PAL Rating
42 / 100
#23 of 39 regular running backs
Value Rating · 2025
64 / 100
2025 PAL (5) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.2M.PAL expected for this salary: 2Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
45% of the EPA of his carries (the line gets the rest), above replacement.
25% of the EPA of passes thrown his way (the QB and line get the rest), above replacement.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Rush yds | TD | Rec yds | EPA/car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 3 | 0.0 | 42 | 63 | 180 | 1 | 61 | +0.02 |
| 2025 | TB | 10 | -0.2 | 5 | 68 | 588 | 1 | 277 | −0.21 |
| 2024 | TB | 17 | 0.6 | 90 | 96 | 1,122 | 8 | 392 | +0.10 |
Bucky Irving in five questions
What are Bucky Irving's stats in 2026?
Bucky Irving has 180 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown and 13 catches in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Bucky Irving?
Bucky Irving is 24 years old. He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
How good is Bucky Irving?
Bucky Irving produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 26th of 39 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 42 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Bucky Irving wear, and what team does he play for?
Bucky Irving plays for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, at RB, and wears number 7.
What is Bucky Irving's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
