The Bucs And Tyler Allgeier
January 24th, 2026
Lavonte David shoves Atlanta running back Tyler Allgeier out of bounds.
Long before the Bucs dumped fall-guy offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard and hired fired Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, one Joe spoke multiple times on the Ira Kaufman Podcast about the Bucs signing pending free agent running back Tyler Allgeier.
The Falcons’ 2022 fifth-round pick exploded as a rookie with 1,035 yards on 210 carries for a sad Falcons team that had miserable Marcus Mariota starting at quarterback. That meant all eyes were on the Faclons run game and Allgeier thrived.
Then the Falcons drafted Bijan Robinson and Allgeier settled into a complementary role. Over the next three seasons, Allgeier rushed for 1,841 yards on 466 carries, an average of 3.95 yards per rush and many of those efforts were in short yardage.
Joe loves how Allgeier has never fumbled in the NFL and how he found the end zone 8 times last year on the ground. He’s no Rachaad White in the passing game, but Allgeier is known as a punishing pass blocker. The data nerds have lauded him for years.
At 25 years old with relatively low mileage on his legs, Joe likes how powerful Allgeier would look in the Bucs backfield, where Bucky Irving hasn’t proven durable or to be a special red zone runner.
Unfortunately, Allgeier will be in demand in free agency. But if the Bucs feel they can’t count on Irving and think they might have to score 30 points a game to get in the playoffs, Allgeier would be a heck of a pickup. There’s no doubt he could hit the ground running.