Buccaneers<\/a> aren\u2019t changing the system that allowed Irving to average 5.4 yards per carry and catch 47 passes out of the backfield.<\/p>\nWith Rachaad White still in the mix, Tampa is expected to run more two-back sets, which is a perfect scenario for a player like Irving, whose ability to create in space and contribute as a receiver makes him a matchup nightmare. His late-season surge saw him take over primary duties, logging 60\u201370% of the snaps down the stretch.<\/p>\n
Bucky Irving is poised for a breakout season<\/p>\n
Irving showed no signs of hitting a rookie wall. He had three 100+ yard games in the final six weeks and won NFC Offensive Player of the Week once. His balance, acceleration, and pass-catching make him more than a complementary option \u2014 he\u2019s a featured weapon.<\/p>\n
Tampa\u2019s scheme should open up even more for him in 2025, with rookie receivers Emeka Egbuka and Tez Johnson adding deep speed to stretch defenses and leave more room underneath for Irving to operate. As well as the return of Godwin Jr’s underrated blocking to help open up holes down the field.<\/p>\n
If Irving\u2019s usage climbs slightly, even to 8\u201312 more touches over the full year, he\u2019s positioned to deliver a jump in production.<\/p>\n
Projected 2025 totals:<\/p>\n
Rushing yards: 1,200Receiving yards: 450Total scrimmage yards: 1,650<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bucky Irving made his presence felt immediately in 2024, finishing his rookie campaign with 1,514 scrimmage yards \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[247,265,210,211,5181,312,7,7219,248,267,88,6,245,537,530,4641,9342,9,266,209,704,250,2597,2596,2637],"class_list":{"0":"post-146563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-american","9":"tag-american-football","10":"tag-bay","11":"tag-buccaneers","12":"tag-bucky","13":"tag-bucky-irving","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-irving","16":"tag-national","17":"tag-national-sports","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-overall","21":"tag-overall-positive","22":"tag-positive","23":"tag-rachaad","24":"tag-rachaad-white","25":"tag-sports","26":"tag-sports-news","27":"tag-tampa","28":"tag-tampa-bay","29":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","30":"tag-tampabay","31":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers","32":"tag-white"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114719325675181064","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}