Bucky Irving is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 8.9 pts
- RB rank
- #7
- Matchup
- bye
Bucky Irving's fantasy role in Week 10
Bucky Irving goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent RB option for the TB. He is rostered in 98% of leagues and actually started in 43% of them, and we rank him RB7 on our own weekly board at 8.9 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The TB are on bye in Week 10, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Bucky Irving is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at RB.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Bucky Irving (TB RB), our RB7 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.1 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He grades 19% below the average weekly RB number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Mild here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Bucky Irving (TB RB), our RB7 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 2.1 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He grades 19% below the average weekly RB number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Mild here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.