Start Bucky Irving or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Bucky Irving at 13.1 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 11.0, a gap of 2.1.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bucky Irving at 56.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (15, 9, 14 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bhayshul Tuten at 53.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 16 and 15 books).

That puts Bucky Irving 2.1 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the books.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Bucky Irving played 70 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 1 against CIN: 35 of 57 snaps, 8 carries for 45 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bucky Irving, Week 2 against CLE: 51 of 65 snaps, 17 carries for 89 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 1 yards.

Through Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten played 50 percent of JAX snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bucky Irving, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 42 of 67 snaps, 26 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards, 10.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Breece Hall over Bucky Irving.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Jeremiyah Love.