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Start Bucky Irving or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:06 AM ET.

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Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CHI

Market projects
13.9
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB
18.6
6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8
Sit

Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
13.4
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
18.5
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
56%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Bhayshul Tuten?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 13.9 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 13.4, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 13.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (11.9, 14.5 and 15.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.9, 14.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards and 0.6 touchdowns (4, 3 and 10 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 0.5 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 45 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 7 against CAR: 37 of 63 snaps, 24 carries for 106 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 8 against ATL: 27 carries for 170 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 8 against IND: 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Bucky Irving for Bhayshul Tuten?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Bucky Irving?

    No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 9 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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