Start Brian Robinson or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Brian Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 7.4; recent weeks avg
SF D vs RB: 23.6; 10th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 33%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Brian Robinson for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.4 points and Brian Robinson at 7.4, a gap of 4.0. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Brian Robinson this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.5 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Brian Robinson at 210.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Brian Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 8.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.7 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 4.0 points ahead of Brian Robinson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brian Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 23.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 87 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 33 percent of ATL snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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: 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Brian Robinson for Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Brian Robinson?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Brian Robinson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson.