Start Bucky Irving or Cam Skattebo? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving

Start

Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.5; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs RB: 16.7; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Sit

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

Should I drop Bucky Irving for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 13.5 points and Bucky Irving at 11.4, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Cam Skattebo at ADP 40 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 14.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.5, 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.

That puts Cam Skattebo 2.1 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 17 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

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 2 against LAR: 34 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 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, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Bucky Irving for Cam Skattebo?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving.
Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Bucky Irving?
No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Bucky Irving 120 (12.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Bucky Irving.