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Start Bucky Irving or D'Andre Swift? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Start D'Andre Swift over Bucky Irving

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs TB

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
60%
Through Week 7
Target share
11%
Through Week 7
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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

Should I drop Bucky Irving for D'Andre Swift?

Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bucky Irving.

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Our Week 9 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Bucky Irving in Week 9.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 15.9 points and Bucky Irving at 13.9, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 D'Andre Swift at ADP 40 and Bucky Irving at 45.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts D'Andre Swift 2.0 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 65 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 37 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 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 D'Andre Swift?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bucky Irving.

  • Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Bucky Irving?

    No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games), Bucky Irving 101 (12.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Bucky Irving.

Week 9 on the board

Elsewhere on the board