Start Bucky Irving or Kyle Monangai? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Kyle Monangai

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.6; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Kyle Monangai

RB · CHI · vs NE · Out

Market projects: 10.1; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 4
Target share: 4%; Through Week 4

Should I drop Kyle Monangai 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), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Kyle Monangai in Week 7.

Kyle Monangai is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Bucky Irving. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Kyle Monangai at 115.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 11.2 and 11.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.6 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyle Monangai yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 12.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bucky Irving 1.5 points ahead of Kyle Monangai on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Kyle Monangai and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

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

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Kyle Monangai is listed as out with a toe injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 65 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: 63 of 74 snaps, 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Through Week 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 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, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Kyle Monangai 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), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Kyle Monangai?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Kyle Monangai 90 (9.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Kyle Monangai. Kyle Monangai is listed out.