Start Rachaad White or Bucky Irving? Week 6

Updated Oct 18, 8:51 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Irving projects lower, 11.9 to 12.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 45 for Irving, 127 for White.

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · vs PIT · final

Market projected: 11.9; pre-game
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 55 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 5
Target share: 12%; Through Week 5
Scored: 6.9; PPR pts

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · at SF

Market projects: 12.1; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 23.6; 10th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 67 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 49%; Through Week 5
Target share: 9%; Through Week 5

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Our Week 6 call

Start Bucky Irving over Rachaad White in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.9 points and Rachaad White at 12.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Bucky Irving still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 45 against 127, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Rachaad White, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 48 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (13, 10, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 65 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 12, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Rachaad White 0.2 points ahead of Bucky Irving on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Rachaad White and WAS visit SF on Monday at 8:15 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 host PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rachaad White has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Rachaad White played 49 percent of WAS snaps, took 24 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 1 against PHI: 29 of 70 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Through Week 5, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 2 against CLE: 51 of 65 snaps, 17 carries for 89 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 1 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 6 calls

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