Start Bucky Irving or Rachaad White? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Bucky Irving over Rachaad White

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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · vs ATL

Market projects: 12.6; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB: 24.6; 8th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 64%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs RB: 21.2; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 53%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rachaad White for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bucky Irving over Rachaad White in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 12.6 points and Rachaad White at 9.4, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 12.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.2, 11.9 and 14.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Rachaad White this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Rachaad White at 127.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.2, 11.9 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 6.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Bucky Irving 3.2 points ahead of Rachaad White on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Rachaad White and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 20 more yards.

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

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Bucky Irving played 64 percent of TB snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rachaad White for Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Rachaad White?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.3 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 30 (3.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.