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Start Bucky Irving or Rachaad White? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

Start Bucky Irving over Rachaad White

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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
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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
11.6
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB
20.6
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
53%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Rachaad White for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bucky Irving over Rachaad White in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 13.9 points and Rachaad White at 11.6, a gap of 2.3. 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. No player market is posted for Rachaad White this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (12.0 and 11.1); 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 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.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 2.3 points ahead of Rachaad White on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Rachaad White and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rachaad White 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 9

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.

Through Week 8, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rachaad White, Week 8 against PHI: 11 carries for 55 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 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 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 Rachaad White for Bucky Irving?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.

  • Should I drop Bucky Irving for Rachaad White?

    No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bucky Irving over Rachaad White.

Week 9 on the board

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