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Start Bucky Irving or Saquon Barkley? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 8:36 AM ET.

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Start Saquon Barkley over Bucky Irving

Barkley projects lower, 12.7 to 13.9, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 12 for Barkley, 45 for Irving.

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Saquon Barkley

RB · PHI · vs NYG

Market projects
12.7
recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB
19.8
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
52 of 100 at RB
Snap share
33%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
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Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CHI

Market projects
13.9
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB
17.8
3rd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
37 of 100 at RB
Snap share
63%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Saquon Barkley 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), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bucky Irving. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Bucky Irving in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Bucky Irving at 13.9, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Saquon Barkley still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 12 against 45, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Saquon Barkley this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (14.3 and 11.1); 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.

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 Saquon Barkley yet. His market-based projections were 14.3 and 11.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Bucky Irving 1.2 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 33 more yards.

Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bucky Irving played 63 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: 30 of 60 snaps, 27 carries for 170 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.

Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 22 of 69 snaps, 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 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, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 Saquon Barkley 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), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bucky Irving. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Bucky Irving for Saquon Barkley?

    No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 101 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 8 games), Saquon Barkley 91 (11.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Bucky Irving.

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