Start Bucky Irving or Tyler Allgeier? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Bucky Irving over Tyler Allgeier in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.4 points and Tyler Allgeier at 8.4, a gap of 3.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bucky Irving at 51.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (13, 15, 16 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Tyler Allgeier, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market gives Tyler Allgeier a 30% chance to score a touchdown (15 market sources).

That puts Bucky Irving 3.1 points ahead of Tyler Allgeier on the market projections.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Tyler Allgeier is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Bucky Irving played 62 percent of TB snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 1 against CIN: 35 of 57 snaps, 8 carries for 45 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 4, Tyler Allgeier played 51 percent of ARI snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 1 against LAC: 44 of 75 snaps, 17 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 2 against SEA: 32 of 50 snaps, 5 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 3 against SF: 31 of 87 snaps, 2 carries for -1 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 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, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Bucky Irving.
• Start Bucky Irving over Blake Corum.
• Start Braelon Allen over Bucky Irving.
• Start Tyler Allgeier over Blake Corum.
• Start Brian Robinson over Tyler Allgeier.
• Start Tyler Allgeier over George Holani.