Running back, Oregon (from Minnesota), 2021–23
Bucky Irving
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Country Club Hills, IL
- Born
- Aug 19, 2002
Bucky Irving played running back at Minnesota (2021) and Oregon (2022–23). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Irving in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
149rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Washington State, 20237catches, career highat Texas Tech, 2023Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota | 140 | 0.10 | 33rd (n=277) | 0.16 | 14.7 | 20% | 0.20 |
| 2022 | Oregon | 30 | 0.43 | – | – | 12.9 | 10% | – |
| 2023 | Oregon | 243 | 0.33 | 87th (n=450) | 0.17 | 79.3 | 26% | 0.26 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Oregon 14 games, 1,180 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 81–7 | 4 | 119 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 38–30 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 55–10 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 42–6 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 42–6 | 13 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 33–36 | 22 | 127 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 38–24 | 15 | 129 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 35–6 | 14 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 63–19 | 18 | 89 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 36–27 | 19 | 118 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 49–13 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 31–7 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 31–34 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 45–6 | 14 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
2022 Oregon 13 games, 1,052 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 3–49 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 70–14 | 8 | 74 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 41–20 | 14 | 97 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 44–41 | 11 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 45–27 | 10 | 97 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 49–22 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–30 | 19 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 42–24 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 49–10 | 11 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 34–37 | 19 | 143 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 20–17 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 34–38 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 28–27 | 13 | 149 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
2021 Minnesota 12 games, 699 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 31–26 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 30–0 | 15 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 10–14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 20–13 | 6 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 30–23 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 34–16 | 15 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 41–14 | 19 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 6–14 | 5 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 22–27 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 35–14 | 14 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 23–13 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 18–6 | 19 | 129 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ | |
| Weight | 192 lb | |
| Arm length | 29½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 70⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 207 | 1,122 | 8 | 47 | 392 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 173 | 588 | 1 | 30 | 277 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 77 | 406 | 2 | 15 | 71 |
| NFL career | 32 | 457 | 2,116 | 11 | 92 | 740 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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