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

Best season
1,180
Rushing yards, 2023 (Oregon, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 125
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

149rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Washington State, 20237catches, career highat Texas Tech, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Minnesota1336995.3441
2022Oregon1551,0526.8566
2023Oregon1861,1806.31156
Career4742,9316.22066

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Minnesota8739.1036
2022Oregon312999.6337
2023Oregon564137.4242
Career957858.3542

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Minnesota91940
2022Oregon51230
2023Oregon1170
Career153340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2021MinnesotaRBFr.
2022OregonRBSo.
2023OregonRBJr.5′10″195

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Minnesota1400.1033rd (n=277)0.1614.720%0.20
2022Oregon300.43––12.910%–
2023Oregon2430.3387th (n=450)0.1779.326%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Portland StateW 81–⁠7411923300
Sep 9atTexas TechW 38–⁠30113817500
Sep 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠10125902150
Sep 23vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠6108903190
Sep 30atStanfordW 42–⁠6138813230
Oct 14atWashingtonL 33–⁠362212716340
Oct 21vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠241512923511
Oct 28atUtahW 35–⁠6148314360
Nov 4vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠19188914280
Nov 11vs.USCW 36–⁠271911815430
Nov 18atArizona StateW 49–⁠13116303330
Nov 24vs.Oregon StateW 31–⁠7144105171
Dec 1vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠3492005160
Jan 1 ✦vs.LibertyW 45–⁠61411713180
2022 Oregon 13 games, 1,052 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠4951302200
Sep 10vs.Eastern WashingtonW 70–⁠148741–––
Sep 17vs.BYUW 41–⁠2014970–––
Sep 24atWashington StateW 44–⁠41118105381
Oct 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠2710970–––
Oct 8atArizonaW 49–⁠22126713300
Oct 22vs.UCLAW 45–⁠301910703571
Oct 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠24103203611
Nov 5atColoradoW 49–⁠10111200100
Nov 12vs.WashingtonL 34–⁠371914305350
Nov 19vs.UtahW 20–⁠17102013330
Nov 26atOregon StateL 34–⁠38135205260
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠271314921−10
2021 Minnesota 12 games, 699 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11vs.Miami (OH)W 31–⁠26––––––
Sep 18atColoradoW 30–⁠015890130
Sep 25vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠14480–––
Oct 2atPurdueW 20–⁠136150–––
Oct 16vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠237280110
Oct 23vs.MarylandW 34–⁠161510511280
Oct 30atNorthwesternW 41–⁠14191102250
Nov 6vs.IllinoisL 6–⁠145260–––
Nov 13atIowaL 22–⁠27178001−30
Nov 20atIndianaW 35–⁠1414701–––
Nov 27vs.WisconsinW 23–⁠13123902390
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 18–⁠6191290–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′9″
Weight192 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan70⅝″W
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press15 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers172071,122847392
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers10173588130277
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers57740621571
NFL career324572,1161192740

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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