Bucky Irving, the Oregon RB, sits at No. 120 on the consensus board across 8 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 8% elite, 45% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “However, Irving showed a concerning lack of explosiveness at the NFL Scouting Combine.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He punches above his weight class with excellent contact balance and leg drive to fight through tackles and squeeze every yard out of the run.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Compact and willful, Irving is deeply committed to each run his play-caller trusts him with.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a rotational-RB.
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“…Compact and willful, Irving is deeply committed to each run his play-caller trusts him with. He punches above his weight class with excellent contact balance and leg drive to fight through tackles and squeeze every yard out of the run. However, Irving showed a concerning lack of explosiveness at the NFL Scouting Combine. He is frequently in a rush and would rather run through a wall than around it but he does have th…”
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