Bucky Irving Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. Saints

Running back Bucky Irving is looking at a matchup versus the 24th-ranked rushing defense in the NFL (129.4 yards allowed per game) in Week 8, when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet the New Orleans Saints, Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Is Irving a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Saints? More stats and info can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Bucky Irving Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: October 26, 2025
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.2
• Projected Rushing Yards: 31.00
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.19
• Projected Receiving Yards: 15.37
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.10

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Irving Fantasy Performance

• With 53.0 fantasy points in 2025 (13.3 per game), Irving is the 30th-ranked fantasy player at his position and 108th overall.
• During his last three games, Irving has 42.5 total fantasy points (14.2 per game), toting the ball 57 times for 200 yards and zero touchdowns. In the receiving game, he has added 185 yards on 15 catches (15 targets) with one TDs.
• The peak of Irving's season as a fantasy producer came against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4, as he tallied 20.5 fantasy points by scampering for 63 yards on 15 attempts. In the passing game, he caught five passes on five targets for 102 yards and one TD.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Bucky Irving's game against the New York Jets in Week 3 was his worst of the campaign, as he posted just 9.9 fantasy points. He ran for 66 yards on 25 carries on the day with four catches for 33 yards.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• New Orleans is yet to allow a player to throw for more than 300 yards passing in a game this year.
• The Saints have allowed six players to pass for at least one TD in a game this year.
• A total of six players have thrown for at least two TDs versus New Orleans this season.
• The Saints have allowed at least three passing touchdowns to two opposing QBs this year.
• New Orleans has not allowed over 100 yards receiving to an opposing player this season.
• A total of 12 players have caught a TD pass against the Saints this season.
• New Orleans has allowed at least two receiving touchdowns to two players this season.
• The Saints have allowed two players to put up over 100 yards rushing in a game this year.
• New Orleans has given up at least one rushing touchdown to five players this year.
• The Saints have given up at least two rushing TDs to only one player this season.

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