Is Bucky Irving playing this week?
No injury designationOfficial practice report (week 4): Full practice, glute injury.
Bucky Irving has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:52 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Bucky Irving (glute), Chris Godwin (ankle) not listed on injury report for Week 4.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 1d ago · View on X
Bowles says four players are ruled out for Sunday: QB Baker Mayfield, OLB Rueben Bain, CB Benjamin Morrison and TE Ko Kieft. Diaby, Trotter, Irving and others are all good to go.
Greg Auman @gregauman · 1d ago · View on X
Irving seemed to practice as normal today -- hard to get a read on his glute injury but we'll ask Bowles around 12:30.
Greg Auman @gregauman · 1d ago · View on X
Bucky Irving (glute) limited in practice again Thursday.
Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL · 2d ago · View on X
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. GB's defense has allowed 12% more points to RBs than the league average.
Why we say start
- Projected 10.9 points, #17 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- GB's defense has allowed 12% more points to RBs than the league average.
- Concern: TB's offense is expected to score only about 18 points, a tough scoring spot.
- Averaging 13.3 carries and 5 targets a game.
- Played 52% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.3 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~18 pts
- Vegas line
- TB underdogs by 3
- Game total
- 38.5
- GB vs RBs
- 12% more points
- Last game snaps
- 52%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
24
Height
5'10"
Weight
195 lb
College
Oregon; Minnesota
Experience
2 seasons
Draft
2024 · Pick #125 (TB)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 57.0?
Irving's grade sits just below the middle of the pack, held up by efficiency per touch once tougher-than-average defenses are accounted for. His success rate and win probability added were unremarkable. His game grades fell from 88.6 in week 1 to 40.6 in week 3. The sample is small: 55 touches over 3 games.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of -0.008 ranked 15th of 50 RBs, and the grade credits him 0.041 expected points per play for facing tougher defenses.
- Week 2 vs CLE: a 38-yard run left end on 2nd and 6 (+2.6 expected points).
- Week 1 vs CIN: a 10-yard touchdown run left end (+2.3 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.017
Success rate
35%
WPA (sum)
-0.07
Opponent adj.
0.041
Plays graded
55
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | -1.5 | -0.09 | 0.0% |
| 3 | -18.3 | -1.30 | 26.7% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.