Bucky Irving
Position: RB — Projected: 4th Round
History & Measurables
Born: Aug. 19, 2002 – Chicago, IL
High School: Hillcrest High School
College: Oregon
Height – 5’9″ Weight – 192 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Patient in Setting Up Blocks
- Vision for Cut Backs
- Good Contact Balance
- Gets Straight Up Field
The Bad
- Can Get Pushed Back at Line
- Takes Big Hits
- Not Elite Speed
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Rushing
- 3.99Yards After Contact/Attempt (18th Among FBS RBs, min. 100 rush attempts)
- 39.4% of total rushing yards came on runs of 15+ yards (T-62nd Among RBs)
- 69 Missed Tackles Forced (T-10th Among RBs)
- 34 Runs of 10+ Yards (T-22nd Among RBs)
- 38% of carries in zone scheme, 62% of carries in gap scheme
2023 Receiving
- 87.3% Route Participation (5th Among FBS RBs, min. 10 targets)
- 1.20 Yards per Route Run (T-74th Among RBs)
- 9.6 YAC/REC (T-80th Among RBs)
- 74.9 PFF Receiving Grade (T-20th Among RBs)
- 23.6 PFF Pass Blocking Grade (560th Among RBs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Bucky Irving is an interesting running back because despite his size he is not a speed back. Irving likes to run between the tackles and is very tough for his size. He does not dance in the backfield but goes straight up field and is very elusive in short spaces to avoid defenders. I saw multiple examples of him using hesitation to set up defenders to make great cut back runs. He is able to take on contact between the tackles and stay on his feet for extra yards.
In the receiving game, Bucky Irving was lethal on angle routes out of the backfield because of his quickness. If he does get caught in the backfield he is not able to break from contact and has limitations in short yardage. He is more shifty than fast so there is a limit on big gains at the next level but could consistently get chunks of 10-20 yards. – Brandon Haye
(Games Watched: vs Washington 2023, vs Colorado 2023, vs Utah 2023, vs USC 2023)
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— G. Joslyn (@GJoslyn91) April 7, 2024
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