Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker explodes against a porous Buffalo Bills run defense on Sunday.
Sean Tucker proved again that he can produce when given opportunities. Tucker ran for over 100 yards and two touchdowns and added 34 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 44-32 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bills.
The Bills have one of the worst run defenses in the league allowing Rachaad White to also averaging over five yards a carry, taking ten carries for 51 yards. Bucky Irving practiced last week prior to this game and should be back soon, so Tucker’s time as a featured runner could be short lived.
The talk leading up to this game was that Tucker improved his pass blocking and that gave the coaching staff confidence to play him more and he rewarded them, if he’s available in your league add him but be prepared for the backfield to get complicated when Irving returns.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
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Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving was seen in a walking boot and may miss Week 5 and beyond.
The Buccaneers seem to be one step forward and one step back when it comes to injuries. With Mike Evans and Chris Godwin swapping places on the injury report, star running back Bucky Irving was seen in a walking boot.
The obvious person to benefit will be backup Rachaad White who has experience as a starting running back. A not so obvious fantasy addition is Sean Tucker. Tucker was the RB1 overall last season in Week 6 versus the Saints with 34.2 fantasy points on 192 total yards and 2 touchdowns.
While Tucker is an alluring name, he has had less than 1% of the teams opportunity share thus far to White’s 26%. As a starter in 2023, White was the RB10 in fantasy points per game with 15.8 in 17 games played. White can immediately be plugged in to play while Tucker presents upside with no guarantee he’ll get significant action in Week 5. As this could be a multi-week absence for Irving, both White and Tucker are must roster players.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Tampa Bay running back Rachaad White suffers injury in first preseason game.
Rachaad White exited the Buccaneers August 9th preseason game against the Titans due to a groin injury, having rushed six times for 28 yards before being ruled out for the remainder of the matchup. Head coach Todd Bowles confirmed that White will undergo further testing to assess the severity of the injury.
White could remain valuable given his reliability as a pass-catcher, but his availability in the lead-up to Week 1 is uncertain. This injury opens a window for Sean Tucker, whose efficiency last season (6.2 yards per carry on limited attempts) makes him a candidate to carve out a more prominent role.
Irving was already going in the second or third round and the White injury makes this a safer bet. The more interesting angle is Tucker, he’s been going in the late rounds or undrafted but he might start to climb draft boards now.
Author: David Leonard (@RealDelcoDave)
Bucs coach Todd Bowles addressed Bucky Irving and the team’s backfield at the annual spring meetings.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles spoke to the media on Tuesday and was asked about the running back hierarchy. Bowles made it clear that while it is a committee situation, he did not mince words while mentioning the second-year running back Bucky Irving’s name first.
“Bucky (Irving) will be the guy coming in. Rachaad (White) will play a ton, too. Depending on how the game goes is how you rotate and use them… I think we gotta get Sean (Tucker) in there a little bit more, as well, because he’s a heck of a runner for us and we gotta play him a lot more than we played him in the past.”
In 2024, Irving amassed 1,514 yards from scrimmage with eight touchdowns to his credit. White totaled 1,006 yards with nine TDs and Tucker 413/3.
Bowles has mentioned an increased workload for Tucker in the past, which never really came to fruition for the Bucs. While the 1-2 backs are must-roster players in the high-power Tampa Bay offense, the changing of the guard seems complete since Irving became the go-to back by the midway point of last year.
Author: Sam Schneider (@BuyAndSellYou)
Ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ final preseason game, Sean Tucker was splitting first-team reps with Rachaad White.
Ahead of the Buccaneers’ final preseason game, Sean Tucker was splitting first-team reps with Rachaad White in practice. A promising sign ahead of final cuts for the undrafted Tucker. He is batting for a roster spot behind White with veterans KeShawn Vaughn, Chase Edmonds, and Patrick Laird.
As a sophomore, Tucker played 12 games rushing for 1515 yards on 247 carries with 12 TDs. He added 18 receptions for 249 yards. In his junior year, Tucker played in 12 games running for 1061 yards on 204 attempts with 11 TDs. He added 37 receptions for 262 yards. Tucker had high praise at the end of his college career and was expected to be drafted. He developed a medical condition which may have caused hesitation among teams during the draft. He has been cleared to return to action so getting first-team reps this early in his career is worth monitoring for your fantasy team.
Tucker, 5’9 207 pounds, has a short compact frame but is more effective between the tackles than you might expect. He had a 90th-percentile 40-yard dash and 86th-percentile speed score coming into the draft. Tucker finishes runs well and flashes the ability to get small and squeeze through traffic. He’s proven to be a quality receiver. He could be a high-upside guy if given a shot.
