Player Dossier

2021-2023

Oregon

Bucky Irving

RB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Country Club Hills, IL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Bucky Irving leans workhorse runner traits and 63.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

29.5

Efficiency

63.6

Consistency

78.8

Season Value

68

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Minnesota • Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Scouting Read

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Bucky Irving, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Oregon. Bucky Irving leans workhorse runner traits and 63.6 efficiency.

Bucky Irving played RB for Minnesota and Oregon. Across 3 tracked seasons, Bucky Irving recorded 36 passing yards, 2,931 rushing yards, and 785 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Oregon.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Oregon paired 1,593 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 63.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Oregon.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Win with 180 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Oregon

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

113.8

Efficiency

63.6

Usage

29.5

Consistency

78.8

Best Game by takeover score

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 135. Unknown: 149. Texas Tech: 88. Hawai'i: 74. Colorado: 108. Stanford: 111. Washington: 161. Washington State: 180. Utah: 119. California: 117. USC: 161. Arizona State: 96. Oregon State: 58. Washington: 36

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 17 by 83.1. Unknown: 7 by 100. Texas Tech: 18 by 42. Hawai'i: 14 by 52.8. Colorado: 13 by 84.6. Stanford: 16 by 71.2. Washington: 28 by 60. Washington State: 18 by 91.7. Utah: 18 by 64.6. California: 22 by 53.1. USC: 24 by 66.8. Arizona State: 14 by 64.4. Oregon State: 19 by 31. Washington: 14 by 24.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins113.4 · Games = 11 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses98.5 · Games = 2 · -14.9 vs Wins
First Half118 · Games = 7 · +8.4 vs Second Half
Second Half109.6 · Games = 7 · -8.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Mon 1/1vs Liberty100 rush yardsW 45-6141178.4013187.9
Sat 12/2@ WashingtonL 31-349202.2005162.6
Sat 11/25vs Oregon StateW 31-714412.9005173.1
Sat 11/18@ Arizona StateW 49-1311635.7003336.9
Sun 11/12vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 36-27191186.2015436.7
Sat 11/4vs CaliforniaW 63-1918894.9014285.3
Sat 10/28@ UtahW 35-614835.9014366.6
Sat 10/21vs Washington State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 38-24151298.60235110
Sat 10/14@ Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 33-36221275.8016345.8
Sat 9/30@ StanfordW 42-613886.8013236.9
Sat 9/23vs ColoradoW 42-610898.9003198.3
Sun 9/17vs Hawai'iW 55-1012594.9002155.3
Sat 9/9@ Texas TechW 38-3011383.5017504.9
Sat 9/2vs Unknown100 rush yards · 2+ TD411929.80233021.3

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonMinnesota77250.319.8
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota77250.319.80
2022 PostseasonOregon1,35167.522.8579
2022 Regular SeasonOregon1,35167.522.80
2023 PostseasonOregon1,59363.629.5242
2023 Regular SeasonOregon1,59363.629.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Win with 180 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

180

Primary metric

180 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.

#2

Washington

178

Primary metric

Loss with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

178 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.

#3

Maryland

133

Primary metric

Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

133 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#4

North Carolina

148

Primary metric

Win with 148 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

148 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.

#5

USC

161

Primary metric

Win with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

161 scrimmage yards and 44.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Oregon

1,593 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 29.5 usage

68

#2

2023 Regular Season · Oregon

68

1,593 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 29.5 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Oregon

64.2

1,351 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage

Milestones

17

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8972

Hillcrest · Country Club Hills, IL

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

3,716

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.