Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Oregon
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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Minnesota • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Bucky Irving built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Country Club Hills, IL, spending time with Minnesota and Oregon. The clearest part of Bucky Irving's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 25
- Overall
- No. 125
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bucky Irving, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oregon. Bucky Irving leans workhorse runner traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,716
- Rushing yards
- 2,931
- Receiving yards
- 785
- Touchdowns
- 26
Featured Highlight
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Bucky Irving Oregon Highlights
2023 · Oregon · Player Highlight
Bucky Irving college highlights at Oregon.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Bucky Irving quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,716
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hillcrest · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Hillcrest · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 25 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,593 scrimmage yards · RB 11th (top 2%) · Pac-12 2nd (top 1%) · National 12th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 643 | 570 | 73 | 4 | 54.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 148 | 149 | -1 | 2 | 73.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 1,203 | 903 | 300 | 7 | 73.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon | 14 | 135 | 117 | 18 | 1 | 81.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon | 14 | 1,458 | 1,063 | 395 | 12 | 81.6 |
Related Context
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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.
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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
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 135. Portland State: 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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 17 by 83.1. Portland State: 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.
Wins116.3 · Games = 12 · +17.8 vs Losses
Losses98.5 · Games = 2 · -17.8 vs Wins
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 Portland State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Liberty100 rush yards | W 45-6 | 14 | 117 | 8.40 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7.9 |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Washington | L 31-34 | 9 | 20 | 2.20 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Oregon State | W 31-7 | 14 | 41 | 2.90 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arizona State | W 49-13 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 6.9 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 36-27 | 19 | 118 | 6.20 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 6.7 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs California | W 63-19 | 18 | 89 | 4.90 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Utah | W 35-6 | 14 | 83 | 5.90 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Washington State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-24 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 10 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 33-36 | 22 | 127 | 5.80 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Stanford | W 42-6 | 13 | 88 | 6.80 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 6.9 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Colorado | W 42-6 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8.3 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Hawai'i | W 55-10 | 12 | 59 | 4.90 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Texas Tech | W 38-30 | 11 | 38 | 3.50 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Portland State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 81-7 | 4 | 119 | 29.80 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21.3 |
Player Story
Bucky Irving story
Bucky Irving built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Country Club Hills, IL, spending time with Minnesota and Oregon. The clearest part of Bucky Irving's career was his backfield work: 2,931 rushing yards, 474 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 785 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Oregon. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 36 passing yards, 785 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota and Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Bucky Irving moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Minnesota
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 772 | 50.3 | 19.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 772 | 50.3 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oregon | 1,351 | 67.5 | 22.8 | 579 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon | 1,351 | 67.5 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon | 1,593 | 63.6 | 29.5 | 242 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon | 1,593 | 63.6 | 29.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington State
Week 8 · W 38-24 · Conference game
Win with 180 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
97.2 takeover
180 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.
#2
vs Washington
Week 11 · L 34-37 · Conference game
178
Scrimmage Yards
92 takeover
Loss with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
178 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.
#3
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 18-6 · Postseason
129
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
Win with 129 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
129 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.
#4
vs USC
Week 11 · W 36-27 · Conference game
161
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Win with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
161 scrimmage yards and 44.4 usage.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 8 · W 45-30 · Conference game
164
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
164 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Oregon
1,593 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 29.5 usage
81.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Oregon
81.6
1,593 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 29.5 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Oregon
73.1
1,351 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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