Bucky Irving And Production After Contact
June 23rd, 2025
Leader of YAC.
One thing that drove Joe nuts about Rachaad White’s running (or not running) was his lousy YAC numbers.
White was dreadful at breaking tackles and seemingly worse at avoiding defenders. He’d miss a wide-ass open hole Joe could drive his Bill Currie Ford F-150 through to get decent yardage.
(In the open field on pass plays, White was dynamite.)
Bucky Irving had no such issues. It seemed he thrived on bouncing off defenders and making dudes miss. In fact, per the crowd at The 33rd Team, no back was better at YAC than the talented Bucs rookie.
Bucky led the NFL with over four yards per carry after contact. That’s impressive for such a smallish dude.
Joe is stoked for what Bucky could do behind such a good offensive line after a year of experience.
This Bucs offense ought to be a lot of fun again.
Yards Before Contact per Rush Leaders in 2024:
Saquon Barkley: 2.64
Derrick Henry: 2.41
Jahmyr Gibbs: 2.31
Yards After Contact per Rush Leaders in 2024:
Bucky Irving: 4.03
Antonio Gibson: 3.91
Tank Bigsby: 3.74
(min. 100 rushes) pic.twitter.com/Mg2nG3RIzK
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) February 23, 2025
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Greatest Play #497 : Week 12 2024
Bucky breaks a long run with Baker leading the way pic.twitter.com/xsK15v1Kph
— Liam Mitchell (Bucs Vault) (@BucsArchive1976) March 1, 2025