Bucky Irving
vs Zay Flowers
2026 · Week 5 · Half-PPR
The crowd’s lean
Week 5No weekly comparisons recorded for this pair.
This week
WEEK 5Irving
at DAL
Oct 8 · 8:15 PM ET
Flowers
at ATL
Oct 11 · 8:20 PM ET
Questionable
30.5
Game ended
16.1
Projected
Half-PPR
points
2026 season, per game
2025 season, per game
Full game log & past seasons +
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | 16.8 | RB13 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 48 | — |
2 | — | 11.0 | RB15 | 17 | 89 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
3 | — | 6.8 | RB35 | 15 | 46 | — | 4 | 2 | 12 | — |
4 | — | 6.1 | RB40 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 30.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ATL | 12.5 | RB19 | 14 | 37 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
2 | HOU | 15.1 | RB14 | 17 | 71 | — | 6 | 6 | 50 | — |
3 | NYJ | 11.9 | RB17 | 25 | 66 | — | 4 | 4 | 33 | — |
4 | PHI | 23.0 | RB9 | 15 | 63 | — | 5 | 5 | 102 | 1 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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10 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | ARI | 15.1 | RB14 | 17 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — |
14 | NO | 15.1 | RB12 | 15 | 55 | — | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
15 | ATL | 7.6 | RB34 | 16 | 60 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | — |
16 | CAR | 7.1 | RB41 | 19 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | MIA | 5.8 | RB35 | 9 | 19 | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | — |
18 | CAR | 10.3 | RB19 | 26 | 85 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | — |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WAS | 8.6 | RB31 | 9 | 62 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | — |
2 | DET | 2.2 | RB62 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | DEN | 9.9 | RB24 | 9 | 70 | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | — |
4 | PHI | 12.0 | RB22 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — |
5 | ATL | 4.6 | RB43 | 9 | 44 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | — |
6 | NO | 17.5 | RB11 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — |
7 | BAL | 15.2 | RB17 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54 | — |
8 | ATL | 11.9 | RB24 | 9 | 44 | — | 7 | 7 | 40 | — |
9 | KC | 4.9 | RB41 | 7 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | — |
10 | SF | 16.2 | RB6 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | NYG | 24.2 | RB3 | 12 | 88 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 64 | — |
13 | CAR | 26.0 | RB1 | 25 | 152 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33 | — |
14 | LV | 2.3 | RB49 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | — |
15 | LAC | 12.3 | RB17 | 15 | 117 | — | 2 | 2 | -4 | — |
16 | DAL | 16.7 | RB16 | 16 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — |
17 | CAR | 21.0 | RB5 | 20 | 113 | — | 4 | 4 | 77 | — |
18 | NO | 15.4 | RB9 | 19 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -5 | — |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | 23.5 | WR5 | 6 | 5 | 150 | 1 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 12.9 | WR23 | 6 | 5 | 84 | — |
4 | — | 21.8 | WR6 | 10 | 8 | 118 | 1 |
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BUF | 24.6 | WR1 | 9 | 7 | 143 | 1 |
2 | CLE | 11.4 | WR31 | 11 | 7 | 75 | — |
3 | DET | 2.3 | WR89 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — |
4 | KC | 10.9 | WR26 | 8 | 7 | 74 | — |
5 | HOU | 9.7 | WR33 | 5 | 5 | 72 | — |
6 | LAR | 5.6 | WR47 | 10 | 6 | 46 | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | CHI | 10.6 | WR28 | 9 | 7 | 63 | — |
9 | MIA | 8.9 | WR33 | 5 | 5 | 64 | — |
10 | MIN | 10.1 | WR30 | 6 | 4 | 75 | — |
11 | CLE | 9.8 | WR21 | 5 | 3 | 78 | — |
12 | NYJ | 9.4 | WR30 | 6 | 5 | 58 | — |
13 | CIN | -0.4 | WR158 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — |
14 | PIT | 16.6 | WR8 | 11 | 8 | 124 | — |
15 | CIN | 14.3 | WR17 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 1 |
16 | NE | 17.7 | WR10 | 7 | 7 | 84 | — |
17 | GB | 11.0 | WR24 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 1 |
18 | PIT | 27.8 | WR1 | 6 | 4 | 138 | 2 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KC | 8.1 | WR39 | 10 | 6 | 37 | — |
2 | LV | 18.6 | WR11 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 1 |
3 | DAL | 3.8 | WR73 | 4 | 3 | 20 | — |
4 | BUF | 1.5 | WR94 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — |
5 | CIN | 15.5 | WR15 | 12 | 7 | 111 | — |
6 | WAS | 17.9 | WR11 | 9 | 9 | 132 | — |
7 | TB | 3.5 | WR65 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — |
8 | CLE | 15.0 | WR17 | 12 | 7 | 115 | — |
9 | DEN | 27.2 | WR2 | 6 | 5 | 127 | 2 |
10 | CIN | 5.4 | WR50 | 6 | 4 | 34 | — |
11 | PIT | 10.9 | WR31 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
12 | LAC | 8.7 | WR33 | 8 | 5 | 62 | — |
13 | PHI | 8.6 | WR41 | 7 | 3 | 74 | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | NYG | 8.3 | WR38 | 7 | 6 | 53 | — |
16 | PIT | 12.8 | WR23 | 8 | 5 | 100 | — |
17 | HOU | 4.1 | WR71 | 5 | 2 | 31 | — |
18 | CLE | 2.6 | WR89 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — |
Expert takes
“Irving had a 37.5% snap rate inside the 20-yard line last week while logging two red zone rushing attempts, with Tucker finishing with three. This is a horrible outcome for Irving’s touchdown prospects weekly if it continues. Irving’s per-touch metrics have started to dip from a strong start, which tells me he likely isn’t 100% healthy.”
FantasyPros Staff· Oct 8, 2026“The matchup with Green Bay is favorable on paper, yet I’d be worried that Irving needs a touchdown to justify his elevated ranking this week.” – Aaron St Denis ( Fantasy Sports Advice Network ) “ Bucky Irving is just inside the top 40 flex rankings right now. This week he gets the Green Bay Packers that couldn’t tackle Brian Robinson Jr. , let alone Bijan Robinson . But Bucky is dealing with a glute injury after finishing RB35 last week.”
FantasyPros Staff· Oct 1, 2026“Irving posted notable declines in success rate, EPA/rush, red zone efficiency, targets, and fantasy points per game. The Buccaneers’ run game has been one of the only highlights on an otherwise miserable offense led by under-pressure Todd Bowels — sorry, Bowles.”
Elliott Troop· Oct 3, 2026
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“Bucky Irving has been Tampa Bay’s clear RB1 to start the season, out-carrying Kenny Gainwell by 15 carries last week and running 10 more routes.”
Jordan Pullett· Sep 25, 2026“The results have been just OK, but Bucky Irving’s usage has been incredibly exciting so far this season. He has played 71% of Tampa Bay’s snaps, handled 78% of their running back carries and seen an 18% target share on a 57% route participation rate. Kenneth Gainwell is barely relevant, and Sean Tucker didn’t play a single snap in his season debut on Sunday.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 24, 2026“Minnesota Vikings Bucky Irving has played well through two games, averaging 5.36 yards per carry. He’s got a little extra pep in his step, ranking eighth in explosive yards, 11th in yards after contact per attempt and 17th in missed tackles per attempt, according to the Fantasy Points Data Suite. The Vikings pose the stiffest test for Irving, as they have yet to allow a rushing touchdown and have allowed only 14.2 fantasy points per game to running backs.”
Kyle Zeigler· Sep 23, 2026“Looking at the Buccaneers backfield, Bucky Irving was not usurped by any means by Kenneth Gainwell . In fact, Bucky saw 32% of Tampa Bay’s total rush attempts and targets on the day. Anything above 30% is an elite workload according to our “work” metrics on our site.”
Kyle Borgognoni· Sep 14, 2026“Bucky Irving finished the game with 35 snaps to 26 for Gainwell, but that wasn’t all; every other opportunity metric tilted towards Irving, including one surprising one. Bucky finished with 22 routes, seven targets, and eight carries, while Gainwell ran only thirteen routes and finished with one target and five carries. The routes are a huge development for Bucky Irving, because those routes were where Gainwell was supposed to make hay this season, and where he was supposed to take from Irving.”
Jeff Krisko· Sep 13, 2026“Bucky Irving has dealt with a number of injuries in his short career with a foot sprain and a shoulder/ AC joint sprain last year.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 12, 2026“It was only one of two games where Rice failed to score double-digit fantasy points in 2025.” – Mike Fanelli ( FantasyPros ) Bucky Irving (RB – TB) “ Bucky Irving is a good player, but the opener on the road in Cincinnati seems daunting.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 10, 2026“Bucky Irving had a sophomore season to forget.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 4, 2026
“See the latest odds of Zay Flowers playing this week >> What the Experts Are Saying Our injury model gives Zay Flowers a 91% chance to play this week. Week 5 expert consensus rankings have Flowers ranked as the WR10. His injury is listed on the injury report as: Foot He was a Limited Participant on Wednesday, a Limited Participant on Thursday, and a Limited Participant on Friday.”
FantasyPros Staff· Oct 11, 2026“With just three games played, Flowers already has four red zone targets and is on pace to nearly double his career-high in red zone targets that he set as a rookie back in 2023. While getting 22 red zone targets doesn’t seem like much, that would have ranked fifth among the leaders in 2025, so Flowers would be considered a high-end red zone weapon if that played out. With Flowers getting his first red zone TD of the season and already eclipsing his red zone receiving yardage from a year ago, there is real top-10 WR vibes coming from his start to the season.”
Kurt Mullen· Oct 6, 2026“Zay Flowers | WR, Baltimore Ravens (QUESTIONABLE) Flowers missed practice earlier in the week with a hamstring injury; however, he was a limited participant on Friday. Flowers is a must-start if active, as he will regain his role as the Ravens’ alpha receiver. If he misses his second consecutive game, Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman are the primary fantasy beneficiaries.”
Edward DeLauter· Sep 26, 2026
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“The yards after catch haven’t shown up either, and with Zay Flowers projected to be back in the lineup, Andrews’ target competition is only getting tougher. Until the usage changes, I’d rather chase the matchup upside somewhere else at the position. Final Thoughts Three weeks into the season, the gap between box score and underlying performance is starting to matter more than ever.”
Matty Kiwoom· Sep 24, 2026“Zay Flowers is coming off WR12 in FPPG last season, and could have an improved situation with Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator.”
Wyatt Bertolone· Sep 2, 2026“There’s a world where Zay Flowers has the talent to be a top-5 fantasy WR if he can ever score TDs. Over 1,200 yards. 86 catches and 5 TDs (WR7) in 2025. WR3 over the last five games. 4+ catches in 13 of his 17 games: a testament to his reliable floor and consistent involvement.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 29, 2026“Zay Flowers will be the focal point of the passing attack, leading Baltimore in targets. However, Lane is competing with Rashod Bateman and an aging Mark Andrews for the No.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 25, 2026“Zay Flowers dominated Baltimore’s passing game in 2025 and remains Lamar Jackson’s most trusted target.”
Lawrence Iacona· Aug 19, 2026“Zay Flowers (WR – BAL) “ Zay Flowers is being drafted as WR17, which is a bit of a head scratcher considering he finished as WR12 in PPG for receivers that played more than half the year (WR14 if not).”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 11, 2026“Flowers posted 86 catches, 1,211 yards, and six total touchdowns last year despite playing for a team that threw the fewest passes in the league over the last three years.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 10, 2026
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