Bucky Irving Fantasy Football Week 17: Stats and Projections vs. Dolphins

Running back Bucky Irving is looking at a matchup versus the 26th-ranked rushing defense in the league (130.3 yards allowed per game) in Week 17, when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Miami Dolphins, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Irving a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Dolphins? More stats and information can be found below, so check it out.

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Bucky Irving Week 17 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins
• Game Date: December 28, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• Projected Rushing Yards: 68.46
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.40
• Projected Receiving Yards: 18.86
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.08

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Irving Fantasy Performance

• Among players at the RB position, Irving is currently the 39th-ranked player in fantasy (147th overall), with 95.4 total fantasy points (11.9 per game).
• During his last three games, Irving has 28.3 total fantasy points (9.4 per game), carrying the ball 50 times for 186 yards and zero touchdowns. As a pass-catcher, he has added 37 yards on three catches (six targets) with one TDs.
• Irving has generated 62.9 fantasy points (12.6 per game) during his last five games, as he's rushed for 310 yards with one touchdown on 82 carries. As a receiver, he has chipped in with 159 yards on 10 grabs (13 targets) with two TD.
• The high point of Irving's fantasy campaign was a Week 4 outburst versus the Philadelphia Eagles, a game where he came through with zero passing yards and zero touchdowns with picks (for 20.5 total fantasy points). On the ground, he chipped in with 63 rushing yards on 15 attempts (4.2 yards per carry) .
• From a fantasy perspective, Bucky Irving delivered his lowest fantasy-point total of the year (7.1 points) in Week 15 against the Atlanta Falcons, rushing for 60 yards on 16 carries with one catch for 11 yards.

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Dolphins Defensive Performance

• Two players have registered more than 300 yards passing in a game against Miami this season.
• The Dolphins have allowed 12 players to pass for at least one TD in a game this year.
• A total of nine players have thrown for two or more touchdowns versus Miami this season.
• The Dolphins have allowed three or more passing touchdowns to only three opposing QBs this season.
• A total of two players have put up over 100 yards receiving in a game against Miami this year.
• The Dolphins have given up a touchdown reception by 24 players this season.
• Just two players have caught more than one TD pass versus Miami this year.
• The Dolphins have allowed four players to pile up over 100 yards rushing in a game this season.
• Miami has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing TD against them this year.
• Only two players have rushed for more than one touchdown versus the Dolphins this season.

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