Bucky Irving Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Bucky Irving and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet the Cleveland Browns -- whose run defense was ranked 16th in the NFL last season (116.4 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

With Irving's next game versus the Browns, should you think about him for your daily fantasy lineup? See below for more stats and information.

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Bucky Irving Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 27.80
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.15
• Projected Receiving Yards: 24.14
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.17

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Irving 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Irving was 35th at his position (and 135th overall) in fantasy points, with 108.5 (10.9 per game).
• In his one game so far this year, Irving had 45 rushing yards on eight attempts and one touchdown, and 48 receiving yards on seven catches (seven targets), ending up with 13.3 fantasy points.
• Irving accumulated 20.5 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 63 yards; 5 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD -- in his best game last season, in Week 4 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 14 versus the New Orleans Saints -- Irving picked up 14.1 fantasy points. His stat line: 15 carries, 55 yards; 2 receptions, 26 yards, 1 TD.
• In Week 17 versus the Miami Dolphins, Irving put up a season-low 3.3 fantasy points, courtesy of these numbers: 9 carries, 19 yards.
• Irving collected 7.1 fantasy points -- 16 carries, 60 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 15 versus the Atlanta Falcons.

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Browns Defensive Performance

• Looking at last season, Cleveland did not allow a QB to put up more than 300 passing yards against them in a matchup.
• Last season, the Browns allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Cleveland last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Browns last year, only three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Cleveland allowed just one player put up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• Against the Browns last season, 22 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Cleveland last year, three players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Browns allowed just three players to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Cleveland allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Only three players rushed for multiple scores in a game against the Browns last year.

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