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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving will take on the team with last year's 11th-ranked rushing defense, the Houston Texans (114 yards allowed per game), in Week 2 -- kicking off at 7 p.m. ET on Monday.

With Irving's next game against the Texans, should you think about him for your daily fantasy roster? Scroll down for more stats and info.

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Bucky Irving Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
• Game Date: September 15, 2025
• Game Time: 7 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.5
• Projected Rushing Yards: 74.17
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.37
• Projected Receiving Yards: 15.17
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.08

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Irving 2024 Fantasy Performance

• In 2024, Irving picked up 197.4 fantasy points (11.6 per game) -- 14th at his position, 36th in the league.
• In his one game this season, Irving accumulated 10.5 fantasy points. He rushed for 37 yards on 14 carries, with zero touchdowns, and had eight yards receiving on four catches (four targets) with one TD.
• In Week 13 last season against the Carolina Panthers, Irving put up a season-high of 24.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: 25 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 33 yards.
• Irving accumulated 21.2 fantasy points in Week 12 versus the New York Giants (12 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD; 6 receptions, 64 yards) in his second-best game last season.
• Irving accumulated 1.8 fantasy points -- 4 carries, 3 yards -- in Week 14 versus the Las Vegas Raiders, which ended up being his worst game of the season.
• Irving collected 2.2 fantasy points -- 7 carries, 22 yards -- in his second-worst game of the year. That was in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.

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Texans Defensive Performance

• Against Houston last season, one player recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Texans surrendered at least one passing TD to 16 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Houston last season, 10 players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Texans gave up at least three passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Houston gave up over 100 receiving yards to only three players last season.
• Against the Texans last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Houston last year, one player caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, four players put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Texans last season.
• On the ground, Houston allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In terms of run D, the Texans didn't allow more than one rushing touchdown to any opposing players last year.

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