The Bucs' running game has developed better than anyone could have hoped when they lost Dave Canales in 2024. New offensive coordinator Liam Coen has ushered in a rushing attack that rookie Bucky Irving is finally headlining,

Asked during his own media session about Irving's impressive play through the first 13 weeks of the 2024 NFL season, head coach Todd Bowles celebrated his rookie rusher for feeling increasingly comfortable in the offense, as he's become a fantastic force alongside White.

Irving’s emergence as the Bucs’ biggest offensive weapon has been one of their biggest stories this season. Following Sunday’s game, he ranked first among NFL rookies in scrimmage yards (1,017), first in rushing yards (732) and was tied for first in rushing touchdowns (six).

Heading into Sunday's key road game against the division-rival Carolina Panthers, Irving ranked second in the NFL among rookies in rushing yards, and was a top-five back in the league in terms of yards per touch. Those numbers are sure to go up after his performance in a 26-23 overtime victory.

Bucky Irving is seventh on that list, which made me do a little bit of a double take. As a matter of fact, Irving is third in the NFL in Yards After Contact per attempt. A pretty surprising number considering Irving is listed at 5’10 and 195 pounds.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the many teams in the league that have a committee at the running back position. Teams around the league have shown that a committee can be crucial to an offense running smoothly.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Bucky Irving has had a banner couple of weeks. Indeed, the running back has racked up over 70 rush yards and one rushing touchdown in each of his last three games, including Sunday's overtime victory against the Carolina Panthers,

It’s still too early to know just how good the Bucs’ 2024 draft class will be, but running back Bucky Irving has shown through 12 games just how good he is.