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Kaelon Black or Bucky Irving

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black

RBSan Francisco 49ers SF
Bucky Irving

Bucky Irving

RBTampa Bay Bucs TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Black over Irving

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black vs. Dolphins — Expanding Backup Role in Favorable Matchup

Black solidified himself as San Francisco’s top backup behind Christian McCaffrey, logging 14 carries for 65 yards in Week 1. Coaching staff reports confirm the rookie quickly gained the trust of Kyle Shanahan and Bobby Turner. With Isaac Guerendo on injured reserve, Black holds the clear RB2 spot and should maintain a steady secondary role in the backfield.

Now rostered in 52% of leagues, Black has standalone flex value in deeper formats. San Francisco is heavily favored at home against Miami, creating an ideal positive game script for extended rushing volume. Our projections anticipate roughly 9 carries, 43 rushing yards, and 7.8 fantasy points, cementing him as an appealing deep play with touchdown upside.


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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Irving over Black

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Bucky Irving

Bucky Irving vs. CLE — In Line for a Heavy Workload as Clear Home Favorites

Leading the Tampa Bay backfield, Irving tied his career high with seven receptions for 48 yards while finding the end zone on the ground in Week 1. Operating ahead of Kenny Gainwell, he is fully healthy and entrenched as the primary runner while sustaining high-value passing involvement.

With Tampa Bay favored by over a touchdown at home, game script projects to lean heavily on the ground game. Our models project roughly 16 carries for 65 yards and four targets, so fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as a locked-in starter.


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Performance Kaelon Black
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14654.60150
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14654.60150
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bucky Irving
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8455.617480
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8455.617480
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Kaelon Black
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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Redzone Touches Bucky Irving
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kaelon Black
OWN
75%
+38.64 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+4.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Bucky Irving
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
94%
+7.61 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kaelon Black
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bucky Irving
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kaelon Black

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 7.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 27.3 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 47th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 31st among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 14 (14.00 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 65 (65.00 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +65, Rush AVG: +4.6 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +5 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 100, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 10, REC YDS: 75, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Bucky Irving

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 13.30 total points (13.30 avg).
  • Currently 21 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 3 in receptions and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 4th among RB.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 48 and 6.86 YPC and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 45 (45.00 per game) and is currently ranked 27th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush tds with 1 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +8, Rush AVG: +3 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +40 Rec TDs: -1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 255, RUSH YDS: 1000, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 35, REC YDS: 285, REC TDS: 2
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kaelon Black

No Injury Reported

Injury Bucky Irving

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kaelon Black

Week 2
San Francisco 49ers VS Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.00290.0022003.67
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 4.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 14 points behind the leader: Steelers DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 290.00 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in turnovers with 2 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Ranked 23rd in rush defense with 130 (130.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 160 (160.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 2 (2.00 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 18 in points against with 27.00 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -138, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -1, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -6,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Matchups Bucky Irving

Week 2
Tampa Bay Bucs VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
34.00371.0000104.01
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 18 points behind the leader: Steelers DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 22nd in rush defense with 126 (126.00 per game).
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 245 (245.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 34.00 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +212, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -2, INTs: EVEN, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +17,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 301.4
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kaelon Black
8.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bucky Irving
23.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kaelon Black
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 SF 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0
ON PACE 18 252 1170 4.6 0 18 18 90 5.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 14 65 4.6 0 1 1 5 5.0 0
Career Bucky Irving
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 TB 16 207 1121 5.4 8 52 47 392 8.3 0
2025 TB 10 173 588 3.4 1 35 30 277 9.2 3
2026 TB 1 8 45 5.6 1 7 7 48 6.9 0
ON PACE 18 144 810 5.6 18 126 126 864 6.9 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 132 595 4.5 3 30 26 225 8.5 1
Totals 29 405 1831 4.5 10 96 86 723 8.4 4
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