# Bucky Irving — what pundits predicted RB · Oregon; Minnesota 43 checkable claims from 21 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What pundits expect (36 unsettled) - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — Nic Bodiford, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — Nic Bodiford, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4a177a8a-f806-49ec-b4de-5d504771b687 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 45.8 | RB20) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/710e44b4-6d49-49f3-a18f-23275870a306 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (ADP: 45.8 (RB20)) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a6c8d1ff-a1b7-48f2-8b80-f08306b4bedc - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (the RB21) — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4c9e76ab-dd70-4284-ae70-6dbaf9d819d9 - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost (5.07, RB23 Yahoo! ADP and a 5.01, RB20 ESPN ADP) — Nic Bodiford, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Ralph Vacchiano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/503aa91f-8343-41f1-88f7-fb2800ee051b - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 40.53 | RB21) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc866299-bcb9-49d4-82d0-e1751e36c203 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost — Ellis Bryn Johnson, for 2026, said Aug 21, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost (RB21) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/53d8c14c-873b-47bf-8d56-b9e6c408591c - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4820f93c-16a0-4f75-807f-75bf79a92e5c - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (46 overall) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/030a2f41-6137-48c6-b9e7-8ce36b7e7660 - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a66e991-0caa-47e9-aa67-017c8daf9bc6 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 34.4 | RB17) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eadd5e77-5ffc-448a-bd2e-2444c3cf042c - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost (Rounds 1-5 | Picks 1-60) — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (currently ranked as the RB21) — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/763e0512-3291-444e-84e4-e4949978b72e - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — Tristan H. Cockcroft, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (sixth-round ADP) — Eric Karabell, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB22, Overall RK57 | ECR vs. ADP: -13) — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/492065e5-3674-4253-88da-b01cdcc11ec5 - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ce9e3fd-c0c4-4eeb-a386-3b56212058c0 - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/32b2dd10-f0fc-404a-829c-0482e5c0d90d - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/32b2dd10-f0fc-404a-829c-0482e5c0d90d - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB 21 consensus) — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/552b7501-9d94-429e-a4e6-05a05d6e6fc7 - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB nineteen in ECR fifty overall) — Tera Roberts, for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — Tera Roberts, for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet - Bucky Irving to fall short of his draft cost (RB nineteen in ECR fifty overall) — [Seth Woolcock](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/seth-woolcock), for 2026, said May 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0fc282f8-d8bb-4ad0-ac91-0fdf6277e81b - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — The Rich Eisen Show (podcast), for 2026, said Mar 17, 2026; not settled yet ## Settled (7) - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Jun 24, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd02b89f-8623-4d3f-b353-d362b6e7a91e - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost (more of a third or fourth rounder) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Jun 14, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af9cf482-4575-4afb-a83c-8fcf9205d7ce - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Derek Brown](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/derek-brown), for 2025, said May 31, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6eb326e0-2082-4ae8-ac76-20d3f25b0b78 - Bucky Irving to outplay his draft cost — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said May 30, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58294e05-37ea-442e-a00c-7adac5e7ea56 - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Jun 14, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af9cf482-4575-4afb-a83c-8fcf9205d7ce - Bucky Irving to be picked at number 109 — Sports Info Solutions, for 2024, said Mar 19, 2024; scored 50 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) - Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart — Sports Info Solutions, for 2024, said Mar 19, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.67) --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bucky-irving Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology