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Jersey Number 0
Bucky Irving
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Hillcrest HS
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
Bio
2024 NFL Draft
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 125 overall pick.
As A Junior (2023)
» Coaches All-Pac-12 second team
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 second team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team
» CSC Academic All-America first team
Started all 14 games in final season as a Duck, recording second straight 1,000-yard rushing season with 1,180 yards and 11 touchdowns on 186 carries … 1,180 rushing yards ranked 17th in Oregon single-season history, and 6.34 yards per carry ranked seventh … Also added 56 receptions for 413 yards and two touchdowns, leading all FBS running backs in receptions … Multiple receptions in all 14 games, including five games with five-plus catches … An all-Pac-12 first-team selection while tying for third in the conference with 11 rushing TDs and ranking fourth in both rushing yards per game (84.29) and yards per rush (6.34) … The first Oregon running back ever to be named a first-team academic all-American for his work in the classroom … Rushed for 100-plus yards five times while finding the end zone at least once in 10 of 14 games … Rushed for multiple touchdowns against both Portland State and Washington State … No. 2 in the Pac-12 with 33 rushes of 10-plus yards, and one of seven Pac-12 backs with multiple 50-plus yard runs … Ranked third among Pac-12 running backs with a 91.8 rushing grade from Pro Football Focus while earning an 88.2 offensive grade … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Averaged a whopping 29.75 yards per carry in the season opener, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only four carries … Ran for touchdowns of 52 and 56 yards … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Rushed 11 times for 38 yards and a touchdown while adding a season-high seven receptions for 50 yards … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Found the end zone for the fourth time on the season, rushing 13 times for 88 yards and a score … First of six straight games with at least one rushing touchdown … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): First of back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, carrying the ball 22 times for 127 yards and a score to go along with six receptions for 34 yards … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Scored a season-high three touchdowns against the Cougars, rushing 15 times for 129 yards and two scores while catching three passes for 51 yards and a score … Receiving touchdown came on a career-long 42-yard catch-and-run … at No. 13 Utah (Oct. 28): Scored fourth straight game, carrying the rock 14 times for 83 yards and a touchdown … vs. California (Nov. 4): Rushed 18 times for 89 yards and a score, his fifth consecutive game with a rush TD … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Extended rushing TD streak to six games with 19 rushes for 118 yards and a score … Also caught five passes for 43 yards … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Caught five passes for 17 yards and second receiving TD of the season while also rushing for 41 yards … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Helped lead Oregon to a dominant win in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl to close Oregon career, rushing 14 times for 117 yards and a touchdown … Long run of 44 yards gave him five 40-plus yard runs on the season.
As A Sophomore (2022)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team
» SDCCU Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP
Played in all 13 games for Oregon while making 12 starts … Recorded the 27th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history, leading the Ducks with 1,058 yards on 156 carries with five touchdowns … 1,058 rushing yards ranked third in the Pac-12 and tied for 19th in UO single-season history … No. 3 in the conference with 81.38 rushing yards per game … No. 3 in Oregon single-season history and No. 4 in the Pac-12 with an impressive 6.78 yards per carry … Four 100-yard rushing games, including a pair of 149-yard outings … No. 3 in the Pac-12 with 34 rushes of 10-plus yards, and tied for sixth with eight rushes of 20-plus yards … One of three Pac-12 players with multiple rushes of 60-plus yards … Also caught 31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns, tied for fourth-most among FBS running backs … 91.0 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus led all Oregon players and tied for No. 7 among FBS running backs … 93.2 rushing grade by PFF tied for sixth-best among all running backs … First Oregon running back to complete multiple passes in a season, finishing 2-of-2 for 36 yards and a touchdown pass (at Colorado) … One of 12 FBS running backs in 2022 to throw a touchdown pass, and one of six to complete multiple passes … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): First rushing touchdown as a Duck in Autzen Stadium debut, rushing eight times for 74 yards and a score … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Rushed 14 times for 97 yards with a long rush of 36 yards … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Rushed 11 times for 81 yards and caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown … First career completion, connecting with QB Bo Nix for an 18-yard gain … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Averaged a whopping 9.7 yards per carry, rushing just 10 times for 97 yards … at Arizona (Oct. 8): 12 rushes for 67 yards and a touchdown, and added three receptions for 30 yards … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Surpassed 100 yards for the first time as a Duck, rushing 19 times for 107 yards … Caught three passes for 57 yards and a 37-yard touchdown … at California (Oct. 29): Second straight game with a receiving touchdown, catching three passes for 61 yards with a 12-yard score and a long catch of 29 yards … at Colorado (Nov. 5): Averaged 10.9 yards per carry, running 11 times for 120 yards with a long rush of 65 yards … First career touchdown pass, finding QB Bo Nix for an 18-yard score … Joined Royce Freeman (2014) and Onterrio Smith (2001) as the only UO running backs since 1996 to throw a touchdown pass … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Ran 20 times for a career-high 149 yards and added five receptions for 35 yards … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Third rushing touchdown of the season, a 10-yard score on Oregon’s opening drive … at No. 21 Oregon State (Nov. 26): Third game with at least five receptions, catching five passes for 26 yards while rushing 13 times for 52 yards … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28, Holiday Bowl): Named the offensive MVP of the Holiday Bowl after matching career-high with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries … Second career game with multiple rushing TDs, and first as a Duck … Broke free for a career-long 66-yard touchdown run, the longest rush by a UO running back in 2022 and fifth-longest by a Duck in a bowl game … 149 rushing yards ranked sixth in Oregon bowl game history … Ninth Oregon player to rush for multiple touchdowns in a bowl game.
As A Freshman at Minnesota (2021)
Second on the team in rushing with 699 yards in 133 carries to go along with four touchdowns … Led the team with 966 all-purpose yards, adding 194 yards on kickoff returns and 73 receiving yards to his rushing total ... Turned in three 100-yard rushing games … First on the team and ninth in the Big Ten averaging 5.3 yards per rush … vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 11): Made career debut and returned two kickoffs for 64 yards, including a 41-yard run back in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown drive … at Colorado (Sept. 18): Got first collegiate carries and finished with 89 rushing yards on 15 attempts … vs. Maryland (Oct. 23): Recorded first career 100-yard game, going for 105 yards on 15 carries while scoring his first career TD in a win … Also caught a 28-yard pass … at Northwestern (Oct. 30): Ran for over 100 yards for the second straight game, finishing with 110 yards and a pair of TDs on 19 carries … vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 27): Racked up 117 all-purpose yards, finishing with 39 yards rushing, receiving and on kickoff returns … vs. West Virginia (Dec. 28): Ran for a season-high 129 yards on 19 carries in an 18-6 win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
High School
The No. 9 running back nationally and No. 3 overall prospect in Illinois according to Rivals … A consensus four-star recruit … Ran for 3,264 yards in his three-year career at Hillcrest High School … Named first-team all-state and the South Suburban Conference Player of the Year after rushing for 1,733 yards and 22 TDs as a junior.
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 125 overall pick.
As A Junior (2023)
» Coaches All-Pac-12 second team
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 second team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team
» CSC Academic All-America first team
Started all 14 games in final season as a Duck, recording second straight 1,000-yard rushing season with 1,180 yards and 11 touchdowns on 186 carries … 1,180 rushing yards ranked 17th in Oregon single-season history, and 6.34 yards per carry ranked seventh … Also added 56 receptions for 413 yards and two touchdowns, leading all FBS running backs in receptions … Multiple receptions in all 14 games, including five games with five-plus catches … An all-Pac-12 first-team selection while tying for third in the conference with 11 rushing TDs and ranking fourth in both rushing yards per game (84.29) and yards per rush (6.34) … The first Oregon running back ever to be named a first-team academic all-American for his work in the classroom … Rushed for 100-plus yards five times while finding the end zone at least once in 10 of 14 games … Rushed for multiple touchdowns against both Portland State and Washington State … No. 2 in the Pac-12 with 33 rushes of 10-plus yards, and one of seven Pac-12 backs with multiple 50-plus yard runs … Ranked third among Pac-12 running backs with a 91.8 rushing grade from Pro Football Focus while earning an 88.2 offensive grade … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Averaged a whopping 29.75 yards per carry in the season opener, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only four carries … Ran for touchdowns of 52 and 56 yards … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Rushed 11 times for 38 yards and a touchdown while adding a season-high seven receptions for 50 yards … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Found the end zone for the fourth time on the season, rushing 13 times for 88 yards and a score … First of six straight games with at least one rushing touchdown … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): First of back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, carrying the ball 22 times for 127 yards and a score to go along with six receptions for 34 yards … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Scored a season-high three touchdowns against the Cougars, rushing 15 times for 129 yards and two scores while catching three passes for 51 yards and a score … Receiving touchdown came on a career-long 42-yard catch-and-run … at No. 13 Utah (Oct. 28): Scored fourth straight game, carrying the rock 14 times for 83 yards and a touchdown … vs. California (Nov. 4): Rushed 18 times for 89 yards and a score, his fifth consecutive game with a rush TD … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Extended rushing TD streak to six games with 19 rushes for 118 yards and a score … Also caught five passes for 43 yards … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Caught five passes for 17 yards and second receiving TD of the season while also rushing for 41 yards … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Helped lead Oregon to a dominant win in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl to close Oregon career, rushing 14 times for 117 yards and a touchdown … Long run of 44 yards gave him five 40-plus yard runs on the season.
As A Sophomore (2022)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team
» SDCCU Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP
Played in all 13 games for Oregon while making 12 starts … Recorded the 27th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history, leading the Ducks with 1,058 yards on 156 carries with five touchdowns … 1,058 rushing yards ranked third in the Pac-12 and tied for 19th in UO single-season history … No. 3 in the conference with 81.38 rushing yards per game … No. 3 in Oregon single-season history and No. 4 in the Pac-12 with an impressive 6.78 yards per carry … Four 100-yard rushing games, including a pair of 149-yard outings … No. 3 in the Pac-12 with 34 rushes of 10-plus yards, and tied for sixth with eight rushes of 20-plus yards … One of three Pac-12 players with multiple rushes of 60-plus yards … Also caught 31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns, tied for fourth-most among FBS running backs … 91.0 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus led all Oregon players and tied for No. 7 among FBS running backs … 93.2 rushing grade by PFF tied for sixth-best among all running backs … First Oregon running back to complete multiple passes in a season, finishing 2-of-2 for 36 yards and a touchdown pass (at Colorado) … One of 12 FBS running backs in 2022 to throw a touchdown pass, and one of six to complete multiple passes … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): First rushing touchdown as a Duck in Autzen Stadium debut, rushing eight times for 74 yards and a score … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Rushed 14 times for 97 yards with a long rush of 36 yards … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Rushed 11 times for 81 yards and caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown … First career completion, connecting with QB Bo Nix for an 18-yard gain … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Averaged a whopping 9.7 yards per carry, rushing just 10 times for 97 yards … at Arizona (Oct. 8): 12 rushes for 67 yards and a touchdown, and added three receptions for 30 yards … vs. No. 9 UCLA (Oct. 22): Surpassed 100 yards for the first time as a Duck, rushing 19 times for 107 yards … Caught three passes for 57 yards and a 37-yard touchdown … at California (Oct. 29): Second straight game with a receiving touchdown, catching three passes for 61 yards with a 12-yard score and a long catch of 29 yards … at Colorado (Nov. 5): Averaged 10.9 yards per carry, running 11 times for 120 yards with a long rush of 65 yards … First career touchdown pass, finding QB Bo Nix for an 18-yard score … Joined Royce Freeman (2014) and Onterrio Smith (2001) as the only UO running backs since 1996 to throw a touchdown pass … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Ran 20 times for a career-high 149 yards and added five receptions for 35 yards … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Third rushing touchdown of the season, a 10-yard score on Oregon’s opening drive … at No. 21 Oregon State (Nov. 26): Third game with at least five receptions, catching five passes for 26 yards while rushing 13 times for 52 yards … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28, Holiday Bowl): Named the offensive MVP of the Holiday Bowl after matching career-high with 149 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries … Second career game with multiple rushing TDs, and first as a Duck … Broke free for a career-long 66-yard touchdown run, the longest rush by a UO running back in 2022 and fifth-longest by a Duck in a bowl game … 149 rushing yards ranked sixth in Oregon bowl game history … Ninth Oregon player to rush for multiple touchdowns in a bowl game.
As A Freshman at Minnesota (2021)
Second on the team in rushing with 699 yards in 133 carries to go along with four touchdowns … Led the team with 966 all-purpose yards, adding 194 yards on kickoff returns and 73 receiving yards to his rushing total ... Turned in three 100-yard rushing games … First on the team and ninth in the Big Ten averaging 5.3 yards per rush … vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 11): Made career debut and returned two kickoffs for 64 yards, including a 41-yard run back in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown drive … at Colorado (Sept. 18): Got first collegiate carries and finished with 89 rushing yards on 15 attempts … vs. Maryland (Oct. 23): Recorded first career 100-yard game, going for 105 yards on 15 carries while scoring his first career TD in a win … Also caught a 28-yard pass … at Northwestern (Oct. 30): Ran for over 100 yards for the second straight game, finishing with 110 yards and a pair of TDs on 19 carries … vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 27): Racked up 117 all-purpose yards, finishing with 39 yards rushing, receiving and on kickoff returns … vs. West Virginia (Dec. 28): Ran for a season-high 129 yards on 19 carries in an 18-6 win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
High School
The No. 9 running back nationally and No. 3 overall prospect in Illinois according to Rivals … A consensus four-star recruit … Ran for 3,264 yards in his three-year career at Hillcrest High School … Named first-team all-state and the South Suburban Conference Player of the Year after rushing for 1,733 yards and 22 TDs as a junior.
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