Is Bucky Irving The Starting Running Back For The Buccaneers When He Returns? Week 11 Injury Update

Will Bucky Irving start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when he returns? John Johnson breaks down the Week 11 Bucky Irving return timeline and fantasy football outlook.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (shoulder) won't play in Week 11. He'll now have missed six total games, and seven weeks, since suffering foot and shoulder injuries sometime around Week 4. In his absence, Tampa Bay's other RBs have stepped up.

The second and third-string RBs for the Bucs are Rachaad White and Sean Tucker , and we've had chances to see what they can do in Irving's absence.

So this begs the question -- what will the roles of each back be when Irving returns? Will Irving's injury issues cause him to lose touches to his backups? What's Irving's fantasy outlook moving forward? Let's dive in.