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• Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Logs four touches in loss

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Tucker rushed three times for 11 yards and brought in his only target for six yards in the Buccaneers' 30-24 overtime loss to Kansas City on Monday. Tucker and backfield mate Rachaad White saw just three carries apiece to Bucky Irving's seven. Tucker logged just seven snaps overall (13 percent) from scrimmage, and with both White and Irving available, the second-year back's role figures to remain modest as the Buccaneers face off with the 49ers at home in Week 10.

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• Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Plays complementary role Monday

  25D ago • By RotoWire

  Tucker rushed five times for 29 yards and brought in one of two targets for nine yards in the Buccaneers' 41-31 loss to the Ravens on Monday. Head coach Todd Bowles had pledged to afford all three of his talented running backs some work Monday night, and he made good on it by even getting Tucker involved in a modest complementary role. The second-year back was solid with his limited opportunities, but backfield mates Rachaad White and Bucky Irving made bigger marks with two receiving touchdowns and a rushing score, respectively. Tucker's workload is the least reliable of the running back room, but he should be able to garner snaps again in a Week 8 home matchup against the Falcons.

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• Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Forces way into committee

  30D ago • By RotoWire

  Coach Todd Bowles said Thursday that Tucker, Bucky Irving and Rachaad White (foot) will all get playing time in a "hot hand" backfield, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Tucker had been the low man on the totem pole, with only nine snaps on offense and three touches all season before his 192-yard, two-TD explosion in Sunday's 51-27 win over the Saints. In the first half, Bucky Irving took 74 percent of snaps and seven of the 10 RB opportunities, but it was Tucker who had superior production with his three touches being a a 36-yard receiving TD, a 15-yard reception and an 11-yard carry. Tucker then got 13 carries and another target in the second half, including six carries for 64 yards and a TD on the final drive in garbage time. His role grew throughout the game even if the final drive is ignored, and he seemingly did enough to keep a role moving forward. Tucker's Week 7 value, along with Irving's, partially depends on whether White is ready for Monday's game against Baltimore.

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• Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Week 7 Waiver Priority List

  10/15/2024 • By Jamey Eisenberg

  With Rachaad White (foot) out in Week 6 at New Orleans, Tucker helped Bucky Irving fill the void with a huge game. Tucker had 14 carries for 136 yards and a touchdown and three catches for 56 yards and a touchdown on three targets. We don't know if White will play in Week 7 against Baltimore, which is the first thing to consider. And if White is back, did Tucker do enough to stay in the running back rotation on a permanent basis? Prior to Week 6, Tucker combined for two carries for 7 yards and one catch for 14 yards on one target. If White is out against the Ravens, Tucker would be a flex, but if White returns I would probably keep Tucker reserved to see what happens. Irving will remain a focal point for the Buccaneers and might have taken over as the starter, so keep that in mind as well. Tucker is definitely worth a speculative add to see what develops, and he's worth at least 10 percent of your remaining FAB.

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• Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Breaks out in No. 2 role

  10/13/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tucker rushed 14 times for 136 yards and a touchdown and brought in all three targets for 56 yards and another score in the Buccaneers' 51-27 win over the Saints on Sunday. He also returned two kickoffs for 55 yards. Tucker came into the afternoon with just three total touches on the season, but the second-year back exploded for a team-high rushing yardage total while technically serving as the No. 2 back behind Bucky Irving. A two-time 1,000-yard rusher in college, Tucker first found the end zone on an impressive 36-yard catch and run in the second quarter, and he added the first rushing score of his career via a five-yard run coming out of the two-minute warning. Tucker's explosive showing would theoretically earn him more playing time on many teams, but with Irving and Rachaad White (foot), whose absence Sunday opened the door for Tucker's expanded role, firmly entrenched atop the depth chart, that could prove difficult. However, were White to remain sidelined for a Week 7 home showdown against the Ravens on Monday night, Oct. 21, Tucker would be line for another robust role in that contest.

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