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American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mar'Keise "Bucky" Irving (born August 19, 2002) is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Oregon Ducks.
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Position: | Running back / Kickoff returner | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 19, 2002||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, Illinois) | ||||||||||
College: | Minnesota (2021) Oregon (2022–2023) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 4 / pick: 125 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Irving attended Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois.[1] He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He finished his high school career with 3,264 rushing yards. Irving committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.[2]
As a true freshman at Minnesota in 2021, Irving rushed 133 times for 699 yards and four touchdowns.[3] After the season he transferred to the University of Oregon.[4][5] During his first year at Oregon Irving totaled 1,357 yards from scrimmage and 13 total touchdowns (rushing and receiving). In his second season (2023) Irving had 1,180 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 186 carries. He also caught 56 passes for 413 yards and two more touchdowns. Irving earned Associated Press All-Pac-12 first team, Coaches All-Pac-12 first team, Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team, Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team and CSC Academic All-America first team. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.55 s | 1.54 s | 2.67 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 15 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8][9] |
Irving was selected in the fourth round with the 125th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2024 NFL draft.[10]
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