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Next up behind Bucky Irving; depth chart RB2.
Rest of the stableSean Tucker (RB3)ExpandCollapse
Sean TuckerRB3change of pace0% rostered · free long shotSpeedy RB3 who offers a different archetype from Irving and Gainwell and has flashed in spot duty. A committee piece if either back above him missed time, not a lead-back solution.
Injury history: No significant reported injury absences over the last three seasons; usage limited by depth-chart position.
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Why this pick · the matrix
Evidence: low. Stash priority: 77/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.
Rostered in 66% of ESPN leagues when this board was built. Your league may differ; if he is taken, check the rest of the stable for a lower-rostered back.
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 114 | 537 | 85 | 73 | 486 | 8 |
Last 3 games with stats for TB: 2.7 carries and 3.7 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 56 | 241 | 15 | 13 | 61 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 173 | 588 | 35 | 30 | 277 | 4 |
Last 3 games with stats for TB: 16 carries and 2.7 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
Kenny Gainwell is listed RB2 on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart behind Bucky Irving. Deterministic pick; the model overview was unavailable.
Backfield news: No current injury notes available; availability is not independently confirmed.
Scouting: Signed to be a genuine 1A/1B with Irving and expected to split touches close to evenly. Reliable in protection and as a receiver, and with Irving's 2025 injury history he is the obvious man to absorb a full workload — though he has never carried one for long.
Starter injury history: 2025: missed seven games with a shoulder subluxation and a foot/ankle sprain, and was hampered when he played - 588 rush yds, 3.4 YPC in 10 games. Offseason shoulder surgery; Bowles warned he might not be back until 'summer or fall.' 2026: healthy to start the year, then a glute injury in Week 4 prep - limited Wednesday and Thursday, full Friday, and off the final injury report (Oct. 2).
Analyst write-up pending; deterministic pick shown.
Next up behind Javonte Williams; depth chart RB2.
Rest of the stableEmari Demercado (RB3), Hunter Luepke (FB1)ExpandCollapse
Emari DemercadoRB3change of pace1% rostered · free long shotDemoted. After opening as Williams' backup on single-digit snap counts (five carries for 15 yards across Weeks 1-2), he was inactive for Week 3 vs. BAL as a coach's decision with Goodson active instead. Knows OC Klayton Adams' scheme and is reliable in protection, but he is now behind a player Dallas signed in mid-September and is not the next man up.
Injury history: No significant reported injury absences in Arizona or Dallas. His Week 3 absence was a coach's decision, not an injury - he was a healthy scratch.
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Hunter LuepkeFB1fullback0% rostered · free long shotLead-blocking fullback and special-teams core player who occasionally gets a short-yardage touch. Not part of the running back rotation in any meaningful way.
Injury history: No significant reported injury absences in the last three seasons.
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Why this pick · the matrix
Evidence: low. Stash priority: 54/100. Scores are rankings, not probabilities.
Rostered in under 1% of ESPN leagues when this board was built. Your league may differ; if he is taken, check the rest of the stable for a lower-rostered back.
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Last 2 games with stats for DAL: 4.5 carries and 1 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
| Season | Games* | Carries | Rush yds | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 62 | 231 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 6 |
| 2025 | 16 | 252 | 1201 | 51 | 35 | 137 | 13 |
Last 3 games with stats for DAL: 16.7 carries and 4 targets per game.
*Games with a recorded stat line; not an attendance or injury measure. Stats exclude this game week. Source: nflverse
Tyler Goodson is listed RB2 on the Dallas Cowboys depth chart behind Javonte Williams. Deterministic pick; the model overview was unavailable.
Backfield news: Malik Davis: Out (espn_rosters)
Scouting: New arrival who has already passed Demercado. Signed to the Dallas active roster Sept. 15 off Atlanta's practice squad (he signed with ATL in March, joined their PS Aug. 31), filling the hole left by Malik Davis' season-ending IR. Active for Week 3 at BAL while Demercado sat as a coach's decision, making him the de facto No. 2. Former GB/IND back with return-game value; small Dallas sample.
Starter injury history: 2022: multi-ligament knee injury. 2024: full season in Denver. 2025 (DAL): 16 games, 1,201 rush yards and 11 TD on 252 carries, then finished on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. 2026: healthy - no injury designation through three games and he was one of only two active RBs for the Week 3 game in Brazil.
Analyst write-up pending; deterministic pick shown.