Nick Holz called Bucky Irving his favorite breakout, arguing the Buccaneers must lean on him after he out-performed Rashad White while playing under 65 % of snaps. Even on limited work Irving averaged 14 PPR points per game, and when touches climbed over the final eight contests he posted 18.1 PPR points. In his rookie year’s five games with 10+ carries, he racked up 128.4 total yards and 0.8 TDs per game (20.8 PPR). Holz projects those touch counts to rise sharply in 2025 under a still-intact offensive line with Baker Mayfield plus re-signed Mike Evans and Chris Godwin keeping boxes light. Current ADP is RB9, yet Holz envisions a top-four finish and likes the DraftKings over on 1,025.5 rushing yards (−115).

Nick Holz touted Chase Brown as the screaming value of 2025 drafts, available outside the top-10 RBs despite RB1 usage down the stretch. Once Zach Moss went down, Brown averaged 23 touches over Cincinnati’s final eight games and finished fifth among running backs in receptions. From Week 8 on he never dipped below double-digit PPR points and sat as the overall RB6. Holz expects him to obliterate last year’s 1,350 total yards because the Bengals retained both Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase, keeping defensive attention off the run game. DraftKings lists Brown at 875.5 rushing yards (−110 both sides); Holz loves the over, projecting a workload closer to 275 touches in a top-five scoring offense.