Last year, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' running back Bucky Irving exploded onto the scene and into the hearts of Tampa Bay fans as a rookie. Long before he had stadiums chanting his name, Irving was a fourth round pick and a backup role player. After a few months of NFL football that backup role player started to look like a pretty premium prospect and wound up finishing his first NFL season with 1,122 yards— The first time a Buccaneer runner topped 1,000 yards in a season since Doug Martin's 2015 campaign.
Along with his 1,122 yards, came eight touchdowns.