PFF says Oregon’s Bucky Irving was a Top 10 running back in 2022
It wasn’t a major story when it happened, but the transfer of tailback Bucky Irving to Oregon from Minnesota was quietly one of the biggest portal pickups for 2022.
Irving, along with Noah Whittington, turned out to be a great 1-2 punch at the running back position for the Ducks. Who knows where Oregon would have been without that duo?
But it was Irving’s Batman to Whittington’s Robin and the Batman portion of the pair was graded by PFF as one of the Top 10 tailbacks in the country. Irving finished the season with 977 yards on the ground, averaged 6.7 yards per carry, and scored five touchdowns. He also caught 26 passes and two more scores.
Here are the Top 10 tailbacks for 2022 according to the analytics.
Blake Corum - Michigan
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PFF Grade: 95.9
Bijan Robinson - Texas
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PFF Grade: 95.2
DeWayne McBride - UAB
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PFF Grade: 94.1
Frank Gore, Jr. - Southern Miss
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PFF Grade: 91.9
Zach Charbonnet - UCLA
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PFF Grade: 91.5
Bucky Irving - Oregon
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PFF Grade: 91.1
Chris Rodriguez, Jr. - Kentucky
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PFF Grade: 90.8
Eric Gray - Oklahoma
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PFF Grade: 90.6
Tyjae Spears - Tulane
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PFF Grade: 90.3
Brad Roberts - Air Force
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PFF Grade: 90.1
