Nathan Jahnke#72 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 1, 2026
Recapping Week 8 usage, Jahnke expects Bucky Irving to remain a weekly must-start fantasy running back despite sharing the Buccaneers backfield with Kenny Gainwell, and they think Tampa Bay is now less likely to trade Gainwell given the run game's success.
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What Nathan Jahnke said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromRegardless, we can expect Irving to still see enough snaps each week to make him a must-start every week going forward despite the decrease in snap rate this week.
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- NFL Week 8 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Sunday’s games
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- 1Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart“we can expect Irving to still see enough snaps each week to make him a must-start every week going forward”
- 2Kenny Gainwell to move — “less likely the Buccaneers will trade Gainwell”“It's possible Tampa Bay continues to focus much more on its running backs going forward, given the success of the run game this season relative to the pass game, making it less likely the Buccaneers will trade Gainwell.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kenny Gainwell to move — “less likely the Buccaneers will trade Gainwell”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Bucky Irving · 2026 season7 calls from 7 pundits between 1 and 1. Nathan Jahnke said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsBucky IrvingTampa Bay Buccaneers
Bucky Irving to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsKenny Gainwell
Kenny Gainwell to move — “less likely the Buccaneers will trade Gainwell”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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