Pairing Bucky Irving's talent with Liam Coen's offensive design (and Tampa's mauling offensive line) created something special in 2024. Tuten posted a higher career avoided tackle rate and yardage after contact per rush rate than Irving, and Irving's advanced data profile was spectacular. Tuten also outweighs Irving by 14 pounds and brings game-changing speed to quickly turn open space into Fantasy points. Creating space is Coen's specialty. The Bucs had the most effective screen game in the NFL in 2025. Rachaad White ranked third in the NFL in screen targets, and Irving also ranked top 10. The only offense that used pre-snap motion to boost the run game more effectively than the Bucs was the Rams. Irving averaged 4.8 yards per static rush, compared to 5.8 on rushes involving pre-snap motion. His explosive run rate fell from 11.4% on motion runs to 6.9% on static runs. Tuten's outlook is not a 1-for-1 comparison to Irving's rookie season -- the surrounding infrastructure in Tampa Bay clearly was better. And Tuten's rookie profile is more volatile -- featuring more fumbles, more stuffed runs, and less receiving production. Tuten is a high-upside dart throw starting Round 10 of your drafts that you may have to cut from your roster before the midseason point.
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Fantasy News
Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Third in RB rotation
Rotowire
Tuten rushed the ball six times for 24 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 31-25 preseason loss to the Steelers.
Tuten tied for the team lead in carries but served as the third back. Travis Etienne worked exclusively with the starting skill-position unit, with Tank Bigsby following him. That left Tuten to work primarily late in the second quarter and much of the second half. He did find the end zone from eight yards away early in the fourth quarter, but his role come the regular season is in question.
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Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Favorite for No. 3 job
Rotowire
Tuten appears to be the early favorite to begin the season as Jacksonville's No. 3 running back after putting in another good practice Thursday, John Shipley of SI.com reports.
The rookie fourth-round pick was limited by a hamstring injury at the start of camp, but he's impressed since returning as a full practice participant over the weekend. Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby are locked in as Jacksonville's top tailbacks, but Tuten could position himself for a complementary role, especially if he performs well in preseason action.
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Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Back at practice
Rotowire
Tuten (hamstring) returned to the practice field Thursday, Mia O'Brien of 1010 XL 92.5 FM Jacksonville reports.
As expected, Tuten's hamstring issue wasn't a long-term concern, though O'Brien notes that the 2025 fourth-rounder was limited during team drills Thursday. Once Tuten is able to work fully, he'll continue to push for a role in the Jaguars backfield, but so far in training camp Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby have handled the bulk of the reps with the team's top offense, per John Shipley of SI.com.
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Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Dealing with hamstring injury
Rotowire
Tuten is dealing with a hamstring injury but isn't expected to miss extended time, Mia O'Brien of 1010 XL 92.5 FM Jacksonville reports.
The rookie fourth-round pick is hoping to push Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby for a role in Liam Coen's new-look Jacksonville offense. Coen doesn't consider the hamstring injury to be a major setback, but this could nonetheless hurt Tuten's chances of earning Week 1 playing time if he ends up missing more than a few days.
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Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Joins Jaguars' backfield
Rotowire
The Jaguars selected Tuten in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 104th overall.
Tuten was lightly recruited coming out of high school but emerged as a key contributor at Virginia Tech during his final two years in college, combining to score 25 touchdowns while handling 356 total carries. He then helped his draft stock further by running an impressive 4.32 40-yard dash at the combine while also showing a lot of burst in short-area drills. Tuten's landing spot isn't likely to lead to production early in the 2025 season, as both Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby are in the mix, but this will be a situation worth monitoring with a new coaching staff making decisions.
