Bucky Irving or Chase Brown: Who should I draft in 2025?

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When you're looking for an early running back in your 2025 fantasy football league, you may end up having to choose between Bucky Irving or Chase Brown. Which player would Basement Brewed Fantasy Football recommend you draft? Let's go through the details to find out.

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Current ADP

Courtesy of FantasyPros, as of article publish date.

• Bucky Irving: 21.5 (RB10)

• Chase Brown: 25.8 (RB12)

Historical Player Data

	Bucky Irving	Chase Brown
Floor (75% of games)	12+ PPR points	12+ PPR points
Median (50% of games)	16+ PPR points	17+ PPR points
Ceiling (25% of games)	18+ PPR points	23+ PPR points
Through the Roof (Top 10% of games)	25+ PPR points	25+ PPR points

Would I take Bucky Irving or Chase Brown?

Both of these backs have a solid grip on their starting roles despite having capable running backs behind them that can step in if they get hurt - and as such, I have both of these backs within the same tier in our Draft Dominator tool. That being said, I'm giving the slight lean to Chase Brown here. He's shown that his ceiling games can be higher at times, and his competition behind him (Samaje Perine, who's likely to take over some of the passing work but isn't a threat to take his job outright, and sixth-round rookie Tahj Brooks) is lesser than what Bucky Irving faces (former starter Rachaad White, who was used as a pass catcher last season, and Sean Tucker, who has filled in admirably before.)

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