The Tampa Bay Buccaneers season has seen a renaissance of sorts in the second half of the season. The two leading Crusaders in their last season charge have been on offense with Bucky Irving and Jalen McMillan.
The performances of Irving and McMillan have them both carving out unique spots in the history of the Bucs franchise.
For running back Bucky Irving, he has a chance to become the second most productive rookie in terms of rushing yards. According to Statmuse, Irving is currently having the third-best rookie season by a running back in franchise history with 1,033 rushing yards. While he cannot realistically catch Doug Martin and his 2012 season (1,454 rushing yards), he is just 146 yards away from having the second-best season from a rookie.
Cadillac Williams currently had 1,178 rushing yards his rookie season in 2004.
Another offensive rookie making waves is Jalen McMillan. Statmuse tells us that he is having the third-best season by a rookie wide receiver in franchise history. The best belongs to Mike Evans in 2014 by a wide margin, second belongs to the late Mike Williams in 2010. McMillan has seven receiving touchdowns, 382 receiving yards, all on just 38 catches this year.
The Bucs offense is in good hands for the foreseeable future.