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2025 season · RB · #14 · 5th season

14Kenneth Gainwell

Age 27 · 5'9" · 191 lb · Memphis · Pick 150 overall (2021). Snap share 50% across 17 games.

Steelers players
PITSteelers offense50% of snaps
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Carries
114
6.7 per game
47th of 89
Rush yards
537
4.7 per carry
40th of 89
Rush TD
5
34 first downs
T-30th of 89
Targets
85
73 catches · 486 yds
T-5th of 89
Touches / game
11.7
199 total
T-37th of 89
EPA / touch
+0.02
+3.3 total
25th of 89
Explosive
18
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-28th of 89
Snap share
50%
offensive snaps
34th of 89
The short version
  • How goodGainwell's +3.3 EPA is 21st of 89 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+82.8, 72nd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy8.7 standard points a game, RB29 of 103.10.9 half-PPR points a game, RB25 of 103.13.0 PPR points a game, RB19 of 103.
  • How he's usedHe gets to the edge: only 40% of his carries go inside (league 55%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 13.7 a game over his last three against 11.7 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 89 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.725th of 89
72nd
Rush EPA per carry-0.0128th of 89
69th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets+0.0537th of 83
56th
Broken tacklesper touch3%25th of 89
72nd
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch9%37th of 89
59th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game11.737th of 89
58th
Receiving sharetargets per touch43%8th of 89
92nd
Yards per touch5.117th of 89
81st
Success rate44%30th of 89
67th
Total EPA+3.321st of 89
77th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Gainwell scores 8.7 standard points a game, RB29 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.5 and 13.2; 6 boom weeks (12+) and 9 busts (under 5).

Points a game8.7RB29 of 103
Season148.3RB24 · 17 games
Most weeks2.5–13.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts6 · 912+ · under 5

Gainwell scores 10.9 half-PPR points a game, RB25 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.1 and 17.1; 5 boom weeks (16+) and 8 busts (under 6.5).

Points a game10.9RB25 of 103
Season184.8RB20 · 17 games
Most weeks4.1–17.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts5 · 816+ · under 6.5

Gainwell scores 13.0 PPR points a game, RB19 of 103 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.5 and 21.0; 4 boom weeks (20+) and 8 busts (under 8).

Points a game13.0RB19 of 103
Season221.3RB16 · 17 games
Most weeks5.5–21.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 820+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 89 backs

He gets to the edge: only 40% of his carries go inside (league 55%). He is a pass-catching back: 43% of his touches are targets (league 17%). His share of the team's touches is 22%: on third down it holds at 24%; inside the 20 it holds at 25%. Run-pass options feed him: 24% of his carries (league 12%).

Bounces outsideInside runs 40% · 8th pctlPass-catching backReceiving share 43% · 92nd pctlRPO backRPO 24% · 87th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
40%
8th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
53%
66th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
43%
92nd
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
24%
97th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
25%
72nd
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
22%
59th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
24%
87th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
55%
44th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapCarYdsTDTgtRecEPA
1at NYJ W 34-3221st D21st vs the run54%71943-5.1
2vs SEA L 17-311st D1st vs the run42%52053-4.6
3at NE W 21-1412th D12th vs the run26%416111+1.2
4vs MIN W 24-2113th D13th vs the run77%1999266+2.2
5Bye week
6vs CLE W 23-915th D15th vs the run34%62266-4.6
7at CIN L 31-3331st D31st vs the run39%31422-0.7
8vs GB L 25-3517th D17th vs the run38%53122-4.0
9vs IND W 27-208th D8th vs the run37%3-154+0.8
10at LAC L 10-253rd D3rd vs the run52%0032-2.7
11vs CIN W 34-1231st D31st vs the run63%924287+9.5
12at CHI L 28-3119th D19th vs the run51%109266+5.8
13vs BUF L 7-2629th D29th vs the run42%52032-4.3
14at BAL W 27-2211th D11th vs the run48%415176+2.2
15vs MIA W 28-1520th D20th vs the run52%138077+5.6
16at DET W 29-2418th D18th vs the run54%950175+6.9
17at CLE L 6-1315th D15th vs the run68%72643-4.7
18vs BAL W 26-2411th D11th vs the run67%510198-0.1
19vs HOU L 6-30Stats not posted yet
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
17 games50%11453788573+3.3

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
83Games
394Carries
1,722Rush yards
21TD
175Receptions
2021 to 2025 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2023, 547 scrimmage yards in 16 games with PHI. This season's 60.2 a game puts him on pace for 1,023 over 17, a career high.

06001,10021·PHI22·PHI★23·PHI24·PHI25
SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2021PHI16682914.365033253+0.06
2022PHI17532404.542923169+0.03
2023PHI16843644.323730183-0.08
2024PHI17752903.912216116-0.09
2025PIT171145374.788573486+0.02
Career2 tm833941,7224.4212231751,207-0.01
Career highsRush yards 537 · 2025TD 8 · 2025Carries 114 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
3 on 85 targets
Broken tackles
5
Passer rating when targeted
91.5
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    30Jaylen WarrenRB2561291 · 8 TD+10.1
    4DK MetcalfWR101862 · 7 TD+34.6
    81Jonnu SmithTE63292 · 3 TD+4.4
    19Calvin Austin IIIWR55372 · 3 TD-4.1
    88Pat FreiermuthTE54486 · 4 TD+23.3
    80Darnell WashingtonTE43364 · 1 TD+14.6
    16Adam ThielenWR35186+5.2
    20Kaleb JohnsonRB3078-7.5