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Omarion Hampton or Kenneth Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Omarion Hampton

Omarion Hampton

RB • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
Kenneth Gainwell

Kenneth Gainwell

• n/a
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hampton over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Omarion Hampton

Ascending Workhorse Set for a Massive Year Two Breakout

Hampton enters his second NFL campaign as the undisputed lead back for the Chargers following glowing training camp praise from offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. Coaches have highlighted his impressive physical growth and playmaking power, cementing him as the focal point of Los Angeles' revamped rushing attack.

Our season projections anticipate a massive leap in volume, forecasting 250 carries for 1,125 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, supplemented by 53 receptions for 350 receiving yards. That multi-phase role guarantees high-value touches in both standard and PPR formats, providing an elite weekly fantasy floor.

Market sentiment has stayed remarkably stable near the first-round turn, with his draft position holding steady around an ADP of 15 throughout August. With fantasy manager start rates climbing to 99%, our models see Hampton as a locked-in RB1 who fully justifies his premium draft capital.

Updated 18 hrs ago

Latest News Omarion Hampton
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Hampton

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Omarion Hampton
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Omarion Hampton
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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2 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
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16 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
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19 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kenneth Gainwell
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Omarion Hampton
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
+0.64 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenneth Gainwell
OWN
 
0%
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START
 
0%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Omarion Hampton
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenneth Gainwell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Omarion Hampton

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 9th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 43rd with 103.60 total points (9.42 avg).
  • Currently 262 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to him now for a discount.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.4.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 31st among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 545 (54.50 per game) and is currently ranked 41st among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 4 (0.40 per game) and is currently ranked 41st among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +544, Rush AVG: +4.4 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: +32, Rec Yards: +192 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 250, RUSH YDS: 1125, RUSH TDS: 10, REC: 53, REC YDS: 350, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Kenneth Gainwell

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 160.50 total points (8.92 avg).
  • Currently 205.1 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.9.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 4th among RB.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among RB.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 516 and 6.53 YPC and is currently ranked 4th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 2nd among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 629 (34.94 per game) and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 5 (0.28 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +291, Rush AVG: +0.3 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: +65, Rec Yards: +409 Rec TDs: +3,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Omarion Hampton

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenneth Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Omarion Hampton

Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.71392.7119103023.27
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 68.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 159 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 2292 (134.82 per game).
  • Ranked 24th in pass defense with 4384 (257.88 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.71 per game and currently ranked 29th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +43.83, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -3, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.3,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Matchups Kenneth Gainwell

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Omarion Hampton
27.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenneth Gainwell
10.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Omarion Hampton
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 LAC 9 124 545 4.4 4 35 32 192 6.0 1
ON PACE 41 558 2453 4.4 18 158 144 864 6.0 5
3-YEAR AVG 5 62 273 4.4 2 18 16 96 6.0 1
Totals 10 125 544 4.4 4 35 32 192 6.0 1
Career Kenneth Gainwell

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ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
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DET vs NO
GB @MIN
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NE @SEA
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CHW @HOU 08:10 EDT EST
CIN vs SD 12:40 EDT EST
CLE vs TOR 06:40 EDT EST
DET @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
KC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST
LAA vs NYY 09:38 EDT EST
LAD vs STL 10:10 EDT EST
NYM @TB 06:40 EDT EST
PIT vs SF 06:40 EDT EST
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