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Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Kenny Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB • Washington Commanders WAS
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Croskey-Merritt over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Ascending Lead Runner Offers Dependable Mid-Round Value

Jacory Croskey-Merritt enters his second season atop Washington's backfield depth chart after logging 175 carries for 4.6 yards per carry in 2025. With Jerome Ford sidelined for the season, Croskey-Merritt is positioned to lead the early-down rushing work ahead of Rachaad White and Kaytron Allen.

Our projections forecast 180 rushing attempts for 800 yards and eight touchdowns, along with 12 receptions for 80 yards. While a lack of passing-game volume limits his overall ceiling in PPR formats, his heavy goal-line involvement gives him a stable scoring floor.

Fantasy draft momentum has steadily risen in his favor, with his ADP improving from 119 in mid-July to 111 as his roster rate jumped from 60% to 85%. At this reasonable draft price, our models view him as an appealing value pick who can serve as a dependable weekly flex.

Updated 20 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Croskey-Merritt

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Complementary Pass-Catching Role Offers Standalone PPR Value in Tampa Bay

Kenny Gainwell enters the season as Tampa Bay's primary complementary back, operating behind Bucky Irving in the offensive rotation. Gainwell continues to display his dynamic receiving traits in camp, recently highlighting drills with explosive plays out of the backfield. While Irving leads early downs, Gainwell's versatility ensures a steady role on passing downs.

Our projections anticipate a defined niche for the veteran, estimating 125 carries for 450 rushing yards along with 40 receptions for 325 yards and six total touchdowns. His receiving target projection of 68 underlines how involved he should remain in coordinator game plans, offering a dependable floor in PPR formats.

Gainwell's draft cost has remained remarkably steady, drifting from an ADP of 96 in July before stabilizing near 99 in late August drafts. Fantasy managers are rostering him heavily at 94% but starting him conservatively, making him an affordable, low-risk bench target who provides dependable depth.

Updated 20 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jacory Croskey-Merritt
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jacory Croskey-Merritt
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2 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jacory Croskey-Merritt
OWN
87%
+6.54 compared to last week
START
 
10%
+1.05 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
94%
+2.8 compared to last week
START
27%
-4.51 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jacory Croskey-Merritt
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jacory Croskey-Merritt

    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 32nd among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 131.30 total points (7.72 avg).
  • Currently 234.3 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 74th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 175 (10.29 per game) and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 805 (47.35 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 20 in rush tds with 8 (0.47 per game) and is currently ranked 16th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +805, Rush AVG: +4.6 Rush TDs: +8, Receptions: +9, Rec Yards: +68 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 180, RUSH YDS: 800, RUSH TDS: 8, REC: 12, REC YDS: 80, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Kenny Gainwell

    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:

    • Season Outlook

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Injury Jacory Croskey-Merritt

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenny Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Week 1
Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.33337.2223144333.88
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 9th with 132.00 total points (7.33 avg).
  • Currently 95 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 22nd in rush defense with 2240 (131.76 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 3830 (225.29 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.12 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 3 (0.18 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +50.75, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -7, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -1.35,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 37, INT: 15, TDS: 5, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 333.8
Matchups Kenny Gainwell

Week 1
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Cincinnati Bengals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.94416.2420133523.76
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 25th with 77.00 total points (4.53 avg).
  • Currently 150 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 2607 (153.35 per game).
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 4469 (262.88 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.94 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +45.36, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -4, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +3.53,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 30.8, YDS/G: 404.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jacory Croskey-Merritt
15.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenny Gainwell
15.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 WAS 16 175 805 4.6 8 13 9 68 7.6 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 88 403 4.6 4 7 5 34 7.6 0
Totals 17 175 805 4.6 8 13 9 68 7.6 0
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
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NYJ @TEN
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CHW vs NYM 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @COL 03:10 EDT EST
DET @KC 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
LAD vs PIT 04:10 EDT EST
MIA vs WAS 01:40 EDT EST
MIN @SD 04:10 EDT EST
NYY vs TOR 01:35 EDT EST
PHI vs STL 01:35 EDT EST
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