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Tetairoa McMillan or Kenny Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Tetairoa McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan

WR • Carolina Panthers CAR
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McMillan over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Tetairoa McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan vs CHI — Primed for Expanded Role in Season Opener

Coming off an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign, McMillan enters his sophomore season as Carolina's top passing weapon. Head coach Dave Canales emphasized an expanded, versatile role for the bulked-up wideout, intending to use him both out wide and in the slot to exploit favorable mismatches.

Our weekly projection slots him for approximately 8 targets, 5 catches, and 70 receiving yards in a competitive home matchup against Chicago. With a 97% fantasy start rate, managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as a go-to starting option.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Owners starting Gainwell over McMillan

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell at Cincinnati — Pass-Catching Upside in a High-Scoring Matchup

Gainwell enters the season opener healthy and operating as a key change-of-pace and passing-down option behind Bucky Irving. With Sean Tucker doubtful due to a hamstring injury, Gainwell's hold on secondary backfield touches is solidified. Fantasy managers are largely taking a wait-and-see approach, with his roster rate sitting strong at 95% while his start rate hovers around 20%.

Tampa Bay visits Cincinnati in a contest with genuine shootout potential, which sets up favorably for Gainwell's pass-catching skill set. As road underdogs, a pass-leaning game script could elevate his floor. Our weekly projection models him for roughly 11.5 fantasy points on 7 to 8 carries for 36 yards and 3 receptions for 21 yards, making him a viable PPR flex option.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Tetairoa McMillan
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1 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tetairoa McMillan
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
97%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
95%
+1.06 compared to last week
START
21%
+2.97 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tetairoa McMillan
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tetairoa McMillan

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 159.00 total points (8.37 avg).
  • Currently 150.3 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 21st among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 1049 and 14.57 YPC and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 12th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 86th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +77, Rec Yards: +1130 Rec TDs: +8,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 88, REC YDS: 1165, REC TDS: 8
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

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Tetairoa McMillan

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenny Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tetairoa McMillan

Week 1
Carolina Panthers VS Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.32353.2133234023.70
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 13th with 119.00 total points (6.26 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 33 (1.94 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in rush defense with 2473 (145.47 per game).
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 4238 (249.29 per game).
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 23 (1.35 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.41 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th 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: -15.91, Turnovers: +8 Sacks: +3, INTs: +8, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.56,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.9, YDS/G: 384.4
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).
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 13 (0.76 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.94 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th 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 Tetairoa McMillan
22.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenny Gainwell
15.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Tetairoa McMillan
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 CAR 16 136 77 1130 14.7 8 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 612 347 5085 14.7 36 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 65 36 525 14.6 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 136 77 1130 14.7 8 0 0 0 0
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATL vs PHI 01:35 EDT EST
BAL @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
BOS vs KC 03:05 EDT EST
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @STL 02:15 EDT EST
CIN @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 12:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 07:20 EDT EST
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