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Emanuel Wilson or Kenny Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Emanuel Wilson

Emanuel Wilson

RB • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell vs. MIN — Limited Workload Caps Standalone Value

Operating behind Bucky Irving in Tampa Bay's backfield, Kenny Gainwell has seen modest involvement through the first two weeks, totaling seven carries and four receptions. While he is firmly established as the primary change-of-pace option, the offense has not provided enough consistent volume to yield standalone fantasy value.

For Week 3 against an unbeaten Minnesota defense, our projections peg Gainwell for approximately 27 rushing yards and a couple of catches, totaling around 6 to 8 fantasy points. With start rates sitting at just 12% across leagues, he remains a roster stash and handcuff rather than a lineup consideration. Fantasy managers should keep him on the bench.

Updated 11 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Emanuel Wilson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
21924.40000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
23954.10000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kenny Gainwell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
2105.00350
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
7253.60480
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Emanuel Wilson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kenny Gainwell
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Emanuel Wilson
OWN
 
2%
+1.13 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
90%
-4.82 compared to last week
START
12%
-8.34 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Emanuel Wilson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Emanuel Wilson

    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 43rd with 9.50 total points (4.75 avg).
  • Currently 39.5 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 38th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 23 (11.50 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 95 (47.50 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +91, Rush AVG: +0.1 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: EVEN Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 70, RUSH YDS: 315, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 10, REC YDS: 75, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Kenny 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 65th with 3.30 total points (1.65 avg).
  • Currently 45.7 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 12th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 25 (12.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +25, Rush AVG: +3.6 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +8 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 135, RUSH YDS: 480, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 40, REC YDS: 315, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Emanuel Wilson

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenny Gainwell

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Emanuel Wilson

Week 3
Seattle Seahawks @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.50342.0000503.18
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 31st with 1.00 total points (0.50 avg).
  • Currently 28 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 202 (101.00 per game).
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 482 (241.00 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 5 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.50 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +208.2, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -3, INTs: -4, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +9.7,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Kenny Gainwell

Week 3
Tampa Bay Bucs VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
12.50389.5042804.67
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 6th with 23.00 total points (11.50 avg).
  • Currently 6 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 4 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 200 (100.00 per game).
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 579 (289.50 per game).
  • Top 4 in sacks with 8 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 2 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 12.50 per game and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +219, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -1, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -12.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Emanuel Wilson
6.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenny Gainwell
14.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Emanuel Wilson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2023 GB 5 14 85 6.1 0 5 4 23 5.8 0
2024 GB 16 103 502 4.9 4 14 11 48 4.4 1
2025 GB 16 154 606 3.9 5 19 17 117 6.9 0
2026 SEA 2 23 95 4.1 0 1 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 207 855 4.1 0 9 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 95 411 4.3 3 14 11 74 6.5 0
Totals 45 309 1330 4.3 9 43 34 222 6.5 1
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 TB 2 7 25 3.6 0 5 4 8 2.0 0
ON PACE 18 63 225 3.6 0 45 36 72 2.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 7 25 3.6 0 5 4 8 2.0 0
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JAC vs NE
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SEA @WAS
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BOS vs CLE 06:45 EDT EST
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CHW @KC 07:40 EDT EST
DET vs WAS 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @SEA 09:40 EDT EST
LAD vs SD 10:10 EDT EST
MIL @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIN @SF 09:45 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 01:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 06:40 EDT EST
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