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Will Shipley or Kenny Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Will Shipley

Will Shipley

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shipley over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Shipley ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 6.6 0 1.2 7.2 0 2.8
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Shipley

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gainwell ... 75%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.5
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.7 23.5 0.1 2.2 15.6 0.1 7.5
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell at Dallas — Passing-Down Role Offers Deep Flex Appeal

Gainwell continues to serve as the change-of-pace option behind Bucky Irving in Tampa Bay's backfield, handling limited carries while contributing primarily through the air. Over his last three games, he has caught seven passes and scored a receiving touchdown in Week 4. Facing Dallas as heavy road underdogs, the winless Buccaneers may be forced into a negative game script that leans on Gainwell's receiving chops.

Fantasy managers have grown cautious, with his start rate dropping to 10% as his weekly touch floor remains narrow. Our models project Gainwell for approximately 25 rushing yards on six carries alongside two catches for 16 yards (7.9 fantasy points). Unless he finds the end zone again, his low rushing volume makes him a risky flex option best reserved for deeper PPR formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Will Shipley
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.80000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.801110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kenny Gainwell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
351.702221
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
610.204361
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Will Shipley
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kenny Gainwell
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Will Shipley
OWN
 
2%
+0.35 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
73%
-6.47 compared to last week
START
 
10%
+2.36 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Will Shipley
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Will Shipley

    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 67th with 7.50 total points (1.88 avg).
  • Currently 90.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 48th among RB.
  • Ranked 110th in Rec TDs among RB.
  • Ranked 114th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Ranked 112th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 51 (12.75 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 43rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +25, Rush AVG: -5.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +24 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: 9, RUSH YDS: 40, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 11, REC YDS: 83, REC TDS: 0
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 49th with 13.00 total points (3.25 avg).
  • Currently 85.1 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 20th among RB.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 8th among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 10th among RB.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 10th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 26 (6.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 76th 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 87th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +26, Rush AVG: +2 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +8, Rec Yards: +44 Rec TDs: +1,
  • 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: 475, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 35, REC YDS: 300, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Will Shipley

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenny Gainwell

No Injury Reported

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Matchups Will Shipley

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.68
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 26th 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: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Matchups Kenny Gainwell

Week 5
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.00392.7520402.88
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 6.00 total points (1.50 avg).
  • Currently 42 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 601 (150.25 per game).
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 970 (242.50 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.00 per game and currently ranked 28th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 25th 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: -39.75, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -1, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 9, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Will Shipley
0.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenny Gainwell
13.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Will Shipley
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 PHI 5 30 82 2.7 0 4 4 35 8.8 0
2025 PHI 11 14 49 3.5 0 12 9 56 6.2 0
2026 PHI 4 15 51 3.4 0 6 4 24 6.0 0
ON PACE 18 68 230 3.4 0 27 18 108 6.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 16 69 4.3 0 5 4 30 7.0 0
Totals 22 63 259 4.1 1 23 18 121 6.7 0
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 TB 4 13 26 2.0 0 12 8 44 5.5 1
ON PACE 18 59 117 2.0 0 54 36 198 5.5 5
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 13 26 2 0 12 8 44 5.5 1
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