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Demetrius Knight or Kenny Gainwell

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Demetrius Knight

Demetrius Knight

LB • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knight over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Knight ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.75
TACKLES SACKS PASS DEF INT TDS FPTS
7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 6.75
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Knight

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gainwell ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.9
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4 18.1 0.1 2.3 15.1 0.1 6.9
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell at Carolina — Contingency Upside Tied to Irving's Status

Gainwell operates as Tampa Bay's primary backup behind Bucky Irving, but his outlook carries extra intrigue this week with Irving dealing with an illness. While offensive coaches noted earlier this month that they wanted to involve secondary backs, Gainwell's recent usage has stayed modest with six carries and four receptions over his last two contests.

Our weekly projection estimates 5.7 fantasy points on roughly six rush attempts and two to three catches on the road in Carolina. With only 14% of fantasy managers currently starting him, Gainwell remains primarily a valuable handcuff stash or emergency deep-league flex who requires an Irving absence to unlock standalone appeal.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Demetrius Knight
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TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
Season stats based on the past 7 days

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD
8500.000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kenny Gainwell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
2178.50170
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6355.804170
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Demetrius Knight
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Demetrius Knight
OWN
 
1%
+0.01 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
53%
-5.98 compared to last week
START
14%
-0.25 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Demetrius Knight
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Demetrius Knight

    Overview

  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: -8, Assisted Tackles: +4 Sacks: EVEN, INTs: -1, Passes Defended: -2, INT TDS: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

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 rank this player at 45th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 53rd with 18.20 total points (3.03 avg).
  • Currently 108.5 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 25th among RB.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 19th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 16th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 61 (10.17 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th 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 57th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +61, Rush AVG: +3.2 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +12, Rec Yards: +61 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: 110, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 25, REC YDS: 215, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Demetrius Knight

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenny Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Demetrius Knight

Week 7
Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.00326.17631503.53
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 20th with 32.00 total points (5.33 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 326.17 per game and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in rush defense with 603 (100.50 per game).
  • Ranked 13th in pass defense with 1354 (225.67 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.00 per game and currently ranked 17th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +66.39, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -2, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -5.67,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 376.8
Matchups Kenny Gainwell

Week 7
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.60369.20631113.35
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 33.00 total points (6.60 avg).
  • Currently 26 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 661 (132.20 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 1185 (237.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 24.60 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 12 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +54.87, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +6, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +0.27,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Demetrius Knight
3.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenny Gainwell
11.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Demetrius Knight
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2025 CIN 16 114 53 3 7 2 0
2026 CIN 5 42 23 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 151 83 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 57 27 2 4 1 0
Totals 23 156 76 3 7 2 0
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 TB 6 19 61 3.2 0 17 12 61 5.1 1
ON PACE 18 57 183 3.2 0 51 36 183 5.1 3
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 19 61 3.2 0 17 12 61 5.1 1
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Matchups

Week 7
ARI vs DEN
ATL vs SF
BAL vs CIN
BUF vs BYE
CAR vs TB
CHI vs NE
CLE @TEN
DAL @PHI
DET vs GB
HOU vs NYG
IND @MIN
JAC vs BYE
KC @SEA
LAC vs BYE
LAR @LV
MIA @NYJ
NO vs PIT
WAS vs BYE
Matchup Time Pitchers
MIL vs TB 08:00 EDT EST
Matchup Time
ATL @CHA 7:00 PM EST
BOS vs NY 7:00 PM EST
CHI @MIL 4:00 PM EST
DAL @IND 7:00 PM EST
DET @MIA 8:00 PM EST
GS vs MEM 10:00 PM EST
HOU @SA 9:30 PM EST
LAC @LAL 10:00 PM EST
MIN @ORL 7:00 PM EST
NO @UTA 9:30 PM EST
POR @SAC 10:00 PM EST
TOR @WAS 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
CHI vs MON 8:00 PM EST
COL vs TB 9:00 PM EST