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Kenny Gainwell or Jahan Dotson

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell

RB • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
Jahan Dotson

Jahan Dotson

WR • Atlanta Falcons ATL
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gainwell over Dotson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gainwell ... 0%

BOTH ... 20%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.13
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
7.28 38.68 0 1.13 6.02 0.09 7.13
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Outlook Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell at Chicago — Volatile Flex Option After Recent Surge

Gainwell has surged over his last two outings, piling up 39 carries for 228 rushing yards—highlighted by a 140-yard explosion against Atlanta after overcoming a nagging hip issue. Despite the sudden production, he remains listed behind Bucky Irving on Tampa Bay's offensive depth chart, operating primarily as an efficient change-of-pace back.

Facing a tough 6-2 Bears team on the road as six-point underdogs, game script could easily compress Tampa Bay's pure rushing opportunities. While his roster rate has crept up to 56%, our projections anticipate regression toward a committee role with roughly seven carries for 39 yards, making him a touchdown-dependent flex play rather than a priority starter.


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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dotson over Gainwell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Dotson ... 20%

BOTH ... 20%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.43
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.73 43.88 0.23 8.43
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Outlook Jahan Dotson

Jahan Dotson vs CIN — High-scoring matchup in Madrid offers deep-league upside

Dotson continues to start on the perimeter opposite Drake London in Atlanta's offense with Michael Penix Jr. under center, operating mainly as a field-stretching threat. While his weekly targets fluctuate, his big-play ability was evident over his last two games, where he turned eight targets into 101 receiving yards.

Facing Cincinnati in an international matchup expected to feature plenty of points, Dotson possesses intriguing upside. Still, our weekly projection lands at approximately 8.4 fantasy points on two receptions for 44 yards. With under 10% league ownership, he remains a volatile deep-league play reliant on downfield connections.


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Performance Kenny Gainwell
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
251405.60000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
392285.80000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jahan Dotson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
29547.5760
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
310133.7760
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Kenny Gainwell
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jahan Dotson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kenny Gainwell
OWN
56%
+3.62 compared to last week
START
16%
+3.93 compared to last week
OWN/START Jahan Dotson
OWN
 
10%
+4.66 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+2.14 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kenny Gainwell
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jahan Dotson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
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 41st among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 38th with 41.00 total points (5.13 avg).
  • Currently 120.8 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 58 (7.25 per game) and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush yards with 289 (36.13 per game) and is currently ranked 30th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +289, Rush AVG: +5 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: 115, RUSH YDS: 375, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 20, REC YDS: 125, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Jahan Dotson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 34th with 45.70 total points (5.71 avg).
  • Currently 110.26 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 74th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 337 and 24.07 YPC and is currently ranked 32nd among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 43rd among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +6, Rec Yards: +186 Rec TDs: +1,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 35, REC YDS: 415, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Kenny Gainwell

No Injury Reported

Injury Jahan Dotson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kenny Gainwell

Week 9
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.00321.381152204.04
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 52.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 26 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 321.38 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 12 in turnovers with 11 (1.38 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 694 (86.75 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 20th in pass defense with 1877 (234.63 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 22 (2.75 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.00 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd 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: -38.48, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +8, INTs: -6, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -6.43,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.9, YDS/G: 384.4
Matchups Jahan Dotson

Week 9
Atlanta Falcons VS Cincinnati Bengals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.57383.291142314.53
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 59.00 total points (8.43 avg).
  • Currently 19 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 11 (1.57 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 856 (122.29 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 1827 (261.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in sacks with 23 (3.29 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 22.57 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 1 (0.14 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: -31.84, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: +12, INTs: -4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -9.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 13, TDS: 4, PA/G: 30.8, YDS/G: 404.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Kenny Gainwell
11.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jahan Dotson
7.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kenny Gainwell
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 TB 8 58 289 5.0 0 18 12 61 5.1 1
ON PACE 17 123 614 5.0 0 38 26 130 5.1 2
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8 58 289 5 0 18 12 61 5.1 1
Career Jahan Dotson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 WAS 12 61 35 523 14.9 7 2 -7 -3.5 0
2023 WAS 16 83 49 518 10.6 4 0 0 0 0
2024 PHI 14 33 19 216 11.4 0 1 13 13 0
2025 PHI 15 37 18 262 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
2026 ATL 8 30 14 337 24.1 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 64 30 716 24.1 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 53 30 350 11.8 2 0 4 13 0
Totals 69 250 138 1909 13.8 15 3 6 2 0
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