Tampa Bay Buccaneers · RB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Memphis (2021 Round 5, Pick 150)

Kenny Gainwell

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39.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #44 of 65 qualified RBs

Carries & share: 5821.8% team carries
Rushing yards: 2894.98 YPC
Rushing TD: 036.1 rush yds/G
Receiving: 12/18 · 61 yds1 rec TD · 38% snaps
EPA per opportunity: +0.01358 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 46.6%Play-by-play positive EPA

Kenny Gainwell among the 65 qualified running backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Gibbs95.7
Walker III91.8
Warren88.1
Hubbard86.3
Robinson85.0
Cook81.0
Taylor78.4
McCaffrey75.8
Irving74.6
Gainwell#4439.2

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 21.8% → Shrunk 27.6%

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Target share15% weight · Raw 9.0% → Shrunk 8.7%

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Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 4.98 → Shrunk 36.30

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Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw 3.39 → Shrunk 12.73

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Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw −0.329 → Shrunk +0.007

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Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw +0.109 → Shrunk −0.396

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Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.40 → Shrunk 24.44

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Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 46.6% → Shrunk 40.3%

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10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 15.5% → Shrunk 10.7%

91thpercentile

Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 4.98 → Shrunk 4.32

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Kenny Gainwell. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds	Rec TD
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ CIN	L 27-33	5	15	1/1	3	0
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CLE	L 19-23	2	10	3/4	5	0
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs MIN	L 16-23	3	-4	2/5	14	0
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs GB	L 14-17	3	5	2/2	22	1
Week 5	Oct 8, 2026	@ DAL	W 24-16	4	18	3/4	10	0
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs PIT	L 19-26	2	17	1/1	7	0
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ CAR	W 43-13	14	88	0/0	0	0
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs ATL	W 16-0	25	140	0/1	0	0

College to the NFL: Memphis to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Verified identity bridge linking Kenny Gainwell's college regular-season yards at Memphis to official NFL game lines.

Memphis (College yards)

912018

1,4252019

150150th pick
2021 Draft

TB (NFL yards)

2912021

2402022

3642023

2902024

5372025

2892026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds	Rec TD
2021	PHI	16	68	291	5	33/50	253	1
2022	PHI	17	53	240	4	23/29	169	0
2023	PHI	16	84	364	2	30/37	183	0
2024	PHI	17	75	290	1	16/22	116	0
2025	PIT	17	114	537	5	73/85	486	3
2026 (so far)	TB	8	58	289	0	12/18	61	1

Compare Kenny Gainwell with top running backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 RB.

Kenny Gainwell vs. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)Score 39.2 vs. 95.7 Kenny Gainwell vs. Kenneth Walker III (KC)Score 39.2 vs. 91.8 Kenny Gainwell vs. Jaylen Warren (PIT)Score 39.2 vs. 88.1 Kenny Gainwell vs. Chuba Hubbard (CAR)Score 39.2 vs. 86.3 Kenny Gainwell vs. Bijan Robinson (ATL)Score 39.2 vs. 85.0 Kenny Gainwell vs. James Cook (BUF)Score 39.2 vs. 81.0