Kenny Gainwell practises in full Thursday after a limited practice Wednesday (hip)

Full practice Thursday (hip). Fantasy football: Gainwell progressed to full participation Thursday and appears on track to play Sunday at Chicago, where he…

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

Kenny Gainwell practised in full Thursday after a limited practice Wednesday with a hip injury. No game status has been assigned.

A full practice is not a guarantee he plays, but he appears on track to suit up Sunday at Chicago. The Buccaneers face a defence that has allowed 15.9 half-PPR points a game to running backs, the 3rd fewest of 32. Gainwell is part of a two-man backfield rotation with Bucky Irving, and his workload remains uncertain despite recent production.

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Kenny Gainwell

Gainwell posted 25 carries for 140 yards and 0 catches on 1 target on 50 per cent of snaps in Week 8 against Atlanta, 14.0 half-PPR points. But Bucky Irving had 27 carries and 0 targets on 50 per cent of snaps in the same game, more total touches. Over his last 3 games, Gainwell has averaged 13.7 carries and 0.7 targets a game for 8.6 half-PPR points, though the workload varied sharply from a high of 25 carries in Week 8 to 14 in Week 7 and just 2 in Week 6. His 56 per cent rush success rate ranks 7th of 109 running backs over that span, but he has averaged 0 carries inside the 5 a game, 87th of 112, limiting his scoring ceiling.

Our models project 6.8 half-PPR points a game he plays, ranking him 40th at the position. He is scoring 1.2 half-PPR points a game above what his usage predicts over the last 3 games, 23rd of 111 running backs, so some touchdown or big-play luck that may not repeat. With Irving taking more touches last week and the backfield split evenly in snaps, hold Gainwell but do not count on his Week 8 workload recurring. Full-PPR managers should note his limited passing-game role, with just 0.7 targets a game over the last 3 weeks.

What to do

• Hold Gainwell, but monitor Friday's injury report to confirm he avoids a game status.

• Do not treat his 25-carry Week 8 as the new baseline with Bucky Irving still taking more touches.

• Bench him this week against Chicago, a defence that has allowed the 3rd fewest half-PPR points to running backs.

• Full-PPR managers should note his receiving role has shrunk to 0.7 targets a game over the last 3 weeks.