Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-9, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Vicksburg, MS |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Memphis |
| Experience: 6 |
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9:04Biggest Questions for the NFC South After the 2026 Draft
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0:48NFL Running Back Matchmaker: Kenneth Gainwell To The Saints
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1:40FanDuel Parlay Pick: NFL Wild Card Sunday
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1:59Bryant McFadden on the Steelers' "Huge, Big-Time" Loss vs. Browns
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0:49NFL Today+ FanDuel Parlay Pick: NFL Week 17
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2:18Top Running Backs to Add for Week 12
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1:47Waiver Wire: Top Running Backs To Add Week 6
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1:23Week 2 Fantasy Outlook | RBs To Add
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1:35Fantasy risers: Travis Etienne, Parker Washington
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0:53Fantasy Football League Winning Players: Chris Godwin
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1:15Legit Concerns for Chiefs at Right Tackle
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1:03Undrafted Rookies Making Noise at Training Camp: Buccaneers Jalon Daniels
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1:14Chance Jack Pyburn Leaves NFL and Returns To LSU
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9:05Issues To Address: NFC South
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1:16Judge Allows NFL Players to Return to NCAA
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0:36Baker Mayfield Contract Extension Update
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1:49NFL 30 Over 30: 49ers Cast of Veterans Fill The List
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0:34Judge Grants Order Allowing NFL Players to Return to the NCAA
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1:52Malik Nabers Fantasy Football Value
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1:51De'Zhaun Stribling's Fantasy Football Value
Top Kenneth Gainwell News
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Buccaneers' Kenny Gainwell: One carry in team debut
Gainwell rushed once for no gain in the Buccaneers' 16-15 preseason win over the Chiefs on Saturday.
Both Gainwell and Bucky Irving logged their touches for the night on the opening possession. Gainwell wasn't targeted Saturday during his brief time in the game, but the veteran pass-catching back is ticketed to play a major role in that capacity come the regular season, albeit while likely taking only a modest amount of rushing touches from Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker. Gainwell will likely next see the field in a Week 1 road matchup against the Bengals on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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Buccaneers' Kenny Gainwell: Impresses Mayfield at camp
Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield said Tuesday that he's been "completely overwhelmed with the amount of talent" that Gainwell has, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
Dramatic language and all, Gainwell apparently has a very important fan on his new team. While Bucky Irving remains the presumed lead runner, Gainwell should get a lot of the work on passing downs while also maintaining a small role in "pony" packages with two halfbacks on the field. New playcaller Zac Robinson used those double-RB looks on a league-high 95 plays (9.1 percent of total snaps) with the division-rival Falcons last year.
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Buccaneers' Kenny Gainwell: Idle for Friday's exhibition contest
Gainwell did not play in the Buccaneers' 24-16 preseason win over the Jets on Friday.
Both Gainwell and Bucky Irving, the Bucs' top running backs on the depth chart, observed Friday's game in street clothes while Josh Williams, Sean Tucker and Kadarius Calloway all saw action. Gainwell is coming off a breakout 2025 season with the Steelers, when he accumulated 1,023 yards from scrimmage on 187 touches across 17 regular-season games. He caught 73 passes (on 85 targets) last year with Pittsburgh, and he figures to see a sizable role in Tampa Bay's passing game for the upcoming season.
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Buccaneers' Kenneth Gainwell: Getting receiving work in camp
Gainwell has been utilized primarily as a receiver out of the backfield in training camp while Bucky Irving has handled most of the rushing workload, Adam Silvon of Pewterreport.com reports.
Irving is likely to get the majority of rushing opportunities in the regular season, and the Buccaneers also have Sean Tucker, who was used prominently in the red zone in 2025. Gainwell's niche is expected to be passing situations, so it's good to see him building early rapport with quarterback Baker Mayfield. Gainwell led the Steelers with 73 catches in the 2025 regular season, while Tampa Bay's running backs combined for 78 receptions last season.
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