Kenny Gainwell or Jonathon Brooks: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM ET
The board takes Kenny Gainwell first, 2 spots ahead of Jonathon Brooks. Both sit in tier 10, so the gap is inside one tier and slot need decides.
Kenny Gainwell
RB34 · TB · bye 10
- Overall rank
- 96
- Draft pick
- 8.08 (ADP 91.6 overall)
- Tier
- 10
Jonathon Brooks
RB35 · CAR · bye 5
- Overall rank
- 98
- Draft pick
- 8.12 (ADP 95.5 overall)
- Tier
- 10
The gap
- Spots apart on the board2
- Pick difference3.9 picks of ADP
- Tiersboth in tier 10
- Board size280 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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