Start Cam Skattebo or Kenny Gainwell? Week 7

Updated Oct 23, 12:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cam Skattebo over Kenny Gainwell

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Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 7.1; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 6 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

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Kenny Gainwell

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB: 25.7; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 36%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kenny Gainwell, 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Kenny Gainwell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 7.1 points and Kenny Gainwell at 6.3, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Cam Skattebo's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Cam Skattebo at ADP 40 and Kenny Gainwell at 95. Market coverage on Cam Skattebo is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Skattebo is 32 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Kenny Gainwell, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenny Gainwell is 12 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 8, 7 and 12 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 0.9 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Kenny Gainwell and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 25.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kenny Gainwell has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Cam Skattebo played 54 percent of NYG snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 6 against NO: 6 of 77 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Kenny Gainwell played 36 percent of TB snaps, took 12 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 3 against MIN: 32 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for -4 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 4 against GB: 27 of 64 snaps, 3 carries for 5 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 5 against DAL: 26 of 72 snaps, 4 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 6 against PIT: 11 of 74 snaps, 2 carries for 17 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kenny Gainwell played 17 games for PIT and scored 222.3 PPR points, 13.1 a game, finishing RB16.

He ran 114 times for 537 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 73 of 85 targets for 486 yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Cam Skattebo?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kenny Gainwell, 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Kenny Gainwell?
No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 56 (6.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Kenny Gainwell, 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points.

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