Start George Holani or Kenny Gainwell? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start George Holani over Kenny Gainwell in Week 5.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 6.5 points and Kenny Gainwell at 5.1, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.5 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has George Holani at 20.5 rushing yards, 10.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (11, 4, 3 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Kenny Gainwell, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kenny Gainwell at 12.5 rushing yards, 10.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (14, 16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts George Holani 1.4 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the market projections.

Injury status

George Holani is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, George Holani played 35 percent of SEA snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 1 against NE: 23 of 50 snaps, 8 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

George Holani, Week 2 against ARI: 18 of 70 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Through Week 4, Kenny Gainwell played 42 percent of TB snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 1 against CIN: 26 of 57 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 2 against CLE: 23 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over George Holani.
• Start Brian Robinson over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over Kenny Gainwell.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Kenny Gainwell.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over Isaiah Davis.