Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for George Holani?

Not on these numbers alone. Kenny Gainwell projects 61 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 10 games) and George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Kenny Gainwell.

Start Kenny Gainwell or George Holani? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start George Holani over Kenny Gainwell

Start

George Holani

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 20.0; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kenny Gainwell

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 4.8; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop George Holani for Kenny Gainwell?

Not on these numbers alone. George Holani projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 10 games) and Kenny Gainwell 61 (6.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Kenny Gainwell.

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Our Week 7 call

Start George Holani over Kenny Gainwell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 7.0 points and Kenny Gainwell at 4.8, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.4 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.3 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 5.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 5.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts George Holani 2.2 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

George Holani and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

Injury status

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, George Holani played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 19 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Kenny Gainwell played 41 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: 2 carries for 17 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

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 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 George Holani for Kenny Gainwell?
Not on these numbers alone. George Holani projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 10 games) and Kenny Gainwell 61 (6.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Kenny Gainwell.
Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for George Holani?
Not on these numbers alone. Kenny Gainwell projects 61 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 10 games) and George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts George Holani over Kenny Gainwell.