Start Kenny Gainwell or Josh Jacobs? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Kenny Gainwell over Josh Jacobs
- CLE D vs RB
- 16.3
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 1
- NYJ D vs RB
- 8.8
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Kenny Gainwell over Josh Jacobs in Week 2.
Josh Jacobs is not active, so this is not a close call: start Kenny Gainwell. Drafters take Kenny Gainwell at ADP 100 and Josh Jacobs at 103.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kenny Gainwell in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Josh Jacobs in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Kenny Gainwell and TB host CLE.
CLE allowed 16.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 121 yards and no touchdowns against CLE and caught passes for 22 more yards.
Josh Jacobs and GB visit NYJ.
NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Kenny Gainwell has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.
Josh Jacobs is listed as na.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Kenny Gainwell played 46 percent of TB snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 0 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.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
Kenny Gainwell, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 5 carries for 10 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.4 PPR points.
Kenny Gainwell, Week 17 of 2025 against CLE: 45 of 66 snaps, 7 carries for 26 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards, 6.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Josh Jacobs played 15 games for GB and scored 237.1 PPR points, 15.8 a game, finishing RB13.
He ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 44 targets for 282 yards.
He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Josh Jacobs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 13 of 47 snaps, 4 carries for 3 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1.3 PPR points.
Josh Jacobs, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 28 of 72 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 4.8 PPR points.
Josh Jacobs, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 36 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 73 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns, 23.2 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB33 · TB · bye 10
2025 vs catches line 10-7
- Overall rank
- 118
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 9
Ranked behind
RB53 · GB · bye 11
2025 vs rush yds line 8-7
- Overall rank
- 205
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 15
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board87
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 9 and tier 15
- Board size242 draftable players
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