Start Omarion Hampton or Kenny Gainwell? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Kenny Gainwell in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.1 points and Kenny Gainwell at 6.3, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Omarion Hampton at ADP 20 and Kenny Gainwell at 95.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 32 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 10, 12 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, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 13, 12 and 6 market sources).

That puts Omarion Hampton 0.8 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit KC on Sunday at 4:25 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 host PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

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

Injury status

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Omarion Hampton played 45 percent of LAC snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 2 against LV: 43 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 94 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 5, Kenny Gainwell played 41 percent of TB snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 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 6 calls

• Start Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Blake Corum.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over AJ Dillon.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Kenny Gainwell over Brian Robinson.