Start Roschon Johnson or Kenny Gainwell? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 11:26 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Roschon Johnson over Kenny Gainwell

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE · final

Market projected: 6.8; pre-game
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; 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; 34 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 36%; Through Week 6
Target share: 9%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Kenny Gainwell?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenny Gainwell projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Roschon Johnson 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games).

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Our Week 7 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Kenny Gainwell in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 6.8 points and Kenny Gainwell at 6.3, a gap of 0.5. 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 6.8 fantasy points for Roschon Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 27 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 12, 13 and 14 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 13 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 8, 6 and 12 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 0.5 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 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

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Roschon Johnson played 7 games for CHI and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He ran 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 1 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

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Kenny Gainwell?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenny Gainwell projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Roschon Johnson 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games).
Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep Kenny Gainwell: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Roschon Johnson 45 (5.0 a game over 9 games).

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