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Start Kenny Gainwell or Samaje Perine? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 12:51 AM ET.

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Start Samaje Perine over Kenny Gainwell

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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
6.7
recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB
24.6
8th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8
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Kenny Gainwell

RB · TB · at CHI

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB
18.6
6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
35%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Samaje Perine?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Kenny Gainwell.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Samaje Perine over Kenny Gainwell in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Samaje Perine at 6.7 points and Kenny Gainwell at 6.0, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Samaje Perine this week yet, so his 6.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (6.6 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.5, 6.2 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Samaje Perine yet. His market-based projections were 6.6 and 6.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenny Gainwell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5, 6.2 and 5.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Samaje Perine 0.7 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Samaje Perine and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 24.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 39 more yards.

Kenny Gainwell and TB visit CHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Samaje Perine has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Samaje Perine is not on the injury report.

Kenny Gainwell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Samaje Perine played 35 percent of CIN snaps, took 23 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 7 against BAL: 12 of 53 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Samaje Perine, Week 8 against TEN: 4 carries for 10 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Through Week 8, Kenny Gainwell played 35 percent of TB snaps, took 22 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 7 against CAR: 19 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 88 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenny Gainwell, Week 8 against ATL: 25 carries for 140 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 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 9 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kenny Gainwell for Samaje Perine?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Samaje Perine projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Kenny Gainwell.

  • Should I drop Samaje Perine for Kenny Gainwell?

    No. Keep Samaje Perine: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 9 games), Kenny Gainwell 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Samaje Perine over Kenny Gainwell.

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