Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Kenny Gainwell in week 2?

Start him Start Kenny Gainwell in week 2. Waiver projects 10.4 points against CLE, which makes him RB26 this week, inside the RB30 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 3.8 points and a good one 21.1.

Projected points
10.4
Floor
3.8
Ceiling
21.1
Rank this week
RB26
Opponent
CLE
Chance he plays
89%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Rhamondre StevensonRB24PIT10.64.0–21.6Compare
Jaylen WarrenRB25NE10.53.9–21.4Compare
J.K. DobbinsRB27JAX10.33.7–20.9Compare
Jonathon BrooksRB28ATL10.13.6–20.6Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the RB30 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.