Usage comparison · Running backs

Kenny Gainwell vs Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine gets more of his team's runs (24% vs 12%), while Kenny Gainwell gets more of his team's passes (9% vs 5%). Kenny Gainwell has played 6 games and Samaje Perine 5 games. Near the end zone, Samaje Perine has had more chances (8 vs 5 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (16% vs 10%). Samaje Perine is scoring more fantasy points a game (6.0 vs 5.0, PPR), but the chances Kenny Gainwell gets usually score more: 6.2 vs 6.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

RBTB

Kenny Gainwell
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
5.0
Expected points per gameEst.
6.2

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBCIN

Samaje Perine
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
6.0
Expected points per gameEst.
6.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Kenny Gainwell and Samaje Perine, season usage side by side
StatKenny GainwellSamaje Perine
Games65
Passes thrown to him
Targets1710
Target share9%5%
Catches127
Receiving yards6161
Runs
Carries1927
Carry share12%24%
Rushing yards61110
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances58
Red-zone share10%16%
Goal-line runs00
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns11
Expected touchdownsEst.1.20.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)5.06.0
Fantasy points (PPR)30.230.1
Expected points per gameEst.6.26.0
Points vs expectedEst.−1.2+0.1

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • Kenny Gainwell
  • Samaje Perine

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Carry share by week
WeekKenny GainwellSamaje Perine
125%against CIN19%against TB
28%against CLE9%against HOU
314%against MIN17%against PIT
410%against GB20%against JAX
510%against DAL45%against MIA
68%against PIT— no game with a target, carry or dropback

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Kenny Gainwell and Samaje Perine
LeaderboardKenny GainwellSamaje Perine
Carry share leaders#72of 78 running backs#52of 78 running backs
Target share leaders#28of 47 running backs#46of 47 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#66of 73 running backs#50of 73 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#53of 118 running backs#41of 118 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#94of 118 running backs#108of 118 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#57of 118 running backs#58of 118 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Kenny Gainwell

No talking points for him in this week's report.

Samaje Perine

Role up

Samaje Perine's share of CIN carries rose to 45% in week 5 (14 carries), from 16% in weeks 1-4.

Carry share, week 5
45%
Carries, week 5
14
Carry share, weeks 1–4
16%

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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