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ROSTERED IN: 33% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: There was a lot of buzz early in the season about Gainwell being the lead back for the Eagles, especially after head coach Nick Sirianni wore a t-shirt with Gainwell on it on the first day of training camp.
However, D'Andre Swift has looked like the best running back on the Eagles by far and as has taken over the RB1 job, leaving a lot of fantasy managers to release Gainwell on waivers.
While Swift has been great, he hasn't had many rushing TDs after repeatedly getting vultured by his QB in the red zone. Gainwell is a speedy back, who is more of a pass catcher out of the backfield.
He isn't a great fit schematically for the Eagles' offense, but if Swift were to be injured for whatever reason, Gainwell would slide right into the RB1 spot and have strong fantasy value.
Kenneth Gainwell spins into the endzone and likely puts this game away👀 pic.twitter.com/qIS4cKJIHF
— Trending Plays (@TrendingPlays) October 23, 2023
Fellow RB Rashaad Penny has been inactive most weeks and Boston Scott hasn't done much either. It might feel like Gainwell has disappointed based on where he was being drafted late in the summer, but all it takes is one injury for many running backs across the NFL to have fantasy relevance.
While we aren't rooting for anyone to be injured, they're a part of this often violent game, and we must leave our fantasy rosters well-prepared just in case.
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