Gary Brightwell Fantasy Football Stats &amp; Analysis

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Gary Brightwell 2023 Stats

He didn't score a touchdown, so all of his fantasy production came from volume.

Rush yards: 19; 9 Carries
Yds / carry: 2.1
Rush TD: 0
Receiving: 5 rec · 47 yds; 7 Targets · 0 TD

Fantasy (PPR)

Fantasy points: 11.6
Position rank: RB107

5.6 Best Week 3 SF0.0 Worst Week 2 ARI

Fantasy Points per Game, Every Season

0.5

2.7

2.9

2023Dashed line: career average

1.7

Fantasy PPG

RB82

Fantasy finish

3

Rush yds/g

0.7

Rec/g

Gary Brightwell career stats by season

Season	GP	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	FPTS	PPG	Finish
		Rushing			Receiving			Fantasy
2025	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	RB124
2024	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	RB116
2023	7	9	19	0	5	47	0	11.6	1.7	RB103
2022	17	31	141	1	5	39	0	30.0	1.8	RB89
2021	13	1	4	0	1	6	0	2.0	0.1	RB126
Career	41	41	164	1	11	92	0	43.6	1.1	-

What His Career Numbers Say

2.3

Career PPG

19 games over 3 seasons

21%

Availability

Share of team games he played

0%

Top-24 weeks

Share of his games as a top-24 RB

2.7

Weekly swing

Standard deviation, low

By the StatChasers staff. Updated September 18, 2026.

Brightwell has averaged 2.3 fantasy points per game over 19 games and 3 seasons, without a top-12 finish.

In 2023 he averaged 2.9 per game, level with 2022. His volume has held at about 4.0 carries plus targets a game, so the output has too. His quarterback in 2023 was Tyrod Taylor.

Career numbers describe the past; for what he is worth from here, see Brightwell's rest-of-season rank and trade value in Redraft Command.

Career highs

141Rush yards2022
1Total TD2022
30.0Fantasy pts2022 · RB90
256Career scrimmage yds2021–2023

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Gary Brightwell Stats FAQ

What were Gary Brightwell's stats last season?

In 2025, Gary Brightwell ran for 0 yards and no touchdowns and caught 0 passes for 0 yards in 2 games. That was 0.0 PPR points (0.0 per game), an RB124 finish.

What are Gary Brightwell's career NFL stats?

Across 5 seasons and 41 games, Gary Brightwell has 164 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdowns, plus 11 catches for 92 yards, for 43.6 PPR fantasy points (1.1 per game).

How many touchdowns does Gary Brightwell have in his career?

Gary Brightwell has 1 touchdown in his NFL career: 1 rushing and 0 receiving, over 41 games.

Gary Brightwell Game Log 2023

Games played

4

FPTS/G (PPR)

2.9

Carries/g

2.3

Rush yds/g

4.8

Rec/g

1.3

Rec yds/g

11.8

Across 4 games in 2023, Gary Brightwell has averaged 2.3 carries, 4.8 rushing yards and 2.9 PPR fantasy points per game. Gary Brightwell has finished as a top-12 RB in 0 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 0. The best week was Week 3 against SF (5.6 points); the lowest was Week 2 against ARI (0.0).

Wk	Opp	Result	FPTS	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Finish
1	DAL32nd	L 0-40	3.1	1	5	0	2	2	6	0	RB58
Week 1 · DAL · L 0-40 · 3.1 pts Weekly finish RB58 · Bust week Vs. season average +0.2 pts Matchup DAL ranked 32nd in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 11 Target share 910.0% How the 3.1 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards5 yds+0.5 Receptions2 rec+2.0 Receiving yards6 yds+0.6
2	ARI3rd	W 31-28	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RB84
Week 2 · ARI · W 31-28 · 0.0 pts Weekly finish RB84 · Bust week Vs. season average -2.9 pts Matchup ARI ranked 3rd in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 2
3	SF23rd	L 12-30	5.6	4	5	0	3	2	31	0	RB44
Week 3 · SF · L 12-30 · 5.6 pts Weekly finish RB44 · Bust week Vs. season average +2.7 pts Matchup SF ranked 23rd in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 9 Target share 1760.0% How the 5.6 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards5 yds+0.5 Receptions2 rec+2.0 Receiving yards31 yds+3.1
4	SEA1st	L 3-24	2.9	4	9	0	2	1	10	0	RB57
Week 4 · SEA · L 3-24 · 2.9 pts Weekly finish RB57 · Bust week Vs. season average 0.0 pts Matchup SEA ranked 1st in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 19 Target share 950.0% How the 2.9 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards9 yds+0.9 Receptions1 rec+1.0 Receiving yards10 yds+1.0
5	Did not play
6	Did not play
7	Did not play
8	Did not play
9	Did not play
10	Did not play
11	Did not play
12	Did not play
13	Bye week
14	Did not play
15	Did not play
16	Did not play
17	Did not play
18	Did not play

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to RBs across 2023: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

All four weeks outside the top 36. For a running back ranked RB96 overall, the spread matters more than the average: you get a RB44 ceiling and a waiver-wire floor.

RB44Wk 3 @ SF

RB57Wk 4 vs SEA

RB58Wk 1 vs DAL

RB84Wk 2 @ ARI

RB1 range (top 24)RB2 range (25–36)Bench range (37+)Also: Wk 2 (RB84)

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Week 4, Oct 2

vs Seahawks

L 3–24

Shut down by Seattle

4 carries, 9 yds. 1/2 receiving, 10 yds.

He played 25% of the snaps and handled 4 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed right at his current season average.

2.9RB57

Week 3, Sep 21

@ 49ers

L 12–30

Shut down by San Francisco

4 carries, 5 yds. 2/3 receiving, 31 yds.

He played 18% of the snaps and handled 4 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well above his season average.

5.6RB44

Week 2, Sep 17

@ Cardinals

W 31–28

Held in check by Arizona

0 carries, 0 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 3% of the snaps and handled 0 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.0RB84

Week 1, Sep 10

vs Cowboys

L 0–40

Shut down by Dallas

1 carries, 5 yds. 2/2 receiving, 6 yds.

He played 16% of the snaps and handled 1 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed right at his current season average.

3.1RB58

Fantasy Points By Week

Weekly points
Season average (2.9)

Gary Brightwell Game Log 2022

Games played

11

FPTS/G (PPR)

2.7

Carries/g

2.8

Rush yds/g

12.8

Rec/g

0.5

Rec yds/g

3.5

Across 11 games in 2022, Gary Brightwell has averaged 2.8 carries, 12.8 rushing yards and 2.7 PPR fantasy points per game. Gary Brightwell has finished as a top-12 RB in 0 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 0. The best week was Week 18 against PHI (7.3 points); the lowest was Week 16 against MIN (-0.1).

Wk	Opp	FPTS	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	Finish
1	Did not play
2	CAR25th	1.4	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	RB72
Week 2 · CAR · 1.4 pts Weekly finish RB72 · Bust week Vs. season average -1.3 pts Matchup CAR ranked 25th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 1 How the 1.4 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards14 yds+1.4
3	Did not play
4	CHI3rd	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RB70
Week 4 · CHI · 1.0 pts Weekly finish RB70 · Bust week Vs. season average -1.7 pts Matchup CHI ranked 3rd in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 3
5	GB5th	6.5	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	RB47
Week 5 · GB · 6.5 pts Weekly finish RB47 · Bust week Vs. season average +3.8 pts Matchup GB ranked 5th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 7 How the 6.5 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards5 yds+0.5 Rushing TD1 TD+6.0
6	BAL18th	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RB75
Week 6 · BAL · 0.0 pts Weekly finish RB75 · Bust week Vs. season average -2.7 pts Matchup BAL ranked 18th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 1
7	Did not play
8	SEA2nd	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RB80
Week 8 · SEA · 0.0 pts Weekly finish RB80 · Bust week Vs. season average -2.7 pts Matchup SEA ranked 2nd in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 1
9	Did not play
10	Did not play
11	DET21st	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RB78
Week 11 · DET · 0.0 pts Weekly finish RB78 · Bust week Vs. season average -2.7 pts Matchup DET ranked 21st in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 7
12	DAL31st	6.9	5	31	0	2	2	18	0	RB43
Week 12 · DAL · 6.9 pts Weekly finish RB43 · Bust week Vs. season average +4.2 pts Matchup DAL ranked 31st in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 11 Target share 6670.0% How the 6.9 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards31 yds+3.1 Receptions2 rec+2.0 Receiving yards18 yds+1.8
13	Did not play
14	PHI12th	6.1	5	23	0	3	2	18	0	RB34
Week 14 · PHI · 6.1 pts Weekly finish RB34 · RB3 week Vs. season average +3.4 pts Matchup PHI ranked 12th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 21 Target share 2730.0% How the 6.1 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards23 yds+2.3 Receptions2 rec+2.0 Receiving yards18 yds+1.8
15	Did not play
16	MIN10th	-0.1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	RB94
Week 16 · MIN · -0.1 pts Weekly finish RB94 · Bust week Vs. season average -2.8 pts Matchup MIN ranked 10th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 1 How the -0.1 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards-1 yds-0.1
17	IND11th	0.9	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	RB75
Week 17 · IND · 0.9 pts Weekly finish RB75 · Bust week Vs. season average -1.8 pts Matchup IND ranked 11th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 5 How the 0.9 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards9 yds+0.9
18	PHI12th	7.3	11	60	0	3	1	3	0	RB35
Week 18 · PHI · 7.3 pts Weekly finish RB35 · RB3 week Vs. season average +4.6 pts Matchup PHI ranked 12th in points allowed to RB that season Offensive snaps 29 Target share 2000.0% How the 7.3 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards60 yds+6.0 Receptions1 rec+1.0 Receiving yards3 yds+0.3

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to RBs across 2022: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

Two RB2 weeks and nine busts. For a running back who finished RB104 overall, the spread mattered more than the average: you got a RB34 ceiling and a waiver-wire floor.

RB34Wk 14 vs PHI

RB35Wk 18 @ PHI

RB43Wk 12 @ DAL

RB47Wk 5 @ GB

RB72Wk 2 vs CAR

RB70Wk 4 vs CHI

RB75Wk 6 vs BAL

RB80Wk 8 @ SEA

RB78Wk 11 vs DET

RB94Wk 16 @ MIN

RB75Wk 17 vs IND

RB1 range (top 24)RB2 range (25–36)Bench range (37+)

Wk 2 RB72 · Wk 4 RB70 · Wk 5 RB47 · Wk 6 RB75 · Wk 8 RB80 · Wk 11 RB78 · Wk 12 RB43 · Wk 14 RB34 · Wk 16 RB94 · Wk 17 RB75 · Wk 18 RB35

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Season summary, updated January 8, 2023.

Week 18, Jan 8

@ Eagles

L 16–22

Steady in a loss at Philadelphia

11 carries, 60 yds. 1/3 receiving, 3 yds.

He played 46% of the snaps and handled 11 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well above his season average.

7.3RB35

Week 17, Jan 1

vs Colts

W 38–10

Held in check by Indianapolis

5 carries, 9 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 8% of the snaps and handled 5 carries. Just 1.8 yards per carry. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.9RB75

Week 16, Dec 24

@ Vikings

L 24–27

Shut down by Minnesota

1 carries, -1 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 1% of the snaps and handled 1 carries. Just -1.0 yards per carry. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

-0.1RB94

Week 14, Dec 11

vs Eagles

L 22–48

Steady in a loss vs. Philadelphia

5 carries, 23 yds. 2/3 receiving, 18 yds.

He played 33% of the snaps and handled 5 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well above his season average.

6.1RB34

Week 12, Nov 24

@ Cowboys

L 20–28

Shut down by Dallas

5 carries, 31 yds. 2/2 receiving, 18 yds.

He played 17% of the snaps and handled 5 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well above his season average.

6.9RB43

Week 11, Nov 20

vs Lions

L 18–31

Shut down by Detroit

0 carries, 0 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 9% of the snaps and handled 0 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.0RB78

Week 8, Oct 30

@ Seahawks

L 13–27

Shut down by Seattle

0 carries, 0 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 2% of the snaps and handled 0 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.0RB80

Week 6, Oct 16

vs Ravens

W 24–20

Held in check by Baltimore

0 carries, 0 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 2% of the snaps and handled 0 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.0RB75

Week 5, Oct 9

@ Packers

W 27–22

Held in check by Green Bay

2 carries, 5 yds, 1 TD. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 11% of the snaps and handled 2 carries. Just 2.5 yards per carry. The touchdown kept it from being a total loss, but this is his floor when the offense can't sustain drives.

6.5RB47

Week 4, Oct 2

vs Bears

W 20–12

Held in check by Chicago

1 carries, 0 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 5% of the snaps and handled 1 carries. Just 0.0 yards per carry. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

1.0RB70

Week 2, Sep 18

vs Panthers

W 19–16

Held in check by Carolina

1 carries, 14 yds. 0/0 receiving, 0 yds.

He played 1% of the snaps and handled 1 carries. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

1.4RB72

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Our 2026 Preseason Outlook

By the StatChasers staff. Published June 16, 2026.

Brightwell's profile is built on the thinnest possible sample. Our last meaningful look came in 2023, when he played just four games and logged only nine carries for 19 yards at a dismal 2.11 per attempt, with an EPA of minus-0.115 per play that screams replacement-level. He flashed marginally as a checkdown outlet, hauling in five of seven targets for 47 yards and a 1.96 yards-per-route-run mark, but a 1.4 percent target share and 6.6 fantasy points underscore how invisible he was. That RB105 finish is the ceiling, not the floor.

Now with the Bengals after bouncing across practice squads, he sits at the very bottom of the depth chart with essentially no draftable value. Ranked outside RB160 and rostered in roughly zero percent of leagues, Brightwell is a special-teams body and emergency depth, not a fantasy asset. Leave him on waivers until injuries force a real conversation.

What Drives His Outlook

His 2023 rank among the 95 running backs who played at least six games. Each bar is one running back, best on the left; his is highlighted.

Rushing volume

2.3carries per game

Fewer than 6 games in 2023, so not ranked.

Receiving role

1.8targets per game

Fewer than 6 games in 2023, so not ranked.

Efficiency

1.33yards after contact per carry

Fewer than 6 games in 2023, so not ranked.

Yards after contact per carry: 1.33
Broken tackles: 1
Explosive-run rate: 0.0%
Red-zone opportunities: 0
Snap share: 8.9%
Targets: 7

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Gary Brightwell Bio

Gary Brightwell is a running back who played 3 NFL seasons (2021–2023) for the New York Giants and Cincinnati Bengals. Born February 28, 1998, in Chester, PA, he attended St. Frances Academy and played college football at Arizona.

The New York Giants selected Brightwell in round 6, pick 196, of the 2021 NFL Draft. Since then, Brightwell played for the Cincinnati Bengals (2024–2025).

In 19 regular-season games from 2021, he ran for 164 yards and 1 touchdowns and caught 11 passes.

Career Timeline

2 stops with 2 teams in 5 seasons. Each block's width is the time he spent there.

Giants2021–2023 New York Giants

164rush yds, 1 TD, 11 rec · 19 games

Bengals2024–2025 Cincinnati Bengals

0games played

Regular-season rushing and receiving stats with each team.

What happened at each stop

Most recent first.

Cincinnati Bengals2024–2025
Listed on the 2024–2025 roster; no regular-season stats recorded.
New York Giants2021–2023
Selected in round 6, pick 196, of the 2021 NFL Draft. He was a reserve, playing less than a quarter of the offensive snaps in 34 of 37 games.
College: Arizona

Transactions

Aug 30, 2026ReleasedReleased by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Feb 9, 2026ActivatedActivated by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jan 5, 2026SignedSigned with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Aug 26, 2025ReleasedReleased by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Feb 10, 2025ActivatedActivated by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jan 7, 2025SignedSigned with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nov 11, 2024SignedSigned with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Oct 1, 2024WaivedWaived by the Cleveland Browns.
Aug 29, 2024SignedSigned with the Cleveland Browns.
Aug 27, 2024WaivedWaived by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Aug 3, 2024SignedSigned with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
May 30, 2024WaivedWaived by the New York Giants.
Dec 30, 2021Placed on IRPlaced on injured reserve by the New York Giants.
May 13, 2021SignedSigned his four-year rookie contract with the New York Giants.
2021 draftDraftedSelected by the New York Giants in round 6, pick 196.

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