Jadarian Price vs. Kenny Gainwell: Who Should You Start in Week 9?

Start Jadarian Price. Price is projected for 10.0 PPR points vs 7.5 for Kenny Gainwell, and faces the 14th-toughest defense against RBs this week.

Updated Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET

Jadarian Price vs. Kenny Gainwell: Week 9 side by side

Jadarian Price
RB · SEA
Kenny Gainwell
RB · TB
Projection (Week 9, avg of sources)10.07.5
Floor (lowest source)8.16.6
Ceiling (highest source)11.38.3
StatChasers projection10.6 (RB28)6.6 (RB41)
Opponentvs ARIvs CHI
Opponent vs. position14th-toughest (20.7 pts/g allowed)3rd-toughest (17.8 pts/g allowed)
Recent usage36% carry share (last 3)32% carry share (last 3)
PositionRBRB
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Jadarian Price vs. Kenny Gainwell Week 9 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Jadarian Price or Kenny Gainwell in Week 9?

Start Jadarian Price. Price projects for 10.0 PPR points vs ARI, against 7.5 for Kenny Gainwell vs CHI: a 2.5-point edge.

The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.

Jadarian Price vs. Kenny Gainwell: who will score more fantasy points in Week 9?

Jadarian Price is projected to score more: 10.0 PPR points to 7.5 for Kenny Gainwell.

The sources range from 8.1 to 11.3 for Price and from 6.6 to 8.3 for Gainwell. The ranges overlap, so Gainwell outscoring Price is a realistic result.

Who is the safer start in Week 9, Jadarian Price or Kenny Gainwell?

Jadarian Price is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Price at 8.1 PPR points, against 6.6 for Kenny Gainwell.

Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.

Who has the higher ceiling in Week 9, Jadarian Price or Kenny Gainwell?

Jadarian Price has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Price at 11.3 PPR points, against 8.3 for Kenny Gainwell.

Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.

Who has the better matchup in Week 9, Jadarian Price or Kenny Gainwell?

Jadarian Price plays ARI and Kenny Gainwell plays CHI in Week 9.

By fantasy points allowed to each position, Price faces the 14th-toughest defense against RBs and Gainwell faces the 3rd-toughest defense against RBs, so Jadarian Price has the softer matchup.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Who gets more volume, Jadarian Price or Kenny Gainwell?

Over his recent games Jadarian Price has drawn 36% of his team's carries, and Kenny Gainwell 32% of his team's carries.

Jadarian Price has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.

Does PPR scoring change Jadarian Price vs. Kenny Gainwell?

These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.

Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.

Are Jadarian Price and Kenny Gainwell playing in Week 9?

Neither Jadarian Price nor Kenny Gainwell has an injury designation for Week 9.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Jadarian Price and Kenny Gainwell projections come from?

Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Jadarian Price is projected by 6 of them and Kenny Gainwell by 4.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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