Kenny Gainwell vs. Kaelon Black: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Kenny Gainwell. Kaelon Black is on a bye, and Kenny Gainwell is projected for 7.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Kenny Gainwell vs. Kaelon Black: Week 8 side by side

Kenny Gainwell
RB · TB
Kaelon Black
RB · SF
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)7.4—
Floor (lowest source)6.8—
Ceiling (highest source)7.8—
StatChasers projection7.5 (RB33)—
Opponentvs ATLBye
Opponent vs. position8th-softest (24.6 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage18% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBRB
Our callFLEX · FlexSIT · No projection

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Kenny Gainwell vs. Kaelon Black Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Kenny Gainwell or Kaelon Black in Week 8?

Start Kenny Gainwell. Kaelon Black is on a bye, while Kenny Gainwell projects for 7.4 PPR points vs ATL.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Kenny Gainwell or Kaelon Black?

Kenny Gainwell plays ATL and Kaelon Black is on a bye in Week 8.

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

Does PPR scoring change Kenny Gainwell vs. Kaelon Black?

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 Kenny Gainwell and Kaelon Black playing in Week 8?

Kenny Gainwell has no injury designation, and Kaelon Black is on a bye.

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

Where do the Kenny Gainwell and Kaelon Black 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). Kenny Gainwell is projected by 4 of them and Kaelon Black by 0.

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

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