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RB · 2025 season

D'Andre Swift or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led D'Andre Swift in 3 of 5 measured 2025 categories to 2.

D'Andre Swift (Chicago, 16 games) against Kenny Gainwell (Pittsburgh, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

D'Andre Swift vs Kenny Gainwell, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricD'Andre SwiftKenny Gainwell
Snap Share57.9%n/a
Rushing Yards1,087537
Rushing EPA+15.4-0.7
Targets4885
Target Share9.0%16.3%
Receiving Yards299486

Categories won: D'Andre Swift 2, Kenny Gainwell 3, 1 with no separation.

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Who had the better 2025 season, D'Andre Swift or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led D'Andre Swift in 3 of 5 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates D'Andre Swift and Kenny Gainwell statistically?

D'Andre Swift led on rushing yards (1,087 to 537). D'Andre Swift led on rushing expected points added (+15.4 to -0.7). Kenny Gainwell led on targets (85 to 48).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.