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RB · 2025 season

Jaylen Warren or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led Jaylen Warren in 3 of 5 measured 2025 categories to 2.

Jaylen Warren (Pittsburgh, 16 games) against Kenny Gainwell (Pittsburgh, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

Jaylen Warren vs Kenny Gainwell, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricJaylen WarrenKenny Gainwell
Snap Share50.8%n/a
Rushing Yards958537
Rushing EPA-0.5-0.7
Targets4585
Target Share8.6%16.3%
Receiving Yards333486

Categories won: Jaylen Warren 2, Kenny Gainwell 3, 1 with no separation.

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Who had the better 2025 season, Jaylen Warren or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led Jaylen Warren in 3 of 5 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates Jaylen Warren and Kenny Gainwell statistically?

Jaylen Warren led on rushing yards (958 to 537). Jaylen Warren led on rushing expected points added (-0.5 to -0.7). Kenny Gainwell led on targets (85 to 45).

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.