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RB · 2025 season

Kenneth Walker III vs Kenny Gainwell

Kenny Gainwell led Kenneth Walker III in 2025 targets, 85 to 36, and receptions, 73 to 31. Overall, Kenny Gainwell led 4 of 6 measured categories.

Kenneth Walker III (Seattle, 17 games) against Kenny Gainwell (Pittsburgh, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

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Category by category

What actually
happened.

Kenneth Walker III vs Kenny Gainwell, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricKenneth Walker IIIKenny Gainwell
Carries221114
Rushing yards1,027537
Rushing touchdowns55
Targets3685
Receptions3173
Receiving yards282486
Fantasy points191.9221.3

Categories won: Kenneth Walker III 2, Kenny Gainwell 4, 1 with no separation.

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Who had the better 2025 season, Kenneth Walker III or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led Kenneth Walker III in 2025 targets, 85 to 36, and receptions, 73 to 31. Overall, Kenny Gainwell led 4 of 6 measured categories.

What separates Kenneth Walker III and Kenny Gainwell statistically?

Kenneth Walker III led on carries (221 to 114). Kenneth Walker III led on rushing yards (1,027 to 537). Kenny Gainwell led on targets (85 to 36).

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.

Should I start Kenneth Walker III or Kenny Gainwell?

Kenny Gainwell led Kenneth Walker III in 2025 targets, 85 to 36, and receptions, 73 to 31. Overall, Kenny Gainwell led 4 of 6 measured categories. Kenneth Walker III led on carries, 221 to 114. Kenneth Walker III led on rushing yards, 1,027 to 537. Kenneth Walker III hosts NE in week 1, Wed, Sep 9, 8:20 PM EDT. Kenny Gainwell hosts ATL in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.

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Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.