#1 Kenny Gainwell

Running Back · Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Role Score

Developmental

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

PITTB

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 27 yr
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 191 lb
NFL Experience: 5 years
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1999
College: Memphis
Draft: 2021
Draft Pick: R5 · #150

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 17/17
Total Contract: $14M
This Year: $7.0M
Per Game: $412K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+6.6 vs NFL RB69th percentile

Role−12.5 vs NFL RB30th percentile

Experience+39.5 vs NFL RB83rd percentile

Prime−1.2 vs NFL RB30th percentile

Durability+38.0 vs NFL RB94th percentile

Continuity−32.1 vs NFL RB0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+8.6 vs NFL RB63rd percentile

Contract Fit−23.5 vs NFL RB4th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Kenny Gainwell fits · Running Backs

TB running backs, last season vs this season — Kenny Gainwell is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Running Backs Coach: Skip Peete

#7Bucky Irving809213/176892759647$1.3M24.15'10"195

#44Sean Tucker574516/17466592960$3.5M24.95'10"210

Josh WilliamsPractice squad38453/17——18940$1.0M26.35'8"210

#1Kenny Gainwell543517/17820998636$7.0M27.55'9"191

Barika KpeenuFree agent19303/170050960—23.85'10"213

Last season · 2025Running Backs Coach: Skip Peete

Bucky Irving809213/176892759647$1.3M24.15'10"195

Owen WrightUnknown35622/173613850—27.65'9"225

Sean Tucker574516/17466592960$3.5M24.95'10"210

Josh WilliamsPractice squad38453/17——18940$1.0M26.35'8"210

Michael WileyFree agent2930—0050960—24.95'10"215

Rachaad WhiteUnknown——17/17——————27.76'0"210

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

“signed a two-year contract with the Buccaneers”

ReportedTampa Bay Buccaneers official site

Transactions

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#1Kenny Gainwell

Roster Value54

PITTBOffseason roster

Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign RB Kenneth Gainwell

Mar 12, 2026

Official