Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Memphis
Kenneth Gainwell
RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Yazoo City, MS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kenneth Gainwell leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Kenneth Gainwell built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a running back from Yazoo City, MS wearing No. 19, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Kenneth Gainwell's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 150
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Kenneth Gainwell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Memphis. Kenneth Gainwell leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,212
- Rushing yards
- 1,550
- Receiving yards
- 662
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Kenneth Gainwell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,212
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Yazoo County · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Yazoo County · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 6 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 4 | 143 | 91 | 52 | 1 | 39.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Memphis | 14 | 112 | 34 | 78 | 1 | 82.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 14 | 1,957 | 1,425 | 532 | 15 | 82.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Kenneth Gainwell played RB for Memphis. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kenneth Gainwell recorded 1,550 rushing yards, 662 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Memphis paired 2,069 primary output with 66.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Win with 307 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Memphis
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
147.8
Efficiency
66.2
Usage
34.8
Consistency
63.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 112. Ole Miss: 118. Southern: 123. South Alabama: 154. Navy: 113. UL Monroe: 251. Temple: 204. Tulane: 307. Tulsa: 149. SMU: 102. Houston: 108. South Florida: 137. Cincinnati: 107. Cincinnati: 84
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 16 by 52.8. Ole Miss: 22 by 52.4. Southern: 20 by 58.8. South Alabama: 18 by 85.6. Navy: 16 by 75.9. UL Monroe: 17 by 100. Temple: 27 by 66.3. Tulane: 27 by 83.5. Tulsa: 24 by 64.7. SMU: 23 by 44.7. Houston: 18 by 61.4. South Florida: 15 by 88.1. Cincinnati: 18 by 61. Cincinnati: 21 by 31.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins146.1 · Games = 12 · -11.9 vs Losses
Losses158 · Games = 2 · +11.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
100 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Penn State | L 39-53 | 9 | 34 | 3.80 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 7 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Cincinnati | W 29-24 | 18 | 44 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 4 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-24 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ South Florida100 rush yards | W 49-10 | 14 | 128 | 9.10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.1 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Houston | W 45-27 | 17 | 99 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs SMU | W 54-48 | 21 | 88 | 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Tulsa100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-41 | 24 | 149 | 6.20 | 3 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Tulane100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 47-17 | 18 | 104 | 5.80 | 1 | 9 | 203 | 11.4 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Temple100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-30 | 19 | 106 | 5.60 | 1 | 8 | 98 | 7.6 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UL Monroe100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-33 | 14 | 209 | 14.90 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.8 |
| Fri 9/27 | vs Navy100 rush yards | W 35-23 | 14 | 104 | 7.40 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South Alabama100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-6 | 16 | 145 | 9.10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8.6 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Southern2+ TD | W 55-24 | 16 | 85 | 5.30 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 6.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Ole Miss | W 15-10 | 16 | 77 | 4.80 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 5.4 |
Player Story
Kenneth Gainwell story
Kenneth Gainwell built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a running back from Yazoo City, MS wearing No. 19, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Kenneth Gainwell's career was his backfield work: 1,550 rushing yards, 235 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 662 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 662 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Kenneth Gainwell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Memphis
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 143 | 88.4 | 4.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Memphis | 2,069 | 66.2 | 34.8 | 1,926 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 2,069 | 66.2 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | -2,069 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 8 · W 47-17 · Conference game
Win with 307 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
94.5 takeover
307 scrimmage yards and 49.1 usage.
#2
@ UL Monroe
Week 6 · W 52-33
251
Scrimmage Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with 251 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
251 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
@ Temple
Week 7 · L 28-30 · Conference game
204
Scrimmage Yards
77.6 takeover
Loss with 204 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
204 scrimmage yards and 44.3 usage.
#4
@ South Alabama
Week 3 · W 42-6
154
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#5
vs Georgia State
Week 3 · W 59-22
81
Scrimmage Yards
72 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Memphis
2,069 primary output · 66.2 efficiency · 34.8 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Memphis
82.3
2,069 primary · 66.2 efficiency · 34.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Memphis
39.8
143 primary · 88.4 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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