Kenneth Gainwell vs Kyle Monangai: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Kenneth Gainwell and Kyle Monangai for your lineup, you are not alone. Kenneth Gainwell finished the 2025 season at 10.9 PPG for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (17 games), and Kyle Monangai averaged 8.1 for the Chicago Bears (17 games).
That 2.8-point weekly advantage for Kenneth Gainwell is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Kenneth Gainwell is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 73 targets into 486 yards, while Kyle Monangai profiles as a more traditional rusher with 783 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Kenneth Gainwell carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Kenneth Gainwell has his bye in Week 11, and Kyle Monangai rests in Week 7. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
