Kenny Gainwell Injury Status, History and Game Log

RB / Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Injury status

No active flag. Latest report Active (5d ago).

Recent games

MIN @ TBFinal 23-16, Sep 27, 2026

rushing: CAR 3, YDS -4, AVG -1.3, TD 0, LONG 6

receiving: REC 2, YDS 14, AVG 7.0, TD 0, LONG 13, TGTS 5

defensive: TOT 1, SOLO 1, SACKS 0, TFL 0, PD 0, QB HTS 0, TD 0

kickReturns: NO 6, YDS 160, AVG 26.7, LONG 40, TD 0

CLE @ TBFinal 23-19, Sep 20, 2026

rushing: CAR 2, YDS 10, AVG 5.0, TD 0, LONG 6

receiving: REC 3, YDS 5, AVG 1.7, TD 0, LONG 5, TGTS 4

kickReturns: NO 3, YDS 78, AVG 26.0, LONG 30, TD 0

TB @ CINFinal 27-33, Sep 13, 2026

rushing: CAR 5, YDS 15, AVG 3.0, TD 0, LONG 7

receiving: REC 1, YDS 3, AVG 3.0, TD 0, LONG 3, TGTS 1

kickReturns: NO 1, YDS 22, AVG 22.0, LONG 22, TD 0

Box score lines from ESPN.

Injury history

Sep 28, 2026Active
Gainwell turned three carries into minus-4 yards and added two catches (on five targets) for 14 yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Vikings. He also returned six kickoffs for 160 yards and added a tackle.
ESPN / TB
Sep 28, 2026Active
Gainwell turned three carries into minus-four yards and added two catches on five targets for 14 yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Vikings. He also returned six kickoffs for 160 yards and added a tackle.
ESPN / TB
Sep 20, 2026Active
Gainwell rushed two times for 10 yards in Sunday's 23-19 loss to the Browns. He added three catches for five yards on four targets.
ESPN / TB
Sep 13, 2026Active
Gainwell rushed five times for 15 yards and brought in his lone target for three yards in the Buccaneers' 33-27 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also returned one kickoff for 22 yards.
ESPN / TB
Sep 3, 2026Active
Gainwell is one of three running backs on Tampa Bay's 53-man roster, along with Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker (undisclosed), the latter of whom didn't practice Wednesday, per Greg Auman of Fox Sports.
ESPN / TB
Aug 18, 2026Active
Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield said Tuesday that he's been "completely overwhelmed with the amount of talent" that Gainwell has, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
ESPN / TB
Aug 15, 2026Active
Gainwell did not play in the Buccaneers' 24-16 preseason win over the Jets on Friday.
ESPN / TB
Jul 31, 2026Active
Gainwell has been utilized primarily as a receiver out of the backfield in training camp while Bucky Irving has handled most of the rushing workload, Adam Silvon of Pewterreport.com reports.
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