#19

Kenneth Gainwell

Former running back at Memphis. 2019: 1,459 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 51 catches.

RB · Memphis · So. · #19

5′11″ · 195 lb · Yazoo City, MS

Philadelphia — drafted 2021, Rd 5, Pick 6, #150 overall

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 1614 nationally · Signed with Memphis

Statement game9 rec · 203 yds · 2 TDvs Tulane (FBS) · W 47-17

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Memphis. 2019: 1,459 rushing yards, 13 rushing TD, 51 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Philadelphia in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Memphis, 1,550 rushing yards — drafted at #150 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

20184 games

Signed with Memphis3-star out of Yazoo County

2021

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 5, pick 150

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1614 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2018–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #150

Philadelphia · 2021

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 6th NFL season

#150Rd 5 · Pick 6

PhiladelphiaEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all run-leaning offenses — 20-8 over that span.

2018Memphis8-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: receptions (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#1 / 314 · 100th pct

610

Receptions#4 / 314 · 99th pct

Rush yards#10 / 326 · 97th pct

1459

Carries#19 / 326 · 94th pct

231

Rush TDs#19 / 326 · 94th pct

Long run#30 / 326 · 88th pct

Yards / carry#37 / 326 · 88th pct

6.3

Fumbles lost#53 / 218 · 50th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	84.1	5.1	0.7
Road7g	124	7.8	1.1

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	109	7.3	1.1
Weeks 8+7g	99.9	5.6	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Memphis	231	1,459	6.3	13	--
2018	Memphis	4	91	22.8	1	--
Career		235	1,550	6.6	14	--

Season	Team
2019	Memphis	51	610	12.0	3	--
2018	Memphis	6	52	8.7	0	--
Career		57	662	11.6	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 55–24

vs Southern

85 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Southern.

With B. White — 337 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.4 · 1 rush yds (2 car) · A. Gibson — 1 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 15-10vs Ole Miss	16	77	4.8	0	10
Wk 2	W 55-24vs Southern	16	85	5.3	2	46
Wk 3	W 42-6@ South Alabama	16	145	9.1	1	71
Wk 5	W 35-23vs Navy	14	104	7.4	1	75
Wk 6	W 52-33@ UL Monroe	14	209	14.9	2	68	Season-high 209 yds
Wk 7	L 28-30@ Temple	19	106	5.6	1	25
Wk 8	W 47-17vs Tulane	18	104	5.8	1	18
Wk 9	W 42-41@ Tulsa	24	149	6.2	3	62	3 rushing TDs
Wk 10	W 54-48vs SMU	21	88	4.2	1	14
Wk 12	W 45-27@ Houston	17	99	5.8	0	27
Wk 13	W 49-10@ South Florida	14	128	9.1	0	34
Wk 14	W 34-24vs Cincinnati	15	87	5.8	0	32
Wk 15	W 29-24vs Cincinnati	18	44	2.4	0	13
Bowl	L 39-53@ Penn State	9	34	3.8	1	19
Total		231	1459	6.4	13	75

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology