Gainwell's checkdown volume will decline with better receivers; 2025 reception total was an outlier.
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Gainwell led the Pittsburgh Steelers in receptions last year in an egregious manner, but the source expects his checkdown volume to decline significantly in 2026. The addition of more reliable wide receivers (Michael Pittman, Jeremy Bernard) and Aaron Rodgers' presence means pass volume will shift toward receivers rather than running backs. The source notes that Gainwell's reception total was an outlier driven by lack of receiver trust, not a sustainable role.
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Kenneth Gainwell led the team in receptions. It was egregious, right? That is going to come down because we've got more reliable wide receivers in there...we are going to have an increase in pass volume going to the receivers and a little decrease in all of those checkdowns that we were getting to Kenneth Gainwell last year.
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- Gainwell led the Pittsburgh Steelers in receptions last year in an egregious manner, but the source expects his checkdown volume to decline significantly in 2026. The addition of more reliable wide receivers (Michael Pittman, Jeremy Bernard) and Aaron Rodgers' presence means pass volume will shift toward receivers rather than running backs. The source notes that Gainwell's reception total was an outlier driven by lack of receiver trust, not a sustainable role.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Kenneth Gainwell (RB TB). Gainwell's checkdown volume will decline with better receivers; 2025 reception total was an outlier.
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