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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 2026
Kenny Gainwell injury: status and who’s next up
Week 8 injury report
QuestionableHip· Full practice
Kenny Gainwell is listed as questionable (hip) for Week 8. That designation means the team expects he is uncertain to play.
Next game: ATL at TB, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM EST. Game-day inactives are posted about 90 minutes before kickoff and are the final word.
Week 8 report. Status last changed ; feed checked .
Where Kenny Gainwell fits in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers backfield
Kenny Gainwell is our published handcuff behind Bucky Irving. With Kenny Gainwell carrying a designation, the insurance behind Bucky Irving is weaker than usual; Sean Tucker is the next candidate in the room.
See the Bucky Irving handcuff page
The rest of the room
Sean Tucker
change of pace · score 43/100
Injury history
No long injury absence in the last three seasons and none reported in 2026 before now; he carried no designation into Week 6 and was Tampa Bay's active No. 2 back on Oct. 18. New: a hip injury with no practice participation (DNP) on Tampa Bay's Oct. 28 Week 8 report vs Atlanta - his first reported issue of the season. No diagnosis detail, no game status yet and no return timetable.
A scouting summary of past injuries, not a prediction. How history ratings work.
Backfield analysis published .
Kenny Gainwell on the 2026 injury report
| Week | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8 | Questionable | Hip | Full practice |
Each row is the last status the team reported for that week. Weeks without a row mean he was not on the report. Source: official NFL weekly injury reports, as published in the nflverse data release.
The production behind the names
2026 regular season. Recorded production, not a projection. A missing stat line is not a zero.
| Player | Games with stats | Carries | Receptions | Total yards | PPR / game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 33 | 12 | 210 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 6.7 |
Carries + receptions, last 6 recorded games in 2026
Carries + receptions, last 3 recorded games in 2026
Totals include all teams played for that season. Per-game averages use games with recorded stats. Source: nflverse player statistics.
See every running back on this week’s injury report, or compare handcuffs for every starter. Statuses come from team reports and do not establish game-day availability.
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