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Alvin Kamara — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 9.15 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 145.2, usage worth 13.1.

31 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 145.2
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 16.8, 35.3 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER162
ESPN156.7
YAHOO126.7
UNDERDOG163
CBS135.5
FFA132

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 13, pick 1 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB45
Bye week8
ADP standard deviation16.8 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 122.8 points, 7.7 per game — 343 rushing yards, 2.1 rushing TDs, 38.4 catches. That is RB5, 131 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.7 points per game to a ceiling of 20.4, with the median at 7.7. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 65%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 145.2 on consensus and our board has him 131. We rank him 14.2 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

The offense he plays in, 2026

New Orleans Saints returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing rb1. Tyler Shough at quarterback, Kellen Moore as head coach, Doug Nussmeier calling it. The offense projects to 34.1 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 25.9 rushes.

In: Jordyn Tyson (wr2), Bryce Lance (wr5), Barion Brown (wr6), Bub Means (wr7), Travis Etienne Jr. (rb1), Oscar Delp (te2). Out: Kevin Austin Jr (wr3), Brandin Cooks (wr4), Taysom Hill (te2).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Travis Etienne Jr.45.2%
Alvin Kamara 28.9%
Kendre Miller14.5%
Devin Neal11.5%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: signed RB Travis Etienne Jr in free agency on massive 4 year deal. Signed TE Noah Fant. Drafted TE oscar Delp. Drafted WR Jordyn Tyson 8th overall.

Key departures: No key departures

Notes: Saints draft Jordyn Tyson 8th overall. To start he will likely be the 1B in the offense behind Chris Olave. Hurts Olave potential, but Olave is highly talented WR. Shough surrounded with Weapons in New Orleans by signing Travis Etienne Jr. in free agency (lots of potential to be high producer). Alvin Kamara value is toast. Interested to see how Olave & Tyson split target share & if the rest of the offense other than Etienne holds fantasy value. Vele is a slept on and talented WR that could also break out in 2026. His breakout to slow down the Jordyn Tyson full breakout year 1.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Tyler Shough returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.4 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 34.1 att/g.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share28.9%
Projected carries per game6.1
Projected carries, full season104
Last season, carries per game11.9

That is a reduction of 5.8 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 25.9 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: NO rates 21.4 against a league average of 23, 1.6 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+3.2 · easier
Weeks 1–6+0.3 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+9 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+5.9 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20213Mark Ingram+12
20256Devin Neal+7.8
20243Jordan Mims+4.8
Read the full Alvin Kamara study →

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -45.4% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-crash. The base rate that applies: after a -25% crash, RBs recover only 15% of the time (keep falling 85%).

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Aaron Jones202312.350%+5.2%
Ezekiel Elliott202310.350%-69.6%
Kareem Hunt20241246%-0.4%
Austin Ekeler20241141%-69.3%
James Conner202215.440%+29.5%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 2 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 77% across the series, peaking at 9,704.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 3, pick 67 by NOR
CollegeTennessee
Age at draft22
Height5′10″
Weight214 lb
40-yard dash4.56s
Vertical39.5″
Broad jump131″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game16.8
Week-to-week variation0.6
Boom rate14.3%
Bust rate23.8%
Games missed per season2
Injury historyKnee, Groin
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.69

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · NO · 11 games

His best game was Week 2 against SF — 16 PPR on 27 touches and a 17.6% target share, in a game that finished 21-26. His worst was Week 9 against LA at 0.7, on 9 touches, final score 10-34. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 14.1; in the 8 decided by more, 7.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 13.1 points per game. He scored 9.15, 30.3% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.03 expected, a gap of -1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ARI13-2013.72212114514.9%79%
2SF21-261666212199017.6%86%
3SEA13-446.61214184204.9%74%
4BUF19-3111.24521570020%73%
5NYG26-149.54628827019.4%56%
6NE19-2512.655451031019.2%62%
7CHI14-265.9331112809.7%84%
8TB3-236.5222462104%51%
9LA10-340.7133614012.5%59%
10CAR17-714.533322283011.5%63%
12ATL10-243.522431104.7%14%

Production

Receptions33
Targets39
Receiving yards186
Carries131
Rushing yards471
Touchdowns1
Points per game9.15
Yards per target4.77
Catch rate84.62%
Yards per carry3.6

Role

Snap share63.73%
Target share11.67%
Air-yards share0.77%
WOPR0.182
RACR-0.745

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.8
Yards after catch per reception6.1
Yards before catch per reception-0.5
Total YAC202
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted86.5
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-1.06
Rushing EPA per game-2.62

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share9.8%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share24.2%
Goal-line carry share14.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.03
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.03
Expected rushing TDs1.74

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game34 of 49
Yards per target41 of 49
Target share12 of 49
Air-yards share10 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. He took 6.93% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave27.71%
Juwan Johnson18.12%
Rashid Shaheed11.72%
Alvin Kamara 6.93%
Devaughn Vele6.93%
Brandin Cooks4.44%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Spencer Rattler72910.794.2413.67%
Tyler Shough4106.36.38.18%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 11 games were blowouts, 13.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.6 in those and 14.1 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · NO · 14 games

His best game was Week 2 against DAL — 44 PPR on 23 touches and a 20% target share, in a game that finished 44-19. His worst was Week 7 against DEN at 8.4, on 14 touches, final score 10-33. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.5; in the 7 decided by more, 19.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.4 points per game. He scored 18.95, 7.1% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CAR47-102255271583120.8%52%
2DAL44-1944236520115420%63%
3PHI12-1515.733402687013%86%
4ATL24-2624.979421977125%82%
5KC13-2612.668401126025%89%
6TB27-5117.458241340121.1%74%
7DEN10-338.46714710017.9%57%
8LAC8-2618.2611551067028.9%55%
9CAR22-2327.5696029155032.1%77%
10ATL20-1715.956541755028.6%81%
11CLE35-1412.944221667014.3%73%
13LA14-2115.946723112017.6%86%
14NYG14-1112.955351744016.1%72%
15WAS19-20174558512117.2%45%

Production

Receptions68
Targets89
Receiving yards543
Carries228
Rushing yards950
Touchdowns8
Points per game18.95
Yards per target6.1
Catch rate76.4%
Yards per carry4.17

Role

Snap share70.86%
Target share21.26%
Air-yards share2.23%
WOPR0.335
RACR-1.105

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.9
Yards after catch per reception8
Yards before catch per reception0
Total YAC542
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted94
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.44
Rushing EPA per game-1.3

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share14%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share54.7%
Goal-line carry share64.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.84
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.84
Expected rushing TDs6.18

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game5 of 46
Yards per target22 of 46
Target share1 of 46
Air-yards share2 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 551 times. He took 17.35% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Alvin Kamara 17.35%
Juwan Johnson12.87%
Chris Olave8.58%
Foster Moreau8.38%
Rashid Shaheed7.99%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling6.82%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Derek Carr105820.436.7621.25%
Spencer Rattler43115.254.8721.28%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 14 games were blowouts, 46.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 20.48 in those and 18.54 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · NO · 13 games

His best game was Week 7 against JAX — 29.3 PPR on 31 touches and a 26.4% target share, in a game that finished 24-31. His worst was Week 17 against TB at 6.9, on 12 touches, final score 23-13. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 18.9; in the 7 decided by more, 17.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.2 points per game. He scored 17.92, 1.4% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
4TB9-2621.41314331151036.8%75%
5NE34-018.733172280112%63%
6HOU13-2017.478361968017.4%80%
7JAX24-3129.31214911762026.4%73%
8IND38-272745511759217.2%58%
9CHI24-17114544926015.6%49%
10MIN19-2718.57733942017.5%76%
12ATL15-2415.945501569013.5%64%
13DET28-3328.968581451227.6%58%
14CAR28-613.534-111256118.2%54%
15NYG24-61655441666017.9%52%
16LA22-308.55616919015%73%
17TB23-136.9224104505.9%33%

Production

Receptions75
Targets86
Receiving yards466
Carries180
Rushing yards694
Touchdowns6
Points per game17.92
Yards per target5.42
Catch rate87.21%
Yards per carry3.86

Role

Snap share62.15%
Target share18.54%
Air-yards share0.12%
WOPR0.278
RACR4.975

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.1
Yards after catch per reception6.7
Yards before catch per reception-0.5
Total YAC501
Broken tackles9
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted93.1
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.26
Rushing EPA per game-0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share11.8%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share41.3%
Goal-line carry share48%
Expected receiving TDs1.24
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.24
Expected rushing TDs7.09

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game3 of 49
Yards per target22 of 49
Target share2 of 49
Air-yards share13 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 606 times. He took 14.93% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave23.96%
Alvin Kamara 14.93%
Rashid Shaheed13.02%
Michael Thomas11.11%
Juwan Johnson10.24%
Taysom Hill6.94%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Derek Carr127917.885.4818.62%
Jameis Winston1718.54.7117.5%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 13 games were blowouts, 29.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.4 in those and 18.93 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · NO · 15 games

His best game was Week 8 against LV — 42.8 PPR on 28 touches and a 33.3% target share, in a game that finished 24-0. His worst was Week 13 against TB at 5.7, on 15 touches, final score 16-17. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.6; in the 5 decided by more, 15.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17 points per game. He scored 14.11, 16.8% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1ATL27-267.6347939012.5%62%
3CAR14-227.327121561017.9%70%
5SEA39-3223.4669123103024%73%
6CIN26-3018.469251999029%69%
7ARI34-4217.579561149019.6%72%
8LV24-042.8910961862333.3%72%
9BAL13-279.23432930014.3%88%
10PIT10-207.53419826014.3%79%
11LA27-2012.945471242018.5%70%
12SF0-1376737713023.3%67%
13TB16-175.723111226010.7%59%
15ATL21-1812.422132191010.5%62%
16CLE17-101924342076128.6%70%
17PHI20-109117167304.3%58%
18CAR7-10121232310708%75%

Production

Receptions57
Targets77
Receiving yards490
Carries223
Rushing yards897
Touchdowns4
Points per game14.11
Yards per target6.36
Catch rate74.03%
Yards per carry4.02

Role

Snap share69.73%
Target share17.92%
Air-yards share1.53%
WOPR0.28
RACR11.932

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.9
Yards after catch per reception8.2
Yards before catch per reception0.4
Total YAC465
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted98.9
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.23
Rushing EPA per game-2.74

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share17.7%
End-zone target share8%
Red-zone carry share41%
Goal-line carry share33.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.59
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.59
Expected rushing TDs3.17

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game13 of 42
Yards per target10 of 42
Target share2 of 42
Air-yards share7 of 42

Who else ate

The offense threw it 512 times. He took 15.71% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave24.29%
Alvin Kamara 15.71%
Juwan Johnson13.27%
Jarvis Landry7.96%
Rashid Shaheed6.94%
Marquez Callaway6.53%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Andy Dalton136615.147.1418.34%
Jameis Winston2117.451.7315.2%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 15 games were blowouts, 20.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 42.8 in those and 13.62 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · NO · 13 games

His best game was Week 7 against SEA — 33.9 PPR on 31 touches and a 34.4% target share, in a game that finished 13-10. His worst was Week 15 against TB at 5.1, on 17 touches, final score 9-0. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21.8; in the 9 decided by more, 16.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.4 points per game. He scored 18.05, 6.8% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 2.9 expected, a gap of 2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1GB38-318.13482083120%73%
2CAR7-267462585028.6%84%
3NE28-1320.834292489120%84%
4NYG21-27120002612000%87%
5WAS33-2229.258511671228.6%88%
7SEA13-1033.910111282051134.4%82%
8TB36-2716.634151961111.4%67%
9ATL25-2720.447541350116.7%68%
14NYJ30-924.5452527120123.8%74%
15TB9-05.126131118024%61%
16MIA3-207.92471352022.2%60%
17CAR18-102156681332126.1%78%
18ATL30-2018.222163014608.7%78%

Production

Receptions47
Targets67
Receiving yards439
Carries240
Rushing yards898
Touchdowns9
Points per game18.05
Yards per target6.55
Catch rate70.15%
Yards per carry3.74

Role

Snap share75.69%
Target share20.35%
Air-yards share3.11%
WOPR0.326
RACR2.799

Efficiency

Average depth of target1.2
Yards after catch per reception9.2
Yards before catch per reception0.1
Total YAC432
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted112.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.83
Rushing EPA per game-3.11

Scoring position

Red-zone targets14
Red-zone target share20.9%
End-zone target share4.2%
Red-zone carry share54.7%
Goal-line carry share64.7%
Expected receiving TDs2.9
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck2.1
Expected rushing TDs6.78

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game5 of 50
Yards per target14 of 50
Target share1 of 50
Air-yards share3 of 50

Who else ate

The offense threw it 503 times. He took 14.23% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Marquez Callaway17.83%
Alvin Kamara 14.23%
Deonte Harty12.53%
Tre'Quan Smith10.62%
Adam Trautman9.13%
Mark Ingram5.52%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jameis Winston63320.177.321.93%
Trevor Siemian31318.46.5412.27%
unknown31716.876.2424.63%
Ian Book147.91.7522.2%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 13 games were blowouts, 24.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 14.38 in those and 21.82 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · NO · 15 games

His best game was Week 16 against MIN — 56.2 PPR on 27 touches and a 17.9% target share, in a game that finished 52-33. His worst was Week 12 against DEN at 6.2, on 13 touches, final score 31-3. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24; in the 7 decided by more, 26.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.8 points per game. He scored 25.19, 28.8% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1TB34-2323.758511216226.7%66%
2LV24-3438.499951379224.3%68%
3GB30-3744.71314139658240%67%
4DET35-2920.934361983116%67%
5LAC30-2719.9810741145021.3%76%
7CAR27-2422.888651483022.9%73%
8CHI26-2325.3913961267031.7%78%
9TB38-315.9569940117.6%51%
10SF27-1334.87883815334.8%66%
11ATL24-910.5010134514.3%49%
12DEN31-36.212-21154014.3%48%
13ATL21-1617.7239158818.1%62%
14PHI21-2422.4710441150127%71%
15KC29-3218.436401154118.2%73%
16MIN52-3356.2351722155617.9%60%

Production

Receptions83
Targets107
Receiving yards756
Carries187
Rushing yards932
Touchdowns21
Points per game25.19
Yards per target7.07
Catch rate77.57%
Yards per carry4.98

Role

Snap share65%
Target share21.67%
Air-yards share0.88%
WOPR0.331
RACR7.329

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.6
Yards after catch per reception8.8
Yards before catch per reception0.3
Total YAC731
Broken tackles16
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted107.8
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.54
Rushing EPA per game0.6

Scoring position

Red-zone targets17
Red-zone target share18.1%
End-zone target share3.1%
Red-zone carry share45.8%
Goal-line carry share52.8%
Expected receiving TDs3.35
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck0.65
Expected rushing TDs11.23

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game1 of 47
Yards per target8 of 47
Target share1 of 47
Air-yards share14 of 47

Who else ate

The offense threw it 522 times. He took 21.23% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Alvin Kamara 21.23%
Emmanuel Sanders16.27%
Jared Cook11.9%
Michael Thomas10.91%
Tre'Quan Smith9.92%
Marquez Callaway5.36%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Drew Brees119129.187.7524.67%
unknown41614.23.1913.43%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 15 games were blowouts, 20.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 26.1 in those and 24.01 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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