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Start Ashton Jeanty or Alvin Kamara? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 4:36 PM ET.

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at SF

Market projects
13.3
fantasy pts
SF D vs RB
22.7
12th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
48 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE · Questionable

Market projects
9.1
fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB
21.1
15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
82 of 100 at RB
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Alvin Kamara, 13.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 13.3 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.1, a gap of 4.2. Alvin Kamara's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 24 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 15 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 28 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (14, 12, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 4.2 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Alvin Kamara played 35 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Alvin Kamara, Week 4 against ATL: 28 of 74 snaps, 7 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Alvin Kamara, Week 5 against MIN: 12 of 45 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -6 yards.

Alvin Kamara, Week 6 against NYG: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Alvin Kamara, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 5 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards.

Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 66 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Alvin Kamara played 11 games for NO and scored 100.7 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing RB46.

He ran 131 times for 471 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 33 of 39 targets for 186 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Ashton Jeanty?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Alvin Kamara, 13.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Alvin Kamara?

    No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Alvin Kamara, 13.3 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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