Start Bhayshul Tuten or Alvin Kamara? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Bhayshul Tuten at 10.8 points and Alvin Kamara at 10.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bhayshul Tuten at 52.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11, 16 and 17 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Alvin Kamara at 27.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (12, 11, 10 and 15 books).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 0.7 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the books.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten played 50 percent of JAX snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Alvin Kamara played 29 percent of NO snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Alvin Kamara, Week 2 against BAL: 20 of 68 snaps, 9 carries for 15 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start David Montgomery over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jeremiyah Love.