Start Bhayshul Tuten or Alvin Kamara? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 13.1 points and Alvin Kamara at 10.7, a gap of 2.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bhayshul Tuten at 65.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 49% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14, 16 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Alvin Kamara at 32.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12, 12 and 16 market sources).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 2.4 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Bhayshul Tuten played 52 percent of JAX snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 31 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.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 4, Alvin Kamara played 33 percent of NO snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 19 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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 3 against LV: 24 of 74 snaps, 9 carries for 36 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

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.

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.

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 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Blake Corum.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over David Montgomery.
• Start Emanuel Wilson over Alvin Kamara.