Start Cam Skattebo or Alvin Kamara? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 12.0 points and Alvin Kamara at 11.1, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Cam Skattebo at 56.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 44% chance to score a touchdown (11, 9, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Alvin Kamara at 33.5 rushing yards, 13.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (4, 4, 3 and 14 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 0.9 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 1 against DAL: 42 of 69 snaps, 18 carries for 81 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cam Skattebo, Week 2 against LAR: 34 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 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, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Cam Skattebo over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Braelon Allen over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Alvin Kamara over RJ Harvey.