Start Cam Skattebo or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara

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Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.5; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs RB: 16.7; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 5
Target share: 7%; Through Week 5

Sit

Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 10.6; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 13.5 points and Alvin Kamara at 10.6, a gap of 2.9. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 13.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.8 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 10.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Cam Skattebo at ADP 40 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 14.8 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Cam Skattebo 2.9 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 17 more yards.

Alvin Kamara and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 32 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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: 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Cam Skattebo?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.0 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.