Start D'Andre Swift or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start D'Andre Swift over Alvin Kamara

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 16.4; fantasy pts
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 7.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for D'Andre Swift?

Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Alvin Kamara, 16.4 to 7.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Alvin Kamara in Week 7.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 16.4 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.1, a gap of 9.3. Drafters take D'Andre Swift at ADP 41 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 17 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 11, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for D'Andre Swift, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 63 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (13, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts D'Andre Swift 9.3 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 31 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: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, D'Andre Swift played 57 percent of CHI snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 3 against PHI: 50 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 84 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 D'Andre Swift?
Yes, on the rest of the season. D'Andre Swift projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Alvin Kamara, 16.4 to 7.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep D'Andre Swift: he projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Alvin Kamara, 16.4 to 7.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.