Start Alvin Kamara or Dylan Sampson? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Alvin Kamara over Dylan Sampson
- Market projects
- 7.6
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs RB
- 19.4
- 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 35%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 6.1
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs RB
- 30.0
- most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Dylan Sampson for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Dylan Sampson.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Alvin Kamara over Dylan Sampson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 7.6 points and Dylan Sampson at 6.1, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (8.2 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dylan Sampson this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (5.9 and 6.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Alvin Kamara at ADP 164 and Dylan Sampson at 187.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Dylan Sampson yet. His market-based projections were 5.9 and 6.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Alvin Kamara 1.5 points ahead of Dylan Sampson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.
Dylan Sampson and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 30.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.
Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 38 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.
Dylan Sampson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Alvin Kamara played 35 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Alvin Kamara, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 5 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards.
Through Week 8, Dylan Sampson played 46 percent of CLE snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Dylan Sampson, Week 7 against TEN: 32 of 70 snaps, 6 carries for 45 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.
Dylan Sampson, Week 8 against PIT: 1 carry for 7 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 62 yards.
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, Dylan Sampson played 15 games for CLE and scored 87.6 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing RB55.
He ran 65 times for 175 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 271 yards.
He was on the field for 25 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Dylan Sampson, Week 18 of 2025 against CIN: 10 carries for 32 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 6.4 PPR points.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Dylan Sampson for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Dylan Sampson.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Dylan Sampson?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 64 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 9 games), Dylan Sampson 33 (4.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Dylan Sampson.
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