Start Emanuel Wilson or Alvin Kamara? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Alvin Kamara in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 12.8 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.8, a gap of 3.0. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (8.3, 10.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for Emanuel Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Emanuel Wilson is 67 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 13 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Alvin Kamara a 37% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Emanuel Wilson 3.0 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Emanuel Wilson played 42 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 2 against ARI: 29 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 92 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Alvin Kamara played 32 percent of NO snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 17 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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 5 against MIN: 12 of 45 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 6 calls

• Start Emanuel Wilson over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Emanuel Wilson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Emanuel Wilson.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Blake Corum.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.