Start Alvin Kamara or George Holani? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Alvin Kamara over George Holani in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 6.8 points and George Holani at 5.4, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Alvin Kamara's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Alvin Kamara is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 24 rushing yards, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.4 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Holani is 15 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.4 points ahead of George Holani on the market projections.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 5, George Holani played 36 percent of SEA snaps, took 19 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 2 against ARI: 18 of 70 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 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, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Blake Corum over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Braelon Allen over Alvin Kamara.
• Start George Holani over AJ Dillon.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over George Holani.