Should I drop Alvin Kamara for George Holani?

Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games) and George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over George Holani. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

Start Alvin Kamara or George Holani? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Alvin Kamara over George Holani

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 8.0; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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George Holani

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 7.0; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 20.0; 14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 6
Target share: 6%; Through Week 6

Should I drop George Holani for Alvin Kamara?

Not on these numbers alone. George Holani projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 10 games) and Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over George Holani. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over George Holani in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 8.0 points and George Holani at 7.0, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for George Holani this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (8.4 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 16 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6, 6 and 8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 8.4 and 5.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.1 points ahead of George Holani on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

George Holani and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

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

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

George Holani is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, George Holani played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 19 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 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 George Holani for Alvin Kamara?
Not on these numbers alone. George Holani projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.9 a game over 10 games) and Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over George Holani. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for George Holani?
Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games) and George Holani 59 (5.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over George Holani. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.