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Start Jadarian Price or Alvin Kamara? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:06 AM ET.

Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara

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Jadarian Price

RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
10.1
fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB
20.7
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
86 of 100 at RB
Snap share
39%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8
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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
21.1
15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at RB
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Jadarian Price?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jadarian Price projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 52 (5.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jadarian Price at 10.1 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 2.5. 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. Drafters take Jadarian Price at ADP 70 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Jadarian Price, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jadarian Price is 46 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 8 market sources).

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.

That puts Jadarian Price 2.5 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jadarian Price and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 30 more yards.

Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

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

Injury status

Jadarian Price is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jadarian Price played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jadarian Price, Week 1 against NE: 24 of 50 snaps, 10 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 2 against ARI: 24 of 70 snaps, 13 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 3 against WAS: 19 of 67 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 8 against CHI: 30 of 63 snaps, 10 carries for 29 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

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.

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.

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 Alvin Kamara for Jadarian Price?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jadarian Price projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 52 (5.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.

  • Should I drop Jadarian Price for Alvin Kamara?

    No. Keep Jadarian Price: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 52 (5.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.

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