Start Alvin Kamara or Jaylen Wright? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 7:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 6:13 PM ET: Alvin Kamara: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 5:13 PM ET: Jaylen Wright: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Alvin Kamara over Jaylen Wright

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 7.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 32 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Jaylen Wright

RB · MIA · at NYJ · Questionable

Market projects: 4.1; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 13%; Through Week 5
Target share: 0%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jaylen Wright for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Jaylen Wright 42 (3.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Jaylen Wright, 7.1 to 4.1 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Jaylen Wright in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 7.1 points and Jaylen Wright at 4.1, a gap of 3.0. Jaylen Wright'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 17 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Jaylen Wright, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Wright is 16 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 3.0 points ahead of Jaylen Wright on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Alvin Kamara and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Jaylen Wright and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Wright has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Jaylen Wright is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 31 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: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Jaylen Wright played 13 percent of MIA snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Wright, Week 1 against LV: 4 of 56 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 2 against SF: 3 of 59 snaps, 2 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 4 against MIN: 12 of 39 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jaylen Wright, Week 5 against CIN: 9 of 66 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Jaylen Wright played 10 games for MIA and scored 48.2 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB70.

He ran 70 times for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 5 of 9 targets for 44 yards.

He was on the field for 14 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 Jaylen Wright for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Jaylen Wright 42 (3.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Jaylen Wright, 7.1 to 4.1 projected PPR points. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Jaylen Wright?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Jaylen Wright 42 (3.8 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Jaylen Wright, 7.1 to 4.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable. Jaylen Wright is listed questionable.