Start Alvin Kamara or Jordan Addison? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Jordan Addison in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Alvin Kamara at 10.0 points and Jordan Addison at 8.9, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Alvin Kamara at 27.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (14, 10, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Jordan Addison, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Jordan Addison at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (16, 12 and 17 books).

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.0 points ahead of Jordan Addison on the books.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Jordan Addison is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Alvin Kamara played 29 percent of NO snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 25 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.

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 3 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start David Montgomery over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jordan Addison.
• Start Jordan Addison over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Jordan Addison over Carnell Tate.