Start Kendre Miller or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

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

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Start Kendre Miller over Alvin Kamara

Start

Kendre Miller

Market projects: 11.4; fantasy pts
Snap share: 26%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Sit

Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 8.1; 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

Should I drop Kendre Miller for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Alvin Kamara, 11.4 to 8.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kendre Miller over Alvin Kamara in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kendre Miller at 11.4 points and Alvin Kamara at 8.1, a gap of 3.3. Kendre Miller'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 Kendre Miller 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 11.4 fantasy points for Kendre Miller, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kendre Miller is 46 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.1 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 and 0.3 touchdowns (3, 3 and 6 market sources).

That puts Kendre Miller 3.3 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market 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.

Injury status

Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kendre Miller played 26 percent of NO snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendre Miller, Week 3 against LV: 14 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.

He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 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 Kendre Miller for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Alvin Kamara, 11.4 to 8.1 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Kendre Miller?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 10 games), Kendre Miller 52 (5.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kendre Miller over Alvin Kamara, 11.4 to 8.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.