Start Kimani Vidal or Alvin Kamara? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 6:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Alvin Kamara over Kimani Vidal
- Market projects
- 7.6
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs RB
- 21.1
- 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 35%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 5.8
- fantasy pts
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 13th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 29%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Kimani Vidal for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Kimani Vidal.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Alvin Kamara over Kimani Vidal in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 7.6 points and Kimani Vidal at 5.8, a gap of 1.8. Kimani Vidal'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. 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.
What the market projects
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.
Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Kimani Vidal, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Kimani Vidal is 26 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (8 and 9 market sources).
That puts Alvin Kamara 1.8 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
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.
Kimani Vidal and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Kimani Vidal has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.
Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
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.
Through Week 8, Kimani Vidal played 29 percent of LAC snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Kimani Vidal, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 25 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 28 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 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.
In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.
He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.
He was on the field for 58 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 Kimani Vidal for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Kimani Vidal.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Kimani Vidal?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), Kimani Vidal 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Kimani Vidal.
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Week 9 on the board
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