Start Alvin Kamara or Kyren Williams? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Kyren Williams over Alvin Kamara

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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at LV

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB: 23.7; 7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 71%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 7.2; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Kyren Williams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyren Williams over Alvin Kamara in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 16.9 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.2, a gap of 9.7. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.2, 18.3 and 17.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kyren Williams at ADP 29 and Alvin Kamara at 164.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.2 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 (11, 11, 11 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 15.2, 18.3 and 17.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 1 touchdown (8 market sources).

That puts Kyren Williams 9.7 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these 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.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LV and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Kyren Williams has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

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 6, Kyren Williams played 71 percent of LAR snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 15 carries for 88 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 4 against PHI: 70 of 84 snaps, 16 carries for 80 yards, 13 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 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, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Alvin Kamara for Kyren Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kyren Williams projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Kyren Williams for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Kyren Williams: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.8 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyren Williams over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.