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Start Alvin Kamara or Omarion Hampton? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

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Start Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara

Hampton projects lower, 7.6 to 9.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 21 for Hampton, 164 for Kamara.

Start

RB · LAC · at BAL

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
BAL D vs RB
19.9
11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
18 of 100 at RB
Snap share
43%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9
Sit

RB · NO · vs CAR

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB
28.3
most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
85 of 100 at RB
Snap share
37%
Through Week 9
Target share
13%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Omarion Hampton?

Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games) and Omarion Hampton 62 (7.7 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.6 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.6, a gap of 2.0. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 21 against 164, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Omarion Hampton this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (7.6 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (7.1 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 7.1 and 12.1 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 0-1 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Omarion Hampton yet. His market-based projections were 7.6 and 7.7 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Alvin Kamara 2.0 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Alvin Kamara and NO host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 9 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against BAL and caught passes for 17 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Alvin Kamara played 37 percent of NO snaps, took 27 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 9 against CLE: 37 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 32 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Through Week 9, Omarion Hampton played 43 percent of LAC snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 8 against LAR: 18 of 61 snaps, 9 carries for 20 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 9 against HOU: 29 of 72 snaps, 13 carries for 60 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, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Omarion Hampton?

    Not on these numbers alone. Alvin Kamara projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games) and Omarion Hampton 62 (7.7 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

  • Should I drop Omarion Hampton for Alvin Kamara?

    Not on these numbers alone. Omarion Hampton projects 62 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 8 games) and Alvin Kamara 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

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