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Start Alvin Kamara or Omarion Hampton? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET.

Start Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara

Hampton projects lower, 7.2 to 7.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 21 for Hampton, 164 for Kamara.

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Omarion Hampton

RB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
7.2
fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB
22.3
13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
18 of 100 at RB
Snap share
44%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8
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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
21.1
15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
65 of 100 at RB
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Omarion Hampton?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 9 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.2 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. Omarion Hampton'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. Market coverage on Omarion Hampton is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

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 7.2 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 28 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 4 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 0.5 points ahead of Omarion Hampton 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.

Omarion Hampton 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, Omarion Hampton 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 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, Omarion Hampton played 44 percent of LAC snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 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 Alvin Kamara for Omarion Hampton?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Omarion Hampton projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 9 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

  • Should I drop Omarion Hampton for Alvin Kamara?

    No. Keep Omarion Hampton: he projects 70 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (7.8 a game over 9 games), Alvin Kamara 64 (7.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Alvin Kamara.

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