Start Rachaad White or Alvin Kamara? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 8:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Rachaad White over Alvin Kamara
- Market projects
- 12.4
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs RB
- 19.9
- 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 52%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 8
- 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
Should I drop Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Rachaad White over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Rachaad White at 12.4 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 4.8. 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. Drafters take Rachaad White at ADP 127 and Alvin Kamara at 164.
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 12.4 fantasy points for Rachaad White, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 41 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (9, 9, 8 and 9 market sources).
That puts Rachaad White 4.8 points ahead of Alvin Kamara 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.
Rachaad White and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
LAR allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 43 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.
Rachaad White 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, Rachaad White played 52 percent of WAS snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.
Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.
Rachaad White, Week 8 against PHI: 28 of 60 snaps, 11 carries for 55 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.
He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.
He was on the field for 51 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 Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Rachaad White?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Alvin Kamara.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Rachaad White playing Week 9?
- Is Alvin Kamara playing Week 9?
- Commanders depth chart
- Saints depth chart
- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings