Start Alvin Kamara or Roschon Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson

Start

Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 7.2; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 44 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Sit

Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 7.2 points and Roschon Johnson at 4.7, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Roschon Johnson this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (3.9 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 (12, 12, 12 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Roschon Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 3.9 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 0.4 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 2.5 points ahead of Roschon Johnson 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.

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Roschon Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Roschon Johnson 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, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 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, Roschon Johnson played 7 games for CHI and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He ran 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 1 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 Roschon Johnson for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.2 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson.