Start Saquon Barkley or Alvin Kamara? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 6:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Saquon Barkley: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Alvin Kamara: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Saquon Barkley has assurances he won't be dealt, wants to help Eagles 'fix it' (ESPN)
Start Saquon Barkley over Alvin Kamara
- Market projects
- 12.7
- fantasy pts
- NYG D vs RB
- 19.8
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 33%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.1
- fantasy pts
- 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 Alvin Kamara for Saquon Barkley?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Alvin Kamara, 12.7 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable. Saquon Barkley is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Saquon Barkley over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Saquon Barkley at 12.7 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.1, a gap of 3.6. Alvin Kamara'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. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 12 and Alvin Kamara at 164.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 12.7 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Saquon Barkley is 62 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (6, 6, 6 and 10 market sources).
Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 15 receiving yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 11 market sources).
That puts Saquon Barkley 3.6 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Saquon Barkley and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYG allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 21 more yards.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Saquon Barkley is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.
Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Saquon Barkley played 33 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.
Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.
Saquon Barkley, Week 7 against DAL: 10 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown.
Saquon Barkley, Week 8 against WAS: 22 of 69 snaps, 13 carries for 30 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.
He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.
He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Saquon Barkley?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Saquon Barkley projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Alvin Kamara, 12.7 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable. Saquon Barkley is listed questionable.
Should I drop Saquon Barkley for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Saquon Barkley: he projects 91 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Saquon Barkley over Alvin Kamara, 12.7 to 9.1 projected PPR points. Saquon Barkley is listed questionable. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Saquon Barkley playing Week 9?
- Is Alvin Kamara playing Week 9?
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