Start Tony Pollard or Alvin Kamara? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 3:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara

- Market projects
- 13.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs RB
- 17.7
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 62%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs RB
- 28.3
- most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 37%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 13.0 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.6, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 13.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.5 and 13.6); 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. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and Alvin Kamara at 164.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 12.5 and 13.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 13.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).
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 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).
That puts Tony Pollard 3.4 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Tony Pollard and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
JAX allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 68 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 33 more yards.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.
Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 8, Tony Pollard played 62 percent of TEN snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.
Tony Pollard, Week 5 against HOU: 30 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Tony Pollard, Week 7 against CLE: 47 of 63 snaps, 25 carries for 129 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Tony Pollard, Week 8 against CIN: 63 of 77 snaps, 21 carries for 117 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards, 2 touchdowns.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tony Pollard played 17 games for TEN and scored 185.8 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing RB23.
He ran 242 times for 1082 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 41 targets for 206 yards.
He was on the field for 62 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 10 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 8 games), Alvin Kamara 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara.
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Week 10 on the board
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- Is Alvin Kamara playing Week 10?
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