Start Tony Pollard or Alvin Kamara? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tony Pollard at 10.1 points and Alvin Kamara at 10.0, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Tony Pollard at 50.5 rushing yards, 6.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12, 15 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Alvin Kamara at 27.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (14, 8, 10 and 15 books).

That puts Tony Pollard 0.1 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on the books.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Tony Pollard played 53 percent of TEN snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 1 against NYJ: 26 of 50 snaps, 7 carries for 35 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 2 against PHI: 29 of 53 snaps, 14 carries for 64 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Through Week 2, Alvin Kamara played 29 percent of NO snaps, took 35 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Alvin Kamara, Week 2 against BAL: 20 of 68 snaps, 9 carries for 15 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 7 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.

Tony Pollard, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 14 carries for 48 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

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 3 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.
• Start David Montgomery over Tony Pollard.
• Start Tony Pollard over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start David Montgomery over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.