Start Tony Pollard or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara

Start

Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 17.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 10.6; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 13.1 points and Alvin Kamara at 10.6, a gap of 2.6. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 10.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.3 and 10.8); 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 7 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tony Pollard 2.6 points ahead of Alvin Kamara on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tony Pollard and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 17.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 19 more yards.

Alvin Kamara and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 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 listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard played 52 percent of TEN snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 3 against NYG: 32 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 4 against BAL: 34 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 48 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 1 touchdown.

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: 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 32 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: 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

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 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 Alvin Kamara for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.