Start Alvin Kamara or TreVeyon Henderson? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Alvin Kamara over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Alvin Kamara at 10.0 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 9.3, a gap of 0.8. 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 10.0 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 (13, 12, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.3 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have TreVeyon Henderson at 41.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 35% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14, 16 and 15 books).

That puts Alvin Kamara 0.8 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson on the books.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

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.

Through Week 2, TreVeyon Henderson played 60 percent of NE snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 2 against PIT: 33 of 55 snaps, 16 carries for 76 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 18 of 2025 against MIA: 13 carries for 53 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 17.3 PPR points.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 17 of 2025 against NYJ: 34 of 66 snaps, 19 carries for 82 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 8.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start David Montgomery over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Jadarian Price over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Blake Corum.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over D'Andre Swift.