Start Alvin Kamara or TreVeyon Henderson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Alvin Kamara over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 10.7 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 9.7, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Alvin Kamara at 32.5 rushing yards, 14.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14, 12 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has TreVeyon Henderson at 46.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (17, 9, 11 and 17 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.0 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson on the market projections.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Alvin Kamara played 33 percent of NO snaps, took 34 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 19 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.

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.

Through Week 4, TreVeyon Henderson played 43 percent of NE snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 11 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.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over David Montgomery.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Blake Corum.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Brian Robinson.