Start TreVeyon Henderson or Alvin Kamara? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Alvin Kamara over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 9.8 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 9.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 9.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (8.3, 10.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (9.3, 7.9 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.3, 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Alvin Kamara a 39% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson yet. His market-based projections were 9.3, 7.9 and 10.0 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts Alvin Kamara 0.7 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson on these projections.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

TreVeyon Henderson is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Alvin Kamara played 32 percent of NO snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 17 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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 5 against MIN: 12 of 45 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -6 yards.

Through Week 5, TreVeyon Henderson played 36 percent of NE snaps, took 37 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 9 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.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 5 against LV: 12 of 75 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 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 6 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Blake Corum.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Braelon Allen.
• Start Blake Corum over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start Braelon Allen over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Brian Robinson.