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Start Alvin Kamara or TreVeyon Henderson? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 10:06 AM ET.

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Start TreVeyon Henderson over Alvin Kamara

Henderson projects lower, 6.0 to 7.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 63 for Henderson, 164 for Kamara.

Start

TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · vs GB · Questionable

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
GB D vs RB
25.0
7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
23 of 100 at RB
Snap share
32%
Through Week 7
Target share
4%
Through Week 7
Sit

Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
7.6
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
21.1
15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at RB
Snap share
35%
Through Week 7
Target share
13%
Through Week 7

Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 37 (4.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 9 game. TreVeyon Henderson is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start TreVeyon Henderson over Alvin Kamara in Week 9.

Market-based projections have TreVeyon Henderson at 6.0 points and Alvin Kamara at 7.6, a gap of 1.6. TreVeyon Henderson still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 63 against 164, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (7.3 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (8.2 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson yet. His market-based projections were 7.3 and 4.8 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for TreVeyon Henderson is 0.3 touchdowns (9 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.6 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Alvin Kamara and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

TreVeyon Henderson and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 94 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, TreVeyon Henderson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

TreVeyon Henderson is listed as questionable with a illness injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Alvin Kamara played 35 percent of NO snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Alvin Kamara, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 6 carries for 5 yards, 7 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards.

Through Week 7, TreVeyon Henderson played 32 percent of NE snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 6 against NYJ: 16 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 7 against CHI: 13 of 54 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for Alvin Kamara?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 37 (4.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 9 game. TreVeyon Henderson is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Alvin Kamara for TreVeyon Henderson?

    No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 52 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 37 (4.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Alvin Kamara. TreVeyon Henderson is listed questionable.

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