Start Alvin Kamara or Tyrone Tracy Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 5:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 6:13 PM ET: Alvin Kamara: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Alvin Kamara over Tyrone Tracy Jr.

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 7.1; fantasy pts
PIT D vs RB: 20.4; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 45 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 6.3; fantasy pts
HOU D vs RB: 18.9; 9th fewest to RBs (2026)

Should I drop Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 7.1 points and Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 6.3, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Alvin Kamara at ADP 164 and Tyrone Tracy Jr. at 192.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Alvin Kamara, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 17 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Tyrone Tracy Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 24 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 0.9 points ahead of Tyrone Tracy Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

PIT allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 35 more yards.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Alvin Kamara has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 31 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: 19 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 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, Tyrone Tracy Jr. played 15 games for NYG and scored 160.8 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing RB28.

He ran 176 times for 740 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 48 targets for 288 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 18 carries for 103 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.9 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 42 of 64 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -5 yards, 6.7 PPR points.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 35 of 56 snaps, 16 carries for 71 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 9.8 PPR points.

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 Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Alvin Kamara?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Tyrone Tracy Jr.?
No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 10 games), Tyrone Tracy Jr. 34 (3.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Tyrone Tracy Jr., 7.1 to 6.3 projected PPR points. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.