Start Woody Marks or Alvin Kamara? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Alvin Kamara over Woody Marks

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Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs PIT · Questionable

Market projects: 10.6; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs RB: 22.5; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Woody Marks

RB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB: 20.8; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Woody Marks?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Woody Marks. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Alvin Kamara over Woody Marks in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Alvin Kamara at 10.6 points and Woody Marks at 7.8, a gap of 2.7. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 10.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Woody Marks this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (7.8 and 7.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Alvin Kamara at ADP 164 and Woody Marks at 151.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Woody Marks yet. His market-based projections were 7.9 and 7.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Alvin Kamara 2.7 points ahead of Woody Marks on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

Woody Marks and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 19 more yards.

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

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Alvin Kamara played 32 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: 7 carries for 34 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Woody Marks played 57 percent of HOU snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Woody Marks, Week 3 against IND: 20 of 54 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Woody Marks, Week 4 against DAL: 24 of 55 snaps, 6 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Woody Marks, Week 5 against TEN: 56 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 62 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards.

Woody Marks, Week 6 against JAX: 49 of 63 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 25 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, Woody Marks played 16 games for HOU and scored 151.1 PPR points, 9.4 a game, finishing RB29.

He ran 196 times for 703 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 36 targets for 208 yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Alvin Kamara for Woody Marks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Woody Marks. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.
Should I drop Woody Marks for Alvin Kamara?
No. Keep Woody Marks: he projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.9 a game over 10 games), Alvin Kamara 62 (6.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Alvin Kamara over Woody Marks. Alvin Kamara is listed questionable.