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Start Zach Charbonnet or Alvin Kamara? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 11:56 AM ET.

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Start Zach Charbonnet over Alvin Kamara

Charbonnet projects lower, 8.4 to 9.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 150 for Charbonnet, 164 for Kamara.

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Zach Charbonnet

RB · SEA · at LV

Market projects
8.4
recent weeks avg
LV D vs RB
25.3
6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at RB
Snap share
47%
Through Week 9
Target share
10%
Through Week 9
Sit

Alvin Kamara

RB · NO · vs CAR

Market projects
9.6
recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB
28.3
most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
85 of 100 at RB
Snap share
37%
Through Week 9
Target share
13%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Zach Charbonnet for Alvin Kamara?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 32 (4.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Zach Charbonnet over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Zach Charbonnet over Alvin Kamara in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Zach Charbonnet at 8.4 points and Alvin Kamara at 9.6, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Zach Charbonnet still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 150 against 164, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Zach Charbonnet this week yet, so his 8.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (8.2 and 8.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Alvin Kamara this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (7.1 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Alvin Kamara yet. His market-based projections were 7.1 and 12.1 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Alvin Kamara is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Zach Charbonnet yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 8.6 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 8.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Zach Charbonnet is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Alvin Kamara 1.2 points ahead of Zach Charbonnet on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

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

CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 more yards.

Zach Charbonnet and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 130 yards and a touchdown a game against LV and caught passes for 34 more yards.

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

Injury status

Alvin Kamara is not on the injury report.

Zach Charbonnet is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Alvin Kamara played 37 percent of NO snaps, took 27 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Alvin Kamara, Week 9 against CLE: 37 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 32 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Through Week 9, Zach Charbonnet played 47 percent of SEA snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 8 against CHI: 23 of 63 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 9 against ARI: 38 of 67 snaps, 16 carries for 77 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 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, Zach Charbonnet played 16 games for SEA and scored 181.4 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB24.

He ran 184 times for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 20 of 24 targets for 144 yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Zach Charbonnet, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 39 of 69 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Zach Charbonnet for Alvin Kamara?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Alvin Kamara projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 32 (4.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Zach Charbonnet over Alvin Kamara. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Alvin Kamara for Zach Charbonnet?

    No. Keep Alvin Kamara: he projects 60 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.5 a game over 8 games), Zach Charbonnet 32 (4.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Zach Charbonnet over Alvin Kamara.

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