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Alvin Kamara or Audric Estime

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara

RB • New Orleans Saints NO
Audric Estime

Audric Estime

RB • New Orleans Saints NO
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kamara over Estime

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kamara ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 12.66
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
7.79 27.12 0.25 3.66 25.78 0.2 12.66
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Outlook Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara vs. Browns — Flex Value Boosted by Passing Work at Home

Kamara was limited in practice earlier this week but carries no game designation heading into Sunday's home matchup against Cleveland. With Travis Etienne sidelined and CJ Donaldson ruled out, Kamara continues to split backfield touches alongside Kendre Miller, leaning heavily into his dependable pass-catching role after hauling in seven receptions in his last outing.

While his ground efficiency has waned, our weekly projection forecasts Kamara for roughly 8 to 9 carries and 3 to 4 catches totaling around 51 yards and 10.2 fantasy points. Currently rostered in 79% of leagues and started in 24%, he sets up as a viable PPR flex play capable of maintaining a stable receiving floor in a low-scoring indoor tilt.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Estime over Kamara

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Estime ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.9
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
7.7 34.6 0.3 1 6.9 0 6.9
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Alvin Kamara
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Alvin Kamara
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Audric Estime
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alvin Kamara
OWN
80%
+5.05 compared to last week
START
25%
+22.73 compared to last week
OWN/START Audric Estime
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alvin Kamara
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Audric Estime
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alvin Kamara

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 30th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 43.80 total points (6.26 avg).
  • Currently 118 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 17th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 125 (17.86 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 2 (0.29 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -238, Rush AVG: -0.6 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: -5, Rec Yards: -14 Rec TDs: +1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 115, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 6, REC: 28, REC YDS: 200, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Audric Estime

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 161.8 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 130th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 47th among RB.
  • Ranked 103rd in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush tds with 1 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 43rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +19, Rush AVG: +2.1 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: EVEN Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 35, RUSH YDS: 150, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 3, REC YDS: 24, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Alvin Kamara

No Injury Reported

Injury Audric Estime

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alvin Kamara

Week 9
New Orleans Saints VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.63341.501062103.81
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 47.00 total points (5.88 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 1015 (126.88 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1717 (214.63 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 21 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 6 (0.75 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 21.63 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +43.87, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 301.4
Matchups Audric Estime

Week 9
New Orleans Saints VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.63341.501062103.81
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 47.00 total points (5.88 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 1015 (126.88 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1717 (214.63 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 21 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 6 (0.75 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 21.63 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +43.87, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 301.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Alvin Kamara
11.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Audric Estime
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Alvin Kamara
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 NO 16 120 728 6.1 8 101 82 826 10.1 5
2018 NO 15 194 883 4.6 14 105 81 709 8.8 4
2019 NO 14 171 797 4.7 5 97 81 533 6.6 1
2020 NO 16 210 1031 4.9 17 109 85 773 9.1 5
2021 NO 13 240 898 3.7 4 67 47 439 9.3 5
2022 NO 15 223 898 4.0 2 77 57 490 8.6 2
2023 NO 13 180 694 3.9 5 87 75 466 6.2 1
2024 NO 14 228 950 4.2 6 89 68 543 8.0 2
2025 NO 12 134 482 3.6 1 41 35 190 5.4 0
2026 NO 6 41 125 3.0 2 27 22 133 6.0 1
ON PACE 15 100 304 3.0 5 66 53 323 6.0 2
3-YEAR AVG 13 181 709 3.9 4 72 59 400 6.7 1
Totals 135 1759 7571 4.3 64 806 636 5122 8.1 26
Career Audric Estime
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 DEN 13 76 310 4.1 2 5 5 27 5.4 0
2025 NO 5 46 198 4.3 1 13 12 103 8.6 0
2026 CLE 1 9 19 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 2 19 40 2.1 2 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 41 169 4.2 1 6 6 43 7.6 0
Totals 19 131 527 4 4 18 17 130 7.6 0
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ARI @SEA
ATL vs CIN
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CAR vs DEN
CHI vs TB
CLE @NO
DAL @IND
DET @MIA
GB @NE
HOU @LAC
KC vs NYJ
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MIN vs TB 8:00 PM EST
MON @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NJ @NYI 7:00 PM EST
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NYR @SEA 5:00 PM EST
OTT vs UTA 7:00 PM EST