NO · RB

Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. Depth chart: RB2.

Scouting report

Alvin Kamara: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Alvin Kamara at a glance

Alvin Kamara is a 31-year-old running back for the New Orleans Saints, listed at 5'10" and 215 pounds. The New Orleans Saints drafted Kamara 67th overall in the third round in 2017, out of Tennessee, and 2026 is Kamara's 10th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Kamara for 102.1 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB49 at the position and works out to 7.5 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 1 game of 2026, Kamara has scored 7.2 PPR points, or 7.2 per game. That is 7.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Kamara would finish with about 122 points, ahead of the 102.1 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 7.2 points in Week 2 against BAL, the RB37 finish that week. Kamara has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Kamara ranks in the 65th percentile in receptions, the 27th percentile in rush TDs and the 26th percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 1st percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Kamara has finished as RB1 in 2020, RB8 in 2021, RB16 in 2022, RB11 in 2023, RB9 in 2024 and RB46 in 2025. That is three top-five positional finishes in 9 completed seasons. The high-water mark is 377.8 PPR points in 2020. Across 127 regular-season games on record, the totals read 7,265 rushing yards, 61 rushing touchdowns, 611 receptions and 4,955 receiving yards.

Alvin Kamara by the numbers

Kamara has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 15 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 32 times and finished in the top twelve 64 times. The career high is 56.2 PPR points, set in Week 16 of 2020 against MIN, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 15 games of 30 or more PPR points, 11 100-yard rushing games, 5 100-yard receiving games and 7 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Kamara has reached 20 points in 45 games, 35% of career appearances.

Contract

Kamara is playing on a one-year, $6 million contract signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2026, an average of $6 million per year with $3.5 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
102.1
PPR / game
7.5

Alvin Kamara fantasy outlook

Alvin Kamara enters the 2026 season with NO and ranks RB55 and #197 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 102.1 PPR points across 13.5 games, or 7.5 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Alvin Kamara as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Alvin Kamara produced 100.7 PPR points in 11 games (9.2 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 41%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 3 projection

Alvin Kamara is projected for 7.7 PPR points at home against LV in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 18.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
30.9
Dynasty
22.5
Superflex redraft
46.3
Superflex dynasty
30.8
TE premium dynasty
13.5

Compare Alvin Kamara on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026NO1915065707.2
2025NO11131471139331860100.7
2024NO14228950689685432265.3
2023NO13180694586754661233.0
2022NO15223897277574902211.7
2021NO13240898467474395234.7
2020NO1518793216107837565377.8
2019NO14171797597815331248.5
2018NO1519488314105817094354.2
2017NO161207288100818265320.4

Running backs ranked near Alvin Kamara

New Orleans Saints fantasy players

New Orleans Saints depth chart and projections

Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.