Who Should I Start? Alvin Kamara or Saquon Barkley


Week 6 Projections

Fant. Pts. Rush. Yds. Rush TD Rec. Rec. Yds. Rec TD
9.4 38.2 0.2 2.5 15.1 0.0

Alvin Kamara News

Alvin Kamara Looks to Deliver a Big Week Against Giants

Saturday, October 4, 9:10 AM

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara handled 19 touches for 72 scoreless yards against the Bills in Week 4. He has now gone three straight games without a touchdown, and with Kendre Miller breaking out for 65 yards and a score on 11 carries, Kamara may need to boost his efficiency to keep his workhorse role secure. His passing-game involvement has also been limited, with just 13 receptions on 15 targets through four weeks. In Week 5, he'll face a Giants defense that just allowed Omarion Hampton to rack up 165 total yards and a touchdown and is giving up a league-worst 6.1 yards per carry. Kamara ranks as an RB2 for that matchup.


Week 6 Projections

Fant. Pts. Rush. Yds. Rush TD Rec. Rec. Yds. Rec TD
12.9 78.6 0.4 1.4 10.4 0.0

Saquon Barkley News

Saquon Barkley Dealing With Knee Injury, Expected to Play on Thursday

Monday, October 6, 6:25 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles listed running back Saquon Barkley (knee) as a non-participant on their estimated injury report on Monday due to a knee injury, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that Barkley had general soreness in his knee coming out of Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos, but he fully expects to play on Thursday night against his former team, the New York Giants. It explains why Barkley's volume was so low in Week 5 -- he had a season-low six carries for 30 yards and caught all three of his targets for 58 yards and a touchdown. Last year's rushing leader remains a must-start in fantasy when he's active, but there's certainly the potential for him to see a smaller workload again on a short week against the Giants. The good news is that Barkley averaged 5.0 yards per carry on Sunday after being under 3.0 yards a carry in the previous two games.


Alvin Kamara vs. Saquon Barkley

Still trying to decide between Kamara and Barkley? Check on the latest news to make sure both players are active and healthy. Our PPR projections show that Alvin Kamara is projected to score 9.4 points this week while Saquon Barkley is projected to score 12.9 points.