RB · NO · #41
Alvin Kamara
- Height
- HT 5'10"
- Weight
- WT 215 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 25, 1995 (age 31.2)
- College
- Tennessee; Hutchinson CC; Alabama
Played a short 2025 (11 games) — health is the nearer question than talent.
Picked by the Saints in 2017 via a trade with the 49ers.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
2,733
Range 2,543–2,947
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection In-season usage moved the score inside this range.
Win-now veteran — still scores, but dynasty runway is short at this age for a RB.
DVS is our model view, scored on Engine-default half-PPR — not a guaranteed price in your league. Bye weeks and schedule strength are left out on purpose.
2026 total FP
45.1 pts
9.0 PPG
120 rush yds · 15 rec · 76 rec yds
Week 7 projection
7.7 pts
vs PIT · floor–ceiling 3.5–11.1
Dynasty Value Score over time
History starts Preseason 2026.
Player quality
Why this DVS moved off a raw projection.
Durability ×0.96
3 of last 3 seasons under 15 games — slight availability risk, not a short 2026 slate.
Process ×1.02
Process residual (not a second production percentile).
Org environment ×0.99
Team pass/rush volume vs league — scheme residual, not a second projection.
Quick answer
Buy lowKamara ran for 120 yards and caught 15 passes in 2026, ranking RB32 through 5 games. Current rank is RB32 through 5 games — RB50 was the last finished season. Played a short 2025 (11 games) — health is the nearer question than talent. That's a buy-low window if the price still reflects the rough year, not the recovery.
NextDyne coverage
Dynasty notes from our blog that mention Alvin Kamara.
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Redzone & Stalled: Week 4
Touchdowns powered Week 4's biggest beats, and a few offenses threw too little for their stars to hit. The largest gaps between projection and score.
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Week 4 Dynasty Winners & Losers
Injuries rewrote at least four depth charts this week. Ollie Gordon, Emanuel Wilson and Romeo Doubs inherited jobs, and seven players sat out and lost 300 to 500 points.
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Week 3 Dynasty Winners & Losers: A New WR1 in Jacksonville
Jacksonville gets a new WR1, Brock Bowers returns with 13 targets, and New England's backfield stays split. The real Week 3 dynasty moves.
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Week 2 Dynasty Winners & Losers: The Real Moves
A real depth-chart flip in Arizona, three tight ends validating their role in the same week, and one injury that actually moved the board.
- NewsNextDyne
Week 2 Injury Roundup: What Actually Changed
What actually changed since Monday's injury report — including Atlanta's QB mess, A.J. Brown's real timeline, and a return that isn't injury-related at all.
- StrategyNextDyne
Injury cascade: who actually gains touches
Which dynasty names actually gain touches when injuries hit? Season-board DVS and 2025 usage — not a weekly rankings list — with Char and Guerendo on 2025 pages only.
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You're Going for It. Here's Who to Target.
Dynasty contenders should buy the same DVS-ahead vets a rebuild is selling — then filter by the one thing a rebuild can't use: a soft Weeks 15-17 playoff slate.
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You're Rebuilding. Here's Who to Target.
Dynasty rebuilds are won on three fronts — rookie draft capital, real buy-low gaps between 2026 projection and Dynasty Value Score, and knowing which vets to flip while that score is still high.
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Alvin Kamara Injures His Knee, and the Saints Already Knew Who the Lead Back Was
Alvin Kamara left Saints-Cowboys joint practice with a knee injury and will miss a few weeks. Here is what it means for his role behind Travis Etienne.
2026 fantasy highlights
Half-PPR points
45.1
PPG
9.0
Rank so far
RB32
Key stats
- Rush yds: 120 (RB49)
- Rec: 15 (RB13)
2026 week shape
1/5 Boom 20%
3/5 Bust 60%
Boom is 20+ half-PPR. Bust is under 5.
Career (Half-PPR)
| Season | Finish | Half-PPR FP | PPG | Rush yd | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yd | Rec TD | Pass yd | Pass TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RB32so far | 45.1 | 9.0 | 120 | 2 | 15 | 76 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 | RB50 | 84.2 | 7.7 | 471 | 1 | 33 | 186 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | RB10 | 231.3 | 16.5 | 950 | 6 | 68 | 543 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023 | RB14 | 195.5 | 15.0 | 694 | 5 | 75 | 466 | 1 | — | — |
| 2022 | RB18 | 183.2 | 12.2 | 897 | 2 | 57 | 490 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021 | RB8 | 211.2 | 16.2 | 898 | 4 | 47 | 439 | 5 | — | — |
| 2020 | RB1 | 336.3 | 22.4 | 932 | 16 | 83 | 756 | 5 | — | — |
| 2019 | RB12 | 208.0 | 14.9 | 797 | 5 | 81 | 533 | 1 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | RB4 | 313.7 | 20.9 | 883 | 14 | 81 | 709 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017 | RB3 | 273.9 | 17.1 | 728 | 8 | 81 | 826 | 5 | — | — |
Career arc
Dashed bar is the 2026 Engine projection, not a completed season.
Recent games (2026)
| Week | Half-PPR FP | Opp | Script | Rush | Rec | Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W6 | 13.9 | NYG | 68 plays · 44% pass | 34 | 35 / 1 TD · 2 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W5 | 1.6Bust | MIN | 42 plays · 60% pass | 12 | -6 · 2 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W4 | 20.3Boom | ATL | 67 plays · 72% pass | 23 / 2 TD | 35 · 5 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W3 | 4.6Bust | LV | 70 plays · 60% pass | 36 | 5 · 1 rec | 0 |
| 2026 W2 | 4.7Bust | BAL | 61 plays · 56% pass | 15 | 7 · 5 rec | 0 |
Weekly Half-PPR
Hover a week for the total.
Week 6 Engine grade
Projected 9.0 · scored 13.9 half-PPR · outside the floor–ceiling band. Miss -4.9.
Those opponents
Rush yards they allowed per game in 2026, vs league. Plus is easier.
- NYG+23% · 136 rush yards
- MIN-21% · 87 rush yards
- ATL-24% · 83 rush yards
- LV+22% · 134 rush yards
- BAL-9% · 101 rush yards
Usage and availability
Snap share
2025 offense · 63.7% mean
carry share
Hover a week for the share.
Pass-play participation
63.9%
2025· share of the team’s dropback plays this player was on the field for. Presence, not a charted route rate.
Advanced (2025)
- Yards after contact / att
- 1.4
- Yards before contact / att
- 2.2
- Broken tackles
- 7
Durability
- 202414 G · 2 Out
- 202511 G · 6 Out
- 20265 G · 1 Out
- 15.5 projected games — injury history is priced as risk, not a short slate.
R3 (67 overall) RB · that slot hit at 47.4% in 2010–2023 classes (n=38; contributor 63.2%). Window is the first three NFL seasons.
Next Gen Stats
2026 season to date · Next Gen Stats · ranks among NGS sample Full table
- RYOE / att
- -0.89yd
- Efficiency
- 4.19
- 8+ in box
- 4.0%
- Time to LOS
- 2.52s
44th of 46
30th of 46
46th of 46
4th of 46
Historical comps
Similar age, draft capital, and role — context for outcome bands, not a second DVS.
FAQ
- What is Alvin Kamara's dynasty value on NextDyne?
- Kamara scores 2,733 out of 10,000. The score blends 2025 production with our 2026 projection. Superflex and TE Premium shift the rankings; the trade calculator shows how.
- What is Alvin Kamara's 2026 Engine Projection?
- We project 8.3 half-PPR points per game for 2026. That rate feeds Value Score — multiply by games and your league’s scoring if you want a season total.
- How are season fantasy points calculated on this page?
- Season totals and the recent game log use Half-PPR so every public profile matches our Engine board. A boom week is 20+ half-PPR; a bust is under 5. Your league’s scoring shows up inside the app.
- Should I trade for Alvin Kamara in dynasty right now?
- That's a buy-low window if the price still reflects the rough year, not the recovery. Run the actual numbers on the dynasty trade calculator before you commit — stance is a starting point, not a price.