Is Alvin Kamara playing this week?
No injury designationAlvin Kamara has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Kickoff: Mon, Oct 5 · 8:15 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Rap: Alvin Kamara expected to "carry the load" with Travis Etienne on IR.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. ATL's defense has allowed 14% fewer points to RBs than the league average.
Why we say bench
- Projected 5.4 points, #33 among RBs this week, 0.0 points behind #32, the last one we'd start.
- ATL's defense has allowed 14% fewer points to RBs than the league average.
- Upside: NO's offense is expected to score about 25 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 9 carries and 3.5 targets a game.
- Played 32% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 5.2 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~25 pts
- Vegas line
- NO favored by 2.5
- Game total
- 47.5
- ATL vs RBs
- 14% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 32%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
31
Height
5'10"
Weight
215 lb
College
Tennessee; Hutchinson CC; Alabama
Experience
9 seasons
Draft
2017 · Pick #67 (NO)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 5.0?
Kamara's grade is near the bottom among qualifying running backs because his touches have cost the Saints expected points and few of his carries kept the offense on schedule. It's a small sample of 25 touches over 2 games, so a few plays can swing it a lot.
Holding it back
- Expected points per touch is -0.301, 48th of 51, and this pulled the grade down a lot, even after crediting him for tougher-than-average defenses.
- Rushing success rate is 28%, 46th of 51, meaning few carries kept the offense on schedule.
- Costly plays: a 4-yard loss on a pass in week 2 at BAL (-1.4 expected points), a 4-yard loss on a carry later in that game (-1.2), and a no-gain run on 3rd and 1 in week 3 vs LV (-1.2).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.280
Success rate
28%
WPA (sum)
-0.40
Opponent adj.
0.048
Plays graded
25
Advanced stats
2026 season · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.