Sit Alvin Kamara in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 7.9 projected points lands 3.1 under the RB starter line.
- Projection
- 7.9 pts
- RB rank
- #39
- Matchup
- at BAL
Alvin Kamara's fantasy role in Week 2
Alvin Kamara goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a deep-league RB flyer for the NO. He is rostered in 37% of leagues and actually started in 1% of them, and we rank him RB39 on our own weekly board at 7.9 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at BAL. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 7.9-point projection is 3.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Alvin Kamara in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 7.9 projected points lands 3.1 under the RB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Alvin Kamara (NO RB), our RB39 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at BAL, projecting 7.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Only 37% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 7.9 points is roughly 28% short of the RB baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing BAL away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Alvin Kamara (NO RB), our RB39 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at BAL, projecting 7.9 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Only 37% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. 7.9 points is roughly 28% short of the RB baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. Facing BAL away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.