Alvin Kamara

Week 8 vs Buccaneers

Alvin Kamara just has so many different ways to beat you. 128 yards on 10 catches and a touchdown last week against the Seahawks is another example of that. There's really no discussion needed at this point. He's also very happy to be back with his old buddy Mark Ingram, so that should be fun to watch again.

Week 5 at Washington

With Tony Jones Jr. suffering an ankle injury that will sideline him for a few weeks, this is almost100 percent Alvin Kamara's backfield for the time being. He saw 26 carries in the overtime loss against the Giants for 120 yards. He did lose out on a couple of rushing touchdowns to Taysom Hill, but that isn't too much to worry about for Kamara. Really, Hill is taking those touchdowns from Jameis Winston, almost canceling out the quarterbacks for fantasy purposes. Kamara is our No. 2 RB this week against a middle-of-the-road Washington rush defense.

Week 3 at Patriots

Carolina swarmed Alvin Kamara to the tune of a whopping five rushing yards on eight carries and 30 total yards on 12 touches. That won't happen every week. Carolina is blossoming into a very good defense. Kamara is still the best option on the Saints offense, especially with the receivers not stepping up as we had hoped, so this offense runs through Kamara, making him a weekly RB1 option, even after this dud of a game. He saw the most targets in Week 2, a trend that will likely continue. He'll bounce back.