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Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints · #41

Running Back · 5' 10", 215 lbs · Norcross, GA · Age 31

Alvin Kamara is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 67th overall, 2017. In 2026 he ran for 74 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 11 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 67th overall10-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #41 · Running Back
Alvin Kamara
Season avg74 rush yds · 2 td · 11 rec
Career avg7,324 rush yds · 63 td · 617 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
74rush yds
2td
11rec
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Scouting report

Alvin Kamara — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B+
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Alvin Kamara is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 67th overall, 2017. In 2026 he ran for 74 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 11
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Rushing
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Rushing volume
Strong · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Receiving
Excellent · offense
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All-purpose
Strong · offense
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Volume share
Elite · offense
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Act II

Where Alvin Kamara stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #99 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
1068Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Alvin Kamara — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
74 YDS
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Scoring
2 TD
drill in ↓
A+
Receiving
47 YDS
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A+
All-purpose
121 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Alvin Kamara

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
310
rush yds
-40–660
2
td
0–4
24
rec
2–47
155
rec yds
-44–353
8
games
3–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 74 → projected 310 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+278.3
Age curve
-42.3
Net vs last season+236.1 rush yds
Everything it reads
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10 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 11 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Alvin Kamara career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
2017167288818261554
20181588314817091592
2019147975815331330
20201593216837561688
2021138984474391337
2022158972574901387
2023136945754661160
2024149506685431493
202511471133186657
2026 in progress · 3 games37421147121
Career1297,324636174,99512,319
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #47 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Alvin Kamara

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-07-25

The beginning

Alvin Kamara is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints, in his 10th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 67th overall, 2017 as a Running Back.

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Alvin Kamara is a New Orleans Saints running back, drafted 67th overall, 2017.

Chapter

Across 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has rushed for 7,324 yards and 63 touchdowns and caught 617 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 74 yards with 2 touchdowns and added 11 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
215 lbs
Draft
67th overall, 2017
Born
Norcross, GA
Age
31
Jersey
#41
Background

Alvin Kamara is from Norcross, GA and is 31 years old. He was drafted 67th overall, 2017 and plays running back at 5' 10", 215 lbs.

Over 10 seasons (2017–2026) he has run for 7,324 yards and 63 touchdowns while adding 617 catches. Kamara is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Alvin Kamara is a featured every-down back who has amassed 12,319 scrimmage yards and 63 rushing touchdowns over 10 seasons (2017–2026).

Rushing7,324 career rushing yards and 63 touchdowns.
Receiving back617 receptions for 4,995 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 950 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree67th overall, 2017.
Durability129 career games played.
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FAQ

Alvin Kamara — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Alvin Kamara, answered.

What position does Alvin Kamara play?
Alvin Kamara is a Running Back for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Alvin Kamara drafted?
Alvin Kamara was drafted 67th overall, 2017.
How many seasons has Alvin Kamara played?
10 (2017–2026).
What are Alvin Kamara's career stats?
He has rushed for 7,324 yards and 63 touchdowns and caught 617 passes.
Alvin Kamara career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB1
listed starter
Snap share
33%
of offensive snaps
Target share
8%
WOPR 0.13
Rush share
25%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (RB1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
41
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
16
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Alvin Kamara's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
17
since 2017
Games missed
12
listed Out
Lower-body
10
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Knee2026 Wk1 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk18 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk17 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk16 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk15 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 10 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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