Kamara’s average draft position and playmaking ability make for a tempting fantasy pick
There are plenty of fair doubts to have about the New Orleans Saints this season, but star running back Alvin Kamara’s production doesn’t seem to be one of them. As the NFL season gets closer, so do fantasy football preparations. Few are very excited about the Saints as a fantasy powerhouse, but Kamara still stands to make an impact.
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport recently listed Kamara as the best value pick at running back in all of fantasy football. His average draft position is listed as the No. 16 running back and No. 45 player overall. Liking the potential that the New Orleans ballcarrier has in the Kellen Moore offense makes a lot of sense. Over the past three seasons, Kamara has averaged 1,347 yards from scrimmage with six touchdowns and 67 catches, and that is even with him missing a couple of games each year.
Now, he will step into a Moore-run offense that will surely have to rely on the running game more heavily with young quarterbacks that will target him in the passing game as a safety valve. While no one is expecting Kamara to put forth a Saquon Barkley-like 2,005-yard campaign on the ground just because he will have the same play caller, expecting better numbers doesn’t seem far-fetched.
The 29-year-old five-time Pro Bowler will be looking for his first-ever 1,000-yard season on the ground and should still get plenty of opportunities in the passing game with a weaker unit of running backs behind him. Kamara might be the only person on the offense that one can draft in fantasy and not think twice about.
