Alvin Kamara vs RJ Harvey: Who Should You Start?
Alvin Kamara and RJ Harvey are both viable fantasy running backs heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Alvin Kamara averaged 7.7 PPG across 11 games with the New Orleans Saints, while RJ Harvey posted 10.8 PPG in 17 appearances for the Denver Broncos.
A 3.1-PPG gap gives RJ Harvey the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
RJ Harvey is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 47 targets into 356 yards, while Alvin Kamara profiles as a more traditional rusher with 471 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats RJ Harvey carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Alvin Kamara has his bye in Week 12, and RJ Harvey rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
