There are always factors that can impact the fantasy football value of a player — a change in quarterback, a change in offensive coaching staff, an injury history or a potential suspension. In the case of New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, you can check all those boxes. Kamara is under investigation following a brutal altercation in Las Vegas in the offseason and, depending on how the case progresses, it could impact his 2022 season.
Below, we look at Alvin Kamara‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
In his first year post-Drew Brees, Kamara saw the flip of his first 4 seasons. He set a career high with 240 carries, but had never had fewer than 80 receptions in his first 4 seasons before catching 47 last year in 13 games. He is at his best when he is catching the ball more and running it less, which is something the Saints will have to balance this season.
Alvin Kamara’s ADP: 18.04
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Without the potential suspension hanging over his head, Kamara might be ranked a little higher than his current ADP, which has him as the 10th ranked running back and coming off the draft board late in the 2nd round in 10-player leagues.
Kamara’s ADP finds him narrowly behind Nick Chubb (Cleveland Browns) at 18.02 and narrowly ahead of Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) at 18.66 and Aaron Jones (Green Bay Packers) at 20.50.
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Alvin Kamara’s 2021 stats
Games: 13
Carries | rushing yards: 240 | 898
Rushing touchdowns: 4
Receptions | receiving yards: 47 | 439
Receiving touchdowns: 5
Where should you draft Kamara?
He may be a draft-day decision depending on when league’s conduct their annual drafts. Trying to get as much information as possible in the days and even hours leading up to your draft could be critical, but, as things stand at the moment, the buzz is that the case is currently moving slowly and could drag out beyond this season, which would leave Kamara fine for 2022.
For those being the last in a 10-player league to select a running back, which is where those fantasy owners would be sitting if the ADP numbers hold up, Kamara comes with some red flags. Not only is his legal situation a concern, he hasn’t played every game in a season since his rookie year and missed 4 games last year.
While I would be likely to make a point to get a couple of other running backs in the next 3 picks if I was to take Kamara, his dual threat ability makes him one of the most dangerous fantasy players in the league and he is capable of putting up consistently good numbers and enormous totals 3 or 4 times a year.
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