It’s rare when doing a fantasy football comparison of elite players – Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey and New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara – that potential jail time or a suspension factors into the decision.
Kamara was arrested in Las Vegas the night of the Super Bowl in an alleged altercation in which four men were charged with the beating of man that resulted in significant injuries. One of the charges Kamara faces is felony battery. His case has been pushed back months, and his next court appearance is scheduled for early August when the Saints are at training camp.
Seeing as the NFL tends to wait to hand down punishment until courts cases play out, the case may well drag into 2023. We’ve seen instances in which that wasn’t the case, though, so it can’t be entirely dismissed for fantasy calculus this summer.
For our purposes, this comparison is primarily based upon Kamara not facing a league suspension during the 2022 season.