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As of week 7, Alvin Kamara was an RB for NO, age 31.1, 9 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 30% of snaps; his line was 24 rush yards a game, 7 carries a game and 15.2 receiving yards a game (Receiving back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 133 games (postseason included) over 9 seasons with 3 Pro Bowls and 2 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 18 episodes (illness 5, knee 4, ankle 3), 4 of them reaching OUT, 9 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a knee injury in 2026 week 2.
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In short
Alvin Kamara is in the rotation at running back for NO — 38% of the snaps in his best week of 5. His team named him inactive in week 1. This week he practised limited every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“Despite a lengthy practice report, just two players are designated as questionable.”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
2
“LIMITED
OL Cesar Ruiz (knee) – QUESTIONABLE
RB Alvin Kamara (back)”
Steelers Depot · 2026-10-23
3
“running back Alvin Kamara (back) and linebacker Kaden Elliss (calf) were limited”
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
LPdated Fri Oct 23
LPdated Fri Oct 23
LPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rush yds / game24 range 12–36
wk 2–6 · 5 games
Carries / game7.0 range 3.0–9.0
wk 2–6 · 5 games
Rec yds / game15 range -6.0–35
wk 2–6 · 5 games
Snap share30.4% range 26–38
wk 2–6 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
29%wk 2
32%wk 3
38%wk 4
27%wk 5
26%wk 6
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
4
1
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 5
back
3
Questionable
2026 · wk 1
knee
2
Questionable
2025 · wk 13
knee
6
Out
2025 · wk 6
ankle
6
Questionable
2024 · wk 16
groin
3
Out
2024 · wk 15
illness
1
—
2024 · wk 7
hand
4
—
2024 · wk 4
hip
3
Questionable
2023 · wk 18
ankle
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 17
illness
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 8
illness
1
—
2022 · wk 17
Not injury related
1
—
2022 · wk 12
illness
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 2
chest
4
Questionable
2021 · wk 10
knee
5
Out
2020 · wk 9
foot
4
—
2019 · wk 6
ankle
4
Out
2018 · wk 9
illness
1
—
2018 · wk 4
knee
2
—
2017 · wk 15
concussion
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 20 episodes · 54 weeks on a report · same site more than once: illness ×5
2017
concussion · 1w
2018
illness · 1wknee · 2w
2019
ankle · 4w
2020
foot · 4w
2021
knee · 5w
2022
Not injury related · 1willness · 1wchest · 4w
2023
ankle · 1willness · 1willness · 1w
2024
groin · 3willness · 1whand · 4whip · 3w
2025
knee · 6wankle · 6w
2026
back · 3wknee · 2w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 5PLAY 83% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 6PLAY 99% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 7locked
Season on him: 2 of 2 graded calls of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Mason Tipton
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Jordyn Tyson
WR
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
RB1 · 30% snaps
Season
2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game
24 rush yards · 7 carries · 15.2 receiving yards
Type
Receiving back
Career
9 seasons · 133 games before 2026
Honors
3× Pro Bowl · 2× second-team All-Pro
Injuries
18 episodes · last: knee, 2026 wk 2
Bio
age 31.1 · 9 seasons' experience · drafted round 3
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.