Fantasy Football Player Notes

Last year, Kamara's season was limited to 14 games due to a groin injury. Before he rode off into the sunset for the 2024 season, Kamara was the RB5 in fantasy points per game. It was a similar story to his last few seasons. He was a volume king with disappointing tackle-breaking metrics who remained an elite option in the passing game. Kamara was seventh in snap share and sixth in opportunity share. He ranked 32nd in missed tackles forced per attempt and 36th in yards after contact per attempt while also sitting top-two among running backs in receiving yards per game, target per route run rate, and yards per route run rate (per Fantasy Points Data). The Saints added Devin Neal to the backfield rotation this offseason to compete with Kendre Miller and Clyde Edwards-Helaire for the RB2 job. None of those players are huge threats to cut into Kamara's workload. He should be a volume option again in 2025 with an RB2 floor and RB1 ceiling.

Chris Olave enters 2025 with more red flags than breakout buzz. Now 25, he's coming off an injury-riddled 2024 season in which he played just six full games and averaged a disappointing 10 fantasy points per game (WR40). While still efficient on a per-route basis (2.15 YPRR), Olave was out-targeted and out-produced by Rashid Shaheed, who doubled him in air yards and posted more top-12 weekly finishes. Olave has struggled to deliver high-end fantasy weeks throughout his career and now faces even murkier outlooks with shaky QB play likely incoming in New Orleans.