Kamara was one of the best value picks in all of Fantasy Football in 2023, but a declining efficiency level and a potential holdout might make drafters leery to trust him again. While it was excellent that Kamara led all RBs with a whopping 6.62 targets per game last season, Kamara still lost out on short-yardage touchdowns to Taysom Hill and also proceeded to notch a third consecutive season without a rush of over 30 yards. Kamara also did not have a catch of 30-plus yards in 2023, the first time that happened in his career. While his efficiency is down, his volume has been and still figures to be good, especially in an offense called by new coordinator Klint Kubiak. But if Kamara follows through with a holdout after missing the last day of mandatory minicamp, worries about Kamara being good in his age-29 season will only grow. Naturally, if Kamara's contract issues are resolved then he should still be a PPR fiend worth taking as a relative bargain around No. 50 overall as a Round 4-5 pick. Kubiak's system does fit Kamara nicely, so hopefully he's there. The chase for Kamara does fade in non- and half-PPR formats, pushing him into absolute Round 5 territory, so check your scoring before drafting him.
Kamara had a career-low 694 rush yards on just 3.9 yards per carry last season, but he was still an effective receiver (75 receptions) despite being 29 years old, and he finished as RB11. He was able to hold off rookie Kendre Miller, who was often injured last season, but we expect Miller to make a bigger impact this season. The versatile Taysom Hill is also probably going to eat into Kamara's production, further clouding his outlook. Kamara was ninth in the league in red zone touches and should still be a go-to option, but the days of him being one of the first RBs off the board are over. He's now a low-end RB1, and the aforementioned TD vultures will be bothersome to his fantasy managers this season.
Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
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722.6 | 5.1 | 65.6 | 458.0 | 1.8 |
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