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Exploring the factors in Alvin Kamara’s “down” receiving year

Because Alvin Kamara had a phenomenal start to his career, his 2019 production raised some questions. While he was on par with his per carry numbers (4.7 in 2019, 4.6 in 2018), his year was widely referred to as “underwhelming.” Some hypothesized that his lack of numbers, particularly in regards to scoring touchdowns, had to do with any litany of causes including injury, heartache after the departure of Mark Ingram, and some even challenging whether or not he still cared at all - which is honestly a wild accusation.