No one saw Alvin Kamara coming. Well, not like the runaway freight train his 2017 rookie-of-the-year campaign ended up being. The Saints’ third-round pick certainly had his supporters entering last season’s fantasy draft, but there wasn’t much thought given to him becoming the powerhouse he was.
Now, he’s the toast of the ball as NFL.com’s Adam Rank ranks him as the No. 1 fantasy player for 2018.
Last July, we ran an article about the fantasy potential for what was then the New Orleans three-headed monster at running back. Mark Ingram, Adrian Peterson and Kamara were all on the radar, with Kamara being the lowest regarded of all three.