AlvinKamara

News: 14 hours agoKamara (back) remained sidelined at practice Friday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Spin: Per Luke Johnson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Kamara left practice earlier this week with back tightness, so at this stage the running back should be considered day-to-day. With that in mind, it doesn't seem likely that Kamara will appear in Sunday's preseason game against the 49ers.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: 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.