4 Teams That Should be Prioritizing Alvin Kamara Trade Amid OTAs

June 1 is just around the corner, a key date on the 2026 NFL offseason calendar due to the fiscal impact it has on league transactions. With teams able to spread the dead cap hit of an outgoing player over two years—instead of eating it all during the current season—it becomes much more palatable to move on from some high-salary veterans.

While A.J. Brown is currently the No. 1 candidate to be traded when the calendar flips next week, there are several other superstars who could also be dealt on or after June 1.  Alvin Kamara is one of them, especially after the New Orleans Saints adjusted his contract earlier in the offseason to allow more flexibility for a potential move.

Head coach Kellen Moore recently spoke about Kamara's uncertain future in the Big Easy:

Kamara is entering the final year of a two-year, $24.5 million extension and doesn't quite fit the Saints' current timeline. The 30-year-old is gearing up for his 10th NFL season, but the addition of Travis Etienne Jr. in free agency created a logjam at the RB position that could lead to a significant reduction in playing time for the incumbent starter. Kamara may have more value as a trade piece who could net some much-needed draft capital for the still-rebuilding organization.

The market for running backs isn't too hot, but several contenders appear to have a hole in the backfield. If these teams aren't happy with how their backfield depth looks during ongoing OTAs, a trade for Kamara could patch up the position before training camp.

With that in mind, let's look at four teams that should prioritize landing Kamara as soon as possible.

Green Bay Packers

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Although they lost backup running back Emmanuel Wilson in free agency, the Green Bay Packers still seemed to have a solid backfield setup for the 2026 NFL season. That changed on Tuesday when superstar starter Josh Jacobs was arrested and booked on multiple domestic violence charges.

While Jacobs' attorney denied the allegations and the Packers refused to comment on the matter due to being an "ongoing legal situation", the NFL confirmed it was aware of the report and has already contacted Green Bay's brass regarding it.

Given the league investigates these matters and can hand down suspensions irrespective of the legal system's outcome, there is a real chance Jacobs misses some or even all the upcoming campaign. His absence would leave a massive hole at the RB position, one that the Packers must fill to have a chance to compete in 2026.

Alvin Kamara makes perfect sense in Titletown, profiling as a seamless replacement for the incumbent starter. Although he's coming off a down season, Kamara is still a five-time Pro Bowler who has proven capable of shouldering a heavy load in an elite offense. He can contribute as both a rusher and pass-catcher out of the backfield, averaging a solid 5.4 yards per touch for his career.

While Kamara missed six games due to injury during a lost Saints season in 2025, he's only a year removed from his eighth consecutive campaign with 1,100-plus yards and six-plus touchdowns from scrimmage. Although he missed three games that season, the 1,493 yards he posted in 2024 were his highest tally since 2020.

Even if Jacobs is exonerated and returns to Green Bay this season, Kamara would still be an ideal backup for a team with real Super Bowl aspirations.

With Wilson no longer in the mix, the RB2 job in the team's rush-heavy offense was set to be contested by an unproven Chris Brooks and oft-injured MarShawn Lloyd. Kamara would instantly slot into that role and give Green Bay a powerful one-two combo in the backfield.

Kicking over a midround pick to the Saints for Kamara's services should now be atop Green Bay's to-do list as it looks to stabilize the offense and stay the course following three straight playoff trips.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off a stellar 14-3 season and tough playoff battle with the Buffalo Bills, but the loss of Travis Etienne Jr. has set the club up for a backslide in 2026.

While the Jags are preparing to replace the star running back with some underwhelming combination of Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Rodriguez Jr., LeQuint Allen Jr., Ameer Abdullah, DeeJay Dallas and undrafted free agent J'Mari Taylor, a trade for Alvin Kamara would give them a legitimate starter who could keep the club in contention this coming season.

Although the Jags declined to issue a pricy free-agent deal to Etienne—who eventually signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Saints—they could benefit from the logjam their former back's addition created in the Big Easy. Kamara no longer makes sense in New Orleans due to his combination of age, salary and projected role within the offense, but he'd be a great pickup for Jacksonville for these same reasons.

Tuten is projected to emerge as the Jaguars' RB1, but the sophomore back didn't inspire much confidence that he's ready for the job during his first NFL season. He may have scored seven total touchdowns as a rookie, but Tuten only mustered 307 yards across his 83 carries—a meager 3.7 yards per carry average. Given the still-present fumbling concerns that led Tuten to fall to the fourth round of the 2025 draft, it's too soon to entrust a major role to the 23-year-old.

Kamara would be a far better choice to start in Jacksonville. Even if he winds up being a one-year rental, the 2017 Offensive Rookie of the Year has shown he's plenty capable of carrying a backfield. Having him and Tuten in a timeshare would provide the Jags with a balanced offense built for both the 2026 season and the future.

Considering it should only take an early Day 3 pick to bring Kamara aboard, the Jags shouldn't hesitate to make this low-risk, high-reward addition.

Denver Broncos

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The Denver Broncos came up just shy of making a Super Bowl run in 2026 and should have supreme confidence in their ability to raise another banner in the Mile High. They shouldn't hesitate to go all-in to capitalize on the window that head coach Sean Payton has cracked open.

Reuniting with Payton and former pupil Alvin Kamara could be the move that finally pushes Denver over the edge. The back had his finest seasons under Payton during their shared tenure with the New Orleans Saints, so it wouldn't be a surprise if Kamara rekindled that form if his next NFL act is played under the head coach.

While rushing production generally wasn't a major issue for the Broncos during the regular season, they hovered around league average with a pedestrian 118.7 rushing yards per game. The ground game truly stalled out in the playoffs, with Denver failing to crack 80 yards rushing in either of its two postseason contests.

One reason for this downturn was the lack of depth. While the Broncos deployed a strong backfield platoon headlined by veteran J.K. Dobbins and rookie RJ Harvey for the first half of the regular season, the Lisfranc injury Dobbins suffered in Week 10 wound up costing the club dearly.

Jaleel McLaughlin was uninspiring after being elevated into a more prominent backup role, and this depth issue was exposed during the team's season-ending loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

Even after the Broncos drafted Jonah Coleman on Day 3 and brought Dobbins back in free agency, Kamara still makes sense as for his potential impact on this offense as a low-cost trade target brimming with upside.

Dobbins has missed a significant amount of time—including the entire 2021 campaign and nearly all of 2023—since entering the league, while Coleman is completely unproven at the NFL level and may be best served developing for a year on the bench while Kamara finishes out his contract.  

The addition of Kamara would give the Broncos an ideal insurance option for Dobbins and unparalleled receiving threat to round out a three-man platoon that would arguably rate as the NFL's best.

Seattle Seahawks

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Like many recent Super Bowl winners, the Seattle Seahawks found it difficult to keep the band together after a successful Lombardi Trophy run. Rival teams raided the club's roster at the start of the new league year, offering above-market deals to free agents that the reigning champs couldn't afford to match.

One of Seattle's biggest losses was Kenneth Walker III, the team's starting running back for the last four seasons. The Kansas City Chiefs poached the Super Bowl MVP away with a three-year, $43 million deal that left a major void in Seattle's backfield.

The hole Walker's departure created is one only a star like Alvin Kamara can seamlessly fill.

While the Seahawks do have another proven option in Zach Charbonnet who can eventually be plugged into a key role, the veteran went down in the Divisional Round of the playoffs with a torn ACL and isn't likely to return until December. In the meantime, Seattle would have to hope that rookie first-rounder Jadarian Price can match the lofty expectations that come with his draft status.

Although Price has the potential to be a legitimate RB1 at the NFL level, the Seahawks would be wise to have a strong backup in place if they want to strengthen their repeat bid.

Free-agent pickup Emmanuel Wilson flashed some potential as the Green Bay Packers' RB2 last season, but he's a rather one-dimensional player, one who never handled sizable volume in any of his three NFL seasons and may be best used as a tertiary option.

Kamara would be a true difference-maker for the Seahawks, who could leverage his versatile talents under new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury. Fleury spent over a half-decade under the tutelage of Kyle Shanahan with the rival San Francisco 49ers.

Given his success with Christian McCaffrey, it's readily apparent that Fleury understands how to maximize the abilities that a dynamic rushing/receiving weapon like Kamara brings to the table.

While the Seahawks would be mortgaging the future slightly to add Kamara to their roster, they have a clear shot at another Super Bowl and shouldn't hesitate to do whatever it takes to capitalize on it.