PositiveProjectionThu, July 30, 2026
Olave's elite utilization and QB upgrade support another career year in 2026.
Chris OlaveWRNO
Olave is coming off a career year in 2025-26 with 100 receptions, 1,163 yards, and nine touchdowns for a WR6 finish in PPR scoring. His production metrics were elite: 29% target share, 42% air yards share, 48% end zone share, and 86 Utilization Score (fifth-best at receiver position). With Tyler Shough taking over at QB in Week 9, Olave's metrics improved significantly—maintaining 29% target share but increasing from 83 UR Score and 14.9 PPR points per game (Weeks 1-8) to 88 UR Score and 18.8 PPR points per game (Weeks 9-18). Shough is expected to improve in his second season similar to Drake Maye's leap from 6.3 to 9.5 adjusted yards per attempt, which could result in a second straight career year for Olave.
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Olave got in 16 games for just the second time in his career last season, and he responded with 100 receptions, 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns. It was good for a WR6 finish in PPR scoring. Olave quietly put up some of the best utilization in the NFL last season. He had a 29% target share, and perhaps more importantly, he had a 42% air yards share and 48% end zone share.
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- What did Fantasy Life Articles say about Chris Olave?
- Olave is coming off a career year in 2025-26 with 100 receptions, 1,163 yards, and nine touchdowns for a WR6 finish in PPR scoring. His production metrics were elite: 29% target share, 42% air yards share, 48% end zone share, and 86 Utilization Score (fifth-best at receiver position). With Tyler Shough taking over at QB in Week 9, Olave's metrics improved significantly—maintaining 29% target share but increasing from 83 UR Score and 14.9 PPR points per game (Weeks 1-8) to 88 UR Score and 18.8 PPR points per game (Weeks 9-18). Shough is expected to improve in his second season similar to Drake Maye's leap from 6.3 to 9.5 adjusted yards per attempt, which could result in a second straight career year for Olave.
- Is this good or bad for Chris Olave's fantasy football value?
- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Chris Olave (WR NO). Olave's elite utilization and QB upgrade support another career year in 2026.
- Where can I see Chris Olave's full 2026 fantasy outlook, projections, and ADP?
- Chris Olave's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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