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Yahoo Fantasy Football fantasy football takes on Chris Olave
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All Yahoo Fantasy Football insights about Chris Olave
PositiveProjectionSep 15, 2026
Olave was among the usual suspects and best performers to start the 2026 season, ranking among the top WRs in Week 1 fantasy scoring alongside other elite options.NegativeProjectionSep 15, 2026
Ranked 8th among Week 2 wide receivers by the source, facing New Orleans at Baltimore.PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026
The source projects Olave as the overall WR1 in Week 1, citing a favorable game environment where New Orleans will need to keep pace with Detroit's high-scoring offense. With Alvin Kamara questionable and Jordyn Tyson unavailable, Olave has a clear path to dominate passing volume. Tyler Shough's easiest answer will be feeding Olave. The source calls for double-digit targets, more than 125 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. Olave is coming off career highs with 100 catches, 1,163 yards, and nine touchdowns on 155 targets, finishing as WR7 in fantasy points per game, and already demonstrated this ceiling with a 10-catch, 148-yard, two-touchdown performance last season.PositiveProjectionSep 9, 2026
In a new role with more underneath targets under HC Kellen Moore, Olave posted a career-best WR7 per-game finish on WR6 usage. He had improved QB play from rookie Tyler Shough and took off without Rashid Shaheed after Week 10, averaging 9.9 targets per game and 86 yards—both very clear WR1 numbers. Nothing has materially changed from that dominant stretch. The Saints project for 21.25 points against the Lions as 7.0-point dogs in a dome environment. The Lions' secondary is a total mess; ESPN's Ben Solak notes the Lions' starting secondary is the oldest of any team in the last 15 years and lacks the speed to match Olave. They won't have safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph. Only Puka Nacua projects for more targets (10.5).PositiveProjectionSep 3, 2026
With Jordyn Tyson missing the first couple months of the season due to injury, Olave has a clear path to dominate air yards and targets in a fast-pace Saints offense, the way he did in the second half of 2025. Olave is again too big to fail.NegativeValueSep 2, 2026
Chris Olave has improved from below average to average after two concerns were partially mitigated. He was drafted in the mid-WR30s last season due to missing half a season from a concussion and the addition of top-10 pick Jordyn Tyson. With Tyson aggravating his severe hamstring injuries again, 50% of that concern is gone for a significant portion of the season. Olave was a bona fide fantasy WR1 with Tyler Shough last season, and the source is fine taking the injury risk with him in Round 3, which is filled with injury issues.PositiveProjectionSep 2, 2026
Boone selected Olave at 3.12, giving him a chance to field two of the top-10 players at the WR position. Olave finished as the WR9 in fppg last season while averaging the sixth-most targets per outing in Kellen Moore's fast-paced offense. Boone also noted that Olave showed the best version of himself down the stretch, when he was the second-highest scoring wideout in the fantasy playoffs. Rookie Jordyn Tyson will miss time in the first half of the season, setting Olave up for monster volume once again.NegativeValueSep 1, 2026
The source recommends Chris Olave as a better third-round WR option than Rashee Rice, noting that while Olave carries similar injury risk to Rice, he has overall less uncertainty and represents better value at that draft position.NegativeRoleAug 28, 2026
Confirmed out for New Orleans Saints preseason Week 3; will be rested ahead of Week 1.PositiveProjectionAug 26, 2026
Olave is a WR1 in the NFL with eyeballs-evident quality. He's been in the source's inner circle of premier route runners for a few seasons and was employed perfectly last season to express his skills. The only critique is that he's a YAC monster; otherwise, he checks all the boxes.PositiveProjectionAug 26, 2026
The source is high on what the Saints coaching staff showed last season. The team ranked first in seconds per play while operating at a fast pace and first in rate of dropbacks with pre-snap motion. Results weren't great overall but picked up when Tyler Shough took over. With another season in the system and behind a good offensive line, the source projects this can be a top-15 unit in the NFL.PositiveUsageAug 26, 2026
Olave handled a whopping 29.4% of Saints targets in Weeks 1-17 before sitting out the final game, ranking sixth in that span just behind Jefferson. His targets per route ranked eighth on the year. Round 1 rookie Jordyn Tyson was set to eat into that workload but is now set to miss over a month of regular season action. After developing pristine chemistry with Tyler Shough in the back half of the season, expect Olave to be a volume hog again.PositiveValueAug 21, 2026
Chris Olave's Prizm Silver PSA 10 more than doubled (+133%) from $30 to $70, making him 'an absolute steal for a top-30 fantasy asset' according to the source. With a population of 8 (among the scarcest in the top 60), his low starting price and elite scarcity create significant upside potential.PositiveProjectionAug 20, 2026
Olave is entering his Year 5 season, which the source identifies as the make-or-break year for wide receivers. Year 5 is the clear No. 1 on the list with 25% of Year 5 WRs hitting 15+ PPG, right after the original rookie contract. The source notes that players entering their prime are a good bet versus ADP to actually pay off on breaking through, compared to veteran receivers with most of them having their ceiling days behind them.NegativeValueAug 19, 2026
Chris Olave is highlighted as a critical area of discussion in Hayden Winks' Top 100 PPR rankings, with specific focus on his draft board positioning and tiebreaker considerations.PositiveProjectionAug 18, 2026
Ranked WR12 and 25th overall in half PPR; was WR7 on WR6 usage last season. Saints offense should improve with Year 2 QB, Year 2 LT, upgraded LG, Year 3 RT, and another year of Kellen Moore system implementation. Saints were first in neutral pace last year while playing in bad division and dome environment. Olave's injury history prevents him from ranking higher, but there's an argument he could be at top of Round 2 tier with Malik Nabers, Drake London, George Pickens, Nico Collins, and A.J. Brown.PositiveValueAug 14, 2026
Chris Olave is cited by Josh Norris as one of the enticing Round 3 and 4 wide receivers available at pick 35, representing the cluster of high-value receivers that makes the RB-RB-WR-WR strategy work this year.NegativeProjectionAug 12, 2026
Drafted at 3.2 in this full-PPR mock draft, indicating Round 3 value for the elite wide receiver.PositiveProjectionAug 12, 2026
Chris Olave is rated as a high-end WR2, reflecting strong fantasy expectations and consistent production in the Saints' passing game.PositiveProjectionAug 11, 2026
Chris Olave is placed in Tier 3 and is identified as still in his prime with a runway to dominating targets on an efficient offense. Though he did not post a top-12 season immediately after his rookie year despite earning an 18 percent target share, he eventually posted a top-12 season, demonstrating the durability of elite target-earning profiles.NegativeRoleAug 11, 2026
Olave is part of the Saints' core receiving group supporting Shough in 2026 alongside the newly added weapons.NegativeValueAug 9, 2026
JJ Zachariason recommends Chris Olave as a superior third-round WR option to Rashee Rice, noting that Olave carries similar injury risk to Rice but offers more upside and less uncertainty.NegativeRoleAug 4, 2026
Chris Olave just signed a massive extension with New Orleans and is entrenched as the No. 1 option in the Saints offense, establishing him as the clear top target ahead of Jordyn Tyson and other receivers.NegativeValueAug 3, 2026
Joel Smyth highlights Chris Olave as the No. 1 WR in New Orleans with a clear projected volume advantage in later rounds. Smyth argues that volume advantage should be the focus in late-round picks, making Olave's risk-to-upside payoff well worth it despite any injury concerns. Additionally, Hayden Winks notes that Olave was one of the players who should have been targeted instead of injury-prone rookies like TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Hunter, and RJ Harvey in 2025.PositiveValueJul 31, 2026
Saints WR signed a four-year extension worth up to $132 million, solidifying his role as the top target for QB Tyler Shough in New Orleans' offense. After playing in only eight games in 2024 due to concussions, Olave bounced back with 100 catches for 1,163 yards and nine scores in 16 games last season. Yahoo the source Justin Boone has Olave ranked as the WR12 in half-PPR going into 2026. So long as he can stay healthy, there's no reason Olave can't finish the year as a fantasy WR1.PositiveProjectionJul 29, 2026
Olave is included in Tier II as a solid WR1, grouped with other proven safe picks barring injury.NegativeInjuryJul 29, 2026
Olave missed at least five games across 2024-2025 as part of a broader trend of high-end receiver injuries that has been rough the past two seasons.PositiveProjectionJul 27, 2026
Olave led the NFL in air yards and was second in percent of end zone targets to Davante Adams; the addition of top-10 pick Jordyn Tyson can make a dent in valuable targets, but if Tyson comes on slow and can't get established early, Olave's volume should stay at an elite range in the fast-paced New Orleans offense.PositiveUsageJul 27, 2026
Olave was getting good volume in 2025, but his air yard share jumped from 35% to over 50% in second half after Rashid Shaheed's departure. He led NFL in air yards and was second in percent of end zone targets to Davante Adams. Addition of top-10 pick Jordyn Tyson can make dent in valuable targets, but even small hits become considerable. If Tyson comes on slow and can't get established early, Olave's volume should stay at elite range in fast-paced New Orleans offense.