2025 Receiving Stats
REC
33
YDS
244
TD
1
AVG
7.4
TAR
53
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Olave has looked the part of a first-round pick since New Orleans took him 11th overall in 2024, but he's never reached superstar status and now is in danger of having his career shortened by concussions. He has four on record in three NFL seasons, including two last year that limited him to eight games and led the Saints to shut him down even when reports suggested he technically could've played the final week or two. Olave had a pair of 1,000-yard seasons before that, both times with an aDOT above 13.0 and YPT above 8.0, with especially strong numbers on intermediate targets. His 4.39 speed also demands deep-ball respect, although Olave's yet to play in an offense that's made the most of that potential strength. He'll be in a new system this year, led by HC Kellen Moore and OC Doug Nussmeier, without much in the way of target competition besides RB Alvin Kamara and fellow wideout Rashid Shaheed (coming back from a meniscus tear). The issue lies under center, where second-round rookie Tyler Shough and 2024 fifth-round pick Spencer Rattler are the top candidates to start Week 1. The combination of concussion and QB concerns puts Olave's fantasy rank much lower than where he'd be if we evaluated on talent alone. Read Past Outlooks
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Team-high volume in win
Olave caught seven of 11 targets for 59 yards in Sunday's 26-14 win over the Giants.
ANALYSIS
The catches and targets were both team highs, but Olave's output was overshadowed by an 87-yard TD by Rashid Shaheed in the second quarter that sparked the Saints' offense to life. Olave remains the the top option for QB Spencer Rattler, but his volume hasn't resulted in any big performances yet in 2025 -- despite seeing double-digit targets in four of five games and 53 looks in total, he sports just a 33-244-1 line, and Sunday's 59 receiving yards were actually his season high. He'll try to make a bigger impact in Week 6 against the Patriots.
The catches and targets were both team highs, but Olave's output was overshadowed by an 87-yard TD by Rashid Shaheed in the second quarter that sparked the Saints' offense to life. Olave remains the the top option for QB Spencer Rattler, but his volume hasn't resulted in any big performances yet in 2025 -- despite seeing double-digit targets in four of five games and 53 looks in total, he sports just a 33-244-1 line, and Sunday's 59 receiving yards were actually his season high. He'll try to make a bigger impact in Week 6 against the Patriots.
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How do Chris Olave's 2025 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
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Air Yards Per Game
86.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.44% Team Air Yards
36.3%% Team Targets
31.2%Avg Depth of Target
8.0 YdsCatch Rate
62.3%Drop Rate
3.8%Avg Yds After Catch
2.1% Targeted On Route
31.9%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
94.6
Cornerbacks
93.0
Safeties
96.6
Linebackers
104.2
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Measurables Review
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How do Chris Olave's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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Height
6' 0"Weight
187 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.39 secVertical Jump
32.0 inBroad Jump
124 inHand Length
9.50 inArm Length
31.13 inPast Fantasy Outlooks
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Olave has mostly been as advertised since the Saints drafted him 11th overall in 2022, putting up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons while making a living with his 4.39 speed and nifty route-running rather than yards after the catch. His second season featured 15 more catches, 81 more yards and one more TD than his debut campaign, but it was a product of adding 207 snaps. Olave was actually targeted on a slightly larger share of his routes as a rookie (26.9 percent to 25.1) and produced more yards per route (2.35 to 2.05) and per target (8.8 to 8.1), even though the Saints got an ostensible QB upgrade during the 2023 offseason. In practice, 2023 Derek Carr was similar to 2022 Andy Dalton, playing through numerous injuries and struggling to get anything going on passes that weren't thrown to Olave (138 targets), Rashid Shaheed (75) or rookie A.T. Perry (18). Those three accounted for half of the team's receiving TDs and 49 percent of the yardage on 40 percent of the targets, while RB Alvin Kamara and WR Michael Thomas got volume when they were available but didn't do much with it. Thomas is gone now and hasn't been replaced by another veteran, with Shaheed and Perry both profiling as deep threats but probably not volume guys. That leaves a lot of the burden on Olave's shoulders, potentially setting up a third-year breakout if things go well for Carr and the passing game under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
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Catches TD, throws INT
Olave hauled in three of six targets for 20 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 31-19 defeat versus the Bills.
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Posts PPR gem Sunday
Olave hauled in 10 of 14 targets for 57 yards in Sunday's 44-13 loss to the Seahawks.
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Hauls in six passes in Week 2
Olave caught six of 10 targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 26-21 loss to the 49ers.
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Sees big volume in loss
Olave caught seven of 13 targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 20-13 loss to the Cardinals.
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Three catches to close preseason
Olave brought in all three targets for 29 yards in the Saints' 28-19 preseason loss to the Broncos on Saturday afternoon.
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Dealing with ankle issue
Olave suffered an ankle injury in Thursday's practice and missed Friday's scrimmage, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
ANALYSIS
The star wideout was able to watch from the sideline throughout Friday's session and was able to finish Thursday's practice after getting some tape on the ankle. Therefore, he doesn't appear to be dealing with a serious injury, although it would seem a virtual certainty he sits out Sunday's preseason game against the Chargers.
The star wideout was able to watch from the sideline throughout Friday's session and was able to finish Thursday's practice after getting some tape on the ankle. Therefore, he doesn't appear to be dealing with a serious injury, although it would seem a virtual certainty he sits out Sunday's preseason game against the Chargers.