2024 Receiving Stats
REC
32
YDS
400
TD
1
AVG
12.5
TAR
44
2025 Projections
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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Fifth-year option to be picked up
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday that the team plans to exercise the fifth-year option on Olave's (concussion) contract, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Olave, a 2022 first-round pick, now will have his rookie contract run through 2026, with its final year projected at a guaranteed $16.8 million salary. The star wideout missed the final eight games of 2024 due to a concussion -- his second of the season -- though he did resume practicing in full for the regular season's final two weeks. New head coach Kellen Moore called Olave a "phenomenal player" at the 2025 NFL owners meeting in early April, per Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com, expressing that the team has a plan moving forward to factor "the circumstances he is in" from a medical perspective.
Olave, a 2022 first-round pick, now will have his rookie contract run through 2026, with its final year projected at a guaranteed $16.8 million salary. The star wideout missed the final eight games of 2024 due to a concussion -- his second of the season -- though he did resume practicing in full for the regular season's final two weeks. New head coach Kellen Moore called Olave a "phenomenal player" at the 2025 NFL owners meeting in early April, per Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com, expressing that the team has a plan moving forward to factor "the circumstances he is in" from a medical perspective.
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Air Yards Per Game
59.4Air Yards Per Snap
1.58% Team Air Yards
11.3%% Team Targets
8.5%Avg Depth of Target
10.8 YdsCatch Rate
72.7%Drop Rate
2.3%Avg Yds After Catch
3.8% Targeted On Route
24.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2024 Chris Olave Split Stats
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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 in
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Past 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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Won't be activated off IR
Olave (concussion), who was listed as questionable, has been downgraded to out and will not play in Week 18, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Questionable for Week 18
Olave (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, Jeff Nowak of WWL Louisiana reports.
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Another full session Thursday
Olave (concussion) was a full practice participant Thursday, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Another full practice
Olave (concussion) practiced fully Wednesday.
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Wants to return for Week 18
Olave (concussion), who remains on IR, wants to play Sunday versus Tampa Bay, but his return is contingent on his conditioning level and the go-ahead from the team's medical staff, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
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Getting interest from Pittsburgh
Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana relays that the Steelers have taken interest in trading with the Saints for Olave.
ANALYSIS
The Steelers had a busy offseason at the wide receiver position, acquiring DK Metcalf from the Seahawks in March before trading George Pickens to the Cowboys in early May. Pittsburgh may not be done tinkering with its wide receiver room, and Jackson believes that trading with New Orleans for Olave would make sense for the Saints following Derek Carr's retirement. The 2022 first-rounder missed the final eight games of the 2024 regular season due to a concussion and finished with 32 catches for 400 yards and one touchdown in eight contests.
The Steelers had a busy offseason at the wide receiver position, acquiring DK Metcalf from the Seahawks in March before trading George Pickens to the Cowboys in early May. Pittsburgh may not be done tinkering with its wide receiver room, and Jackson believes that trading with New Orleans for Olave would make sense for the Saints following Derek Carr's retirement. The 2022 first-rounder missed the final eight games of the 2024 regular season due to a concussion and finished with 32 catches for 400 yards and one touchdown in eight contests.