Chris Olave

Chris Olave

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College: Ohio State
New Orleans Saints

2025 Season Outlooks

Olave will return as the No. 1 receiver for the Saints this season, and he should be considered a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in the majority of leagues. He's worth drafting as early as Round 6 in most formats. Olave will hopefully be featured this season by new coach Kellen Moore, who called Olave a "phenomenal player" at the NFL owners meeting in March. The problem for Olave is his quarterback situation could be awful with Derek Carr retired, and the Saints could go with rookie Tyler Shough or second-year Spencer Rattler as the starter, which isn't ideal. Olave also has to prove he can stay healthy after appearing in just eight games in 2024 due to multiple concussions. When healthy, Olave scored at least 16.7 PPR points in three outings last year, and he has top-20 upside since he averaged 14.5 PPR points per game in 2023. But you have to be cautious of potential poor quarterback play, which lowers the value for Olave coming into the season. Drafting him as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver with a mid-round pick makes the most sense.

Olave is entering his fourth NFL season following a troubling 2024 campaign in which he played only six full games while battling concussion woes. The good news is that Olave appears healthy for 2025 and he's been productive when active throughout his career. That includes 2024, as he produced 80-plus yards four times in those six games. He handled a 24% target share, which wasn't far off his 27% and 25% rates during his first two seasons. The 2022 first-round pick has yet to reach his ceiling (he's yet to clear five TDs in a season), but he produced top-25 fantasy campaigns in his first two seasons and is set up well to pace New Orleans in targets in 2025. Of course, there's added risk here as the Saints turn to rookie QB Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler following Derek Carr's retirement. Olave is safest as a WR3/flex, with a hint of post-hype sleeper appeal.

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

Standard

#80

PPR

#71

Half-PPR

#69

Superflex

#98

2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections

Rush Yds Rush TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD
75.2 955.7 4.3

2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)

Standard

#73

Pick 7.01

PPR

#76

Pick 7.04

Half-PPR

#76

Pick 7.04

Superflex

#94

Pick 8.10

Injury Risk

Injury Risk:
High

Depth Chart

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