Week 11 vs Cardinals
Olsen quietly remains the most-used tight end for the Seahawks, playing double the snaps in Week 10 as Jacob Hollister. But Olsen hasn't caught more than two passes in a game since Week 4 and only has one touchdown on the season. He's just inside our top 25 TEs for the week.
Week 9 vs Bills
Yet again, the tight ends were extremely quiet for Seattle, with a combined two catches. Olsen didn't have any, but did see the most targets, with four. Seattle also now has one less tight end, after releasing Luke Willson. Cross your fingers if you have to start Olsen, Will Dissly or Jacob Hollister.
Week 8 vs 49ers
Olsen barely cracks our top-25 tight ends this week as Seattle just hardly throws to the tight ends. And even when they do, Seattle mixes up their tight ends that it's always tough to figure out which one will actually see targets.
Week 7 vs Cardinals
The tight end position continues to be extremely quiet for the Seahawks. Greg Olsen leads the way, but he's a distant fourth in the pecking order behind Metcalf, Lockett and Carson. Until someone steps forward, continue to stay away from Seahawks tight ends.
Week 5 vs Vikings
Still not much coming from the tight ends in Seattle. Olsen is easily the best of the bunch through four games, but he still only has 120 yards and a touchdown. He is far and away the most-targeted tight end for the Seahawks with 18 (next closest is Will Dissly with seven). Olsen might be an option for TE-flex leagues but is sitting as our No. 19 TE for the week. Despite all the excitement in Seattle, proceed with caution with the Seahawks tight ends.
Week 3 vs Cowboys
Russ is cooking and the receivers are hot. But the tight ends have been very quiet through two weeks. Olsen is leading the way among the Seahawks tight ends, but only has four catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. Will Dissly only has three catches and Jacob Hollister has just one. The receivers (mainly Metcalf and Lockett), as well as Chris Carson, are getting most of the looks and the tight ends almost negate each other for fantasy purposes. This is currently a situation to try and avoid if you can.
Week 2 vs Broncos
Greg Olsen wanted to be more than just a veteran presence in Seattle's offense when he came over after leaving the Panthers. He started on the right foot with four catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. Only Metcalf, Lockett and Carson were targeted more in Week 1 than Olsen. Jacob Hollister and Will Dissly cap Olsen's ceiling a bit, leading to Olsen being ranked No. 21 among tight ends this week. But early looks show that Wilson will look Olsen's way at times.
It's going to be quite odd seeing Greg Olsen in a Seahawks uniform after spending the last nine seasons in Carolina. He'll bring the veteran savvy and a boost to Seattle's tight end depth chart. Will Dissly looks recovered from his Achilles injury but the team may wait to ramp up his production. Olsen could start as the top tight end in Seattle against a Falcons team that was middle of the road against the tight end position. In Week 11 last season with the Panthers, Olsen caught five passes for 57 yards. That was with Kyle Allen at quarterback. Now he has Russell Wilson throwing to him. He is getting up in age, however, at 35 years old. How much he'll be involved remains to be seen. We currently have him slotted at No. 21 among tight ends.
Fantasy Upside
This is going to be quite the strange site. After nine years in Carolina, Greg Olsen now takes his talent northwest to the Seahawks. Seattle has gotten the tight end more involved recently, as Will Dissly and Jacob Hollister both saw some work during the 2019 season. Now you get a veteran like Olsen who still has some fuel left in the tank after nearly missing the top 12 fantasy tight ends in 2019 and that was with missing two games. Olsen will be more than just a veteran presence for Seattle.
Fantasy Downside
Olsen obviously isn't a spring chicken here. He's 35 years old and has had different injury issues over the last three seasons. After nine seasons of playing all 16 regular season games, Olsen has played 30 total games in the last three seasons. 2019, however, was certainly a bounceback in that aspect after he missed 16 games total between 2017 and 2018. The aforementioned Dissly and Hollister will also still be around.
2020 Bottom Line
Olsen is ready for a fresh start and 35 years old after his emotional finish with the Panthers. It's also quite possible this is the last we'll see of Olsen on the football field (it's a near-guarantee we'll see and hear him in the broadcast booth after his playing days are over, especially after calling a game during the Panthers' bye week last season). He should immediately connect well with Russell Wilson and have room to work on the field with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett on the outside.
Week 17 vs. New Orleans Saints
Greg Olsen returned to action and was targeted five times last week against the Colts, but he caught just two passes for 33 yards as the Panthers’ offense looked stagnant. With Grier set to start the season finale against a pretty good Saints defense, it’s hard to get too optimistic about Olsen. New Orleans does rank 20th in aFPA to opposing tight ends, so there’s some upside with Olsen if he gets targets again from the rookie quarterback, but it’s too risky to count on for the championship game.
