Draft Note by John Paulsen
Prior to missing the second half of the season with a concussion, Olave had his ups and downs, gaining 80+ yards in four of his six healthy games while failing to reach 12 yards in the other two games. In those six healthy games and in 2023, Olave has averaged 5.3 receptions for 68 yards and 0.27 touchdowns, which are high-end WR2 numbers. But that was with the competent Derek Carr at quarterback–the Saints are now looking at starting rookie Tyler Shough, so Olave’s upside depends on how quickly Shough can get up to NFL speed. Olave’s concussion history also gives me pause, since he has five known concussions since 2020.
Chris Olave
- WR
- , New Orleans Saints
- 25
- 187 lbs
- 6' 0"
- Ohio State
- 77
- 1
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Prior to missing the second half of the season with a concussion, Olave had his ups and downs, gaining 80+ yards in four of his six healthy games while failing to reach 12 yards in the other two games. In those six healthy games and in 2023, Olave has averaged 5.3 receptions for 68 yards and 0.27 touchdowns, which are high-end WR2 numbers. But that was with the competent Derek Carr at quarterback–the Saints are now looking at starting rookie Tyler Shough, so Olave’s upside depends on how quickly Shough can get up to NFL speed. Olave’s concussion history also gives me pause, since he has five known concussions since 2020.
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2025 Strength of Schedule - NO
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
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| 4 ARI | 1 SF | 17 @SEA | 18 @BUF | 9 NYG | 14 NE | 3 @CHI | 27 TB | 24 @LAR | 16 @CAR | BYE | 29 ATL | 8 @MIA | 27 @TB | 16 CAR | 15 NYJ | 2 @TEN | 29 @ATL |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 2.10 | 3.1 | 52/66 | 78.8% |
| 2 | @DAL | 4 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 20.25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 8.8 | 10.80 | 12.8 | 42/59 | 71.2% |
| 3 | PHI | 6 | 86 | 1 | 6 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.6 | 17.60 | 20.6 | 45/56 | 80.4% |
| 4 | @ATL | 8 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 10.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.7 | 12.70 | 16.7 | 58/74 | 78.4% |
| 5 | @KC | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 2.00 | 3.0 | 50/53 | 94.3% |
| 6 | TB | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -1.5 | -1.00 | -0.5 | 2/70 | 2.9% |
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Injury Details (w7)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | DEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | @LAC | 8 | 107 | 0 | 14 | 13.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.7 | 14.70 | 18.7 | 58/73 | 79.5% |
| 9 | @CAR | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.3 | 1.80 | 2.3 | 8/79 | 10.1% |
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Injury Details (w10)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | ATL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w11)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | CLE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w12)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w13)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | LAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w14)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | @NYG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w15)
Status: Out Injury: Concussion | WAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w16)
Status: Questionable Injury: Concussion | @GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Questionable Injury: Concussion | LV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Questionable Injury: Concussion | @TB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 4.00 | 50.00 | 0.13 | 5.50 | 12.50 | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0 | 0.13 | 7.00 | 5.59 | 7.59 | 9.59 | 39.38/66.25 | 61.94% | |
| Totals | 32 | 400 | 1 | 44 | 12.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 44.7 | 60.7 | 76.7 | 315/530 | 61.94% | |
