Chris Olave Fantasy Football 2026
Chris Olave fantasy outlook: rankings, ADP, rest-of-season projection, trade value, recent production and usage, updated for the 2026 season.
Chris Olave fantasy outlook
Chris Olave is ranked #35 overall and WR12 in StatChasers' season-long fantasy football rankings, a top-three-round player by market value.
The model values Chris +14.8% above the market, a buy-low signal: production and situation say the price is too low.
In 2026 redraft drafts Chris goes at pick 31.7 on average (round 3.08 in a 12-team league, WR13 by ADP), with a typical range of 25 to 38; ADP is rising over the last 14 days (+2.0 picks).
Rest-of-season projection: 236.9 PPR points over 16 games (14.8 per game, WR12 among projected WRs).
Last season Chris averaged 16.8 PPR points across 16 games on 0.1 carries and 9.8 targets per game (84% of snaps), topping 15 points 8 times.
New Orleans Saints have their bye in week 8.
Player profile
| Team | New Orleans Saints |
| Position | WR |
| Age | 26 |
| Experience | 4 yrs |
| Bye week | Week 8 |
| Number | #12 |
| Status | Active |
Trade value
| Market value (FantasyCalc) | 4,332 |
| Model value | 4,973 |
| Gap | +14.8% |
| Signal | Buy |
| Model rank | #47 |
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Chris Olave ADP 2026
Drafted in 369 completed 2026 redraft drafts · overall ADP rank #31 · WR13 · earliest pick 20, latest 58 · 7-day +2.0, 30-day +1.0. Expected pick 31.0; the biggest drop in availability comes between picks 31 and 32. Full table on the fantasy football ADP page.
Chris Olave rest-of-season projection
Source: numberfire · 16 projected games · see all fantasy football projections.
Chris Olave fantasy production by season
| Season | Team | Games | PPR / game | Half / game | Std / game | PPR finish | Half finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 16.8 | 13.7 | 10.6 | WR6 | WR6 |
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 5.6 | WR94 | WR93 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 9.0 | WR16 | WR19 |
| 2022 | NO | 15 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 8.4 | WR25 | WR25 |
Chris Olave usage and recent games (2025)
16 games · best 36.8 · worst 6.0 · 8 games of 15+ PPR points.
| Week | Opp | PPR | Half | Std | Car | Rush yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Snap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | TEN | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 119 | 1 | 91% |
| 16 | NYJ | 36.8 | 31.8 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 148 | 2 | 78% |
| 15 | CAR | 20.5 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 84% |
| 14 | TB | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 93% |
| 13 | MIA | 14.7 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 88% |
| 12 | ATL | 16.0 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 80% |
| 10 | CAR | 21.4 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 54% |
| 9 | LAR | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 88% |
New Orleans Saints 2026 schedule
Fantasy playoffs are usually weeks 15–17; Chris plays every playoff week. Weekly matchup detail is in the start/sit tool.
Chris Olave injury history
| Season | Week | Injury | Severity | Games missed | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | Blood Clot | major | 1 | Olave missed the final game of the season due to a blood clot in his lung but is expected to make a full recovery. |
| 2025 | 17 | Back | minor | 0 | He appeared on the injury report with a back issue late in the week but played through the injury. |
| 2024 | 9 | Concussion | 8 | A significant concussion on November 3rd against the Panthers ended his season, causing him to miss the final eight games. | |
| 2024 | 6 | Concussion | moderate | 1 | Olave suffered his first of two concussions during the 2024 season, missing one game before returning. |
| 2023 | 12 | Concussion | moderate | 1 | He sustained a concussion in Week 12 against the Atlanta Falcons and missed the following game. |
| 2022 | 5 | Concussion | moderate | 1 | Olave suffered his first documented NFL concussion, causing him to miss one game. |
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Data on this page updated 2026-09-08.