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2025 season · WR · #12 · 4th season

Chris Olave

Age 26 · 6'0" · 185 lb · Ohio State · Pick 11 overall (2022). Snap share 84% across 16 games.

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Targets

156

9.8 per game

5th of 146

Receptions

100

64% catch rate

5th of 146

Yards

1163

73 per game

7th of 146

Touchdowns

53 first downs

T-6th of 146

Target share

29%

41% of air yards

10th of 146

aDOT

11.8

air yards per target

67th of 146

EPA / target

+0.23

+35.6 total

70th of 146

YAC / catch

2.9

289 after the catch

106th of 146

The short version

How goodOlave's +35.6 EPA is 15th of 146 wide receivers.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+50.3, 43rd percentile per target).
Fantasy10.5 standard points a game, WR8 of 170.13.6 half-PPR points a game, WR8 of 170.16.8 PPR points a game, WR7 of 170.
How he's usedHe lives outside the numbers: only 14% of his targets come over the middle (league 20%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 12 a game over his last three against 9.8 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 146 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	29%	10th of 146	93rd
Depth of targetair yards per target	11.8	67th of 146	54th
After the catchyards per reception	2.9	106th of 146	28th
Catch ratereceptions per target	64%	62nd of 146	57th
EPA per target	+0.23	70th of 146	52nd

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	34%	89th of 146	39th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	3%	61st of 146	59th
Yards per game	72.7	9th of 146	94th
Success rate	50%	T-69th of 146	51st
Total EPA	+35.6	15th of 146	90th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Olave scores 10.5 standard points a game, WR8 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.7 and 16.4; 5 boom weeks (12+) and 1 bust (under 5).

Points a game10.5WR8 of 170

Season168.0WR6 · 16 games

Most weeks5.7–16.4his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts5 · 112+ · under 5

WR24 · 7.9147101316×1922

Olave scores 13.6 half-PPR points a game, WR8 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.4 and 18.9; 5 boom weeks (16+) and 1 bust (under 6.5).

Points a game13.6WR8 of 170

Season218.0WR6 · 16 games

Most weeks8.4–18.9his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts5 · 116+ · under 6.5

WR24 · 10.1147101316×1922

Olave scores 16.8 PPR points a game, WR7 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 11.4 and 21.4; 5 boom weeks (20+) and 1 bust (under 8).

Points a game16.8WR7 of 170

Season268.0WR6 · 16 games

Most weeks11.4–21.4his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts5 · 120+ · under 8

WR24 · 12.2147101316×1922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 146 wide receivers

He lives outside the numbers: only 14% of his targets come over the middle (league 20%). He is a straight-dropback target: 13% of his targets come off play action (league 19%). His share of the team's targets is 28%: on third down it holds at 31%; inside the 20 it holds at 29%.

Stays outsideMiddle of the field 14% · 21st pctlDropback targetPlay action 13% · 24th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

20%

64th

Screensshare of his targets

59th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

14%

21st

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

25%

35th

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

31%

95th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

29%

99th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

60%

69th

Play actiontargets off play action

13%

24th

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	vs ARI L 13-2019th D	19th vs WR	85%	13	7	54		-2.8
2	vs SF L 21-2626th D	26th vs WR	100%	10	6	54		-1.7
3	at SEA L 13-442nd D	2nd vs WR	85%	14	10	57		+1.9
4	at BUF L 19-3112th D	12th vs WR	85%	6	3	20	1	+0.8
5	vs NYG W 26-1420th D	20th vs WR	73%	11	7	59		+0.3
6	vs NE L 19-254th D	4th vs WR	88%	10	6	98		+1.9
7	at CHI L 14-2623rd D	23rd vs WR	84%	7	5	98	2	+8.5
8	vs TB L 3-2311th D	11th vs WR	93%	12	8	63		-4.3
9	at LA L 10-3410th D	10th vs WR	88%	4	3	57		+2.8
10	at CAR W 17-713th D	13th vs WR	54%	8	5	104	1	+6.8
11	Bye week
12	vs ATL L 10-2414th D	14th vs WR	80%	13	9	70		-0.6
13	at MIA L 17-2127th D	27th vs WR	88%	7	4	47	1	-1.8
14	at TB W 24-2011th D	11th vs WR	93%	5	3	30		-1.4
15	vs CAR W 20-1713th D	13th vs WR	84%	9	6	85	1	+3.9
16	vs NYJ W 29-630th D	30th vs WR	78%	16	10	148	2	+11.7
17	at TEN W 34-2631st D	31st vs WR	91%	11	8	119	1	+9.5
18	at ATL L 17-19Did not play · Out (illness)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	16 games		84%	156	100	1163	9	+35.6

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	vs ARI L 13-2019th D	19th vs WR	32%	29%	7.5	16	-0.21	2
2	vs SF L 21-2626th D	26th vs WR	29%	49%	12.2	6	-0.17	4
3	at SEA L 13-442nd D	2nd vs WR	34%	27%	6.6	27	+0.13	4
4	at BUF L 19-3112th D	12th vs WR	24%	26%	5.3	0	+0.14	2	2
5	vs NYG W 26-1420th D	20th vs WR	35%	35%	7.7	15	+0.03	3
6	vs NE L 19-254th D	4th vs WR	38%	56%	12.3	29	+0.19	3	1
7	at CHI L 14-2623rd D	23rd vs WR	23%	36%	19.9	11	+1.21	3
8	vs TB L 3-2311th D	11th vs WR	24%	31%	10.8	14	-0.36	1
9	at LA L 10-3410th D	10th vs WR	17%	23%	12.5	8	+0.69	2
10	at CAR W 17-713th D	13th vs WR	31%	55%	17.6	25	+0.85	3
11	Bye week
12	vs ATL L 10-2414th D	14th vs WR	30%	49%	11.6	29	-0.04	4
13	at MIA L 17-2127th D	27th vs WR	21%	30%	11.7	3	-0.25	3	1
14	at TB W 24-2011th D	11th vs WR	25%	61%	19.2	11	-0.28	2	1
15	vs CAR W 20-1713th D	13th vs WR	29%	48%	14.3	6	+0.44	5
16	vs NYJ W 29-630th D	30th vs WR	34%	61%	16.1	33	+0.73	7
17	at TEN W 34-2631st D	31st vs WR	41%	41%	10.5	56	+0.87	5
18	at ATL L 17-19Did not play · Out (illness)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	16 games		29%	41%	11.8	289	+0.23	53	5

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	vs ARI L 13-2019th D	19th vs WR	7	54	7.7
2	vs SF L 21-2626th D	26th vs WR	6	54	9.0
3	at SEA L 13-442nd D	2nd vs WR	10	57	5.7
4	at BUF L 19-3112th D	12th vs WR	3	20	6.7	1
5	vs NYG W 26-1420th D	20th vs WR	7	59	8.4
6	vs NE L 19-254th D	4th vs WR	6	98	16.3		1
7	at CHI L 14-2623rd D	23rd vs WR	5	98	19.6	2	2
8	vs TB L 3-2311th D	11th vs WR	8	63	7.9		1
9	at LA L 10-3410th D	10th vs WR	3	57	19.0		2
10	at CAR W 17-713th D	13th vs WR	5	104	20.8	1	1
11	Bye week
12	vs ATL L 10-2414th D	14th vs WR	9	70	7.8
13	at MIA L 17-2127th D	27th vs WR	4	47	11.8	1
14	at TB W 24-2011th D	11th vs WR	3	30	10.0
15	vs CAR W 20-1713th D	13th vs WR	6	85	14.2	1
16	vs NYJ W 29-630th D	30th vs WR	10	148	14.8	2	3
17	at TEN W 34-2631st D	31st vs WR	8	119	14.9	1	1
18	at ATL L 17-19Did not play · Out (illness)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	16 games		100	1163	11.6	9	11

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs WR16 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 22nd-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 16.6 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

VS ARI19vs WR

VS SF26vs WR

AT SEA2vs WR

AT BUF12vs WR

VS NYG20vs WR

VS NE4vs WR

AT CHI23vs WR

VS TB11vs WR

AT LA10vs WR

AT CAR13vs WR

WK 11—bye

VS ATL14vs WR

AT MIA27vs WR

AT TB11vs WR

VS CAR13vs WR

VS NYJ30vs WR

AT TEN31vs WR

AT ATL14vs WR

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs WR, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	3	9.3	71	+0.23
11 to 22Middle	8	9.6	61	+0.04
23 to 32Bottom-10	5	10.2	93	+0.51
All games	16	9.8	73	+0.23

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.38); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons

55Games

457Targets

291Receptions

3,728Yards

19TD

2022 to 2025 · 4 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2023, 1,123 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 72.7 a game puts him on pace for 1,236 over 17, a career high.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2022	NO	15	119	72	1,042	4	14.5	69.5	+0.21
2023	NO	16	138	87	1,123	5	12.9	70.2	+0.31
2024	NO	8	44	32	400	1	12.5	50.0	+0.03
2025	NO	16	156	100	1,163	9	11.6	72.7	+0.23
Career	1 tm	55	457	291	3,728	19	12.8	67.8	+0.23

Career highsYards 1,163 · 2025TD 9 · 2025Receptions 100 · 2025

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 5 on 156 targets
Broken tackles: 2
Passer rating when targeted: 94.7
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Alvin KamaraRB	170	657 · 1 TD	-40.4
Juwan JohnsonTE	102	889 · 3 TD	+35.2
Devin NealRB	76	310 · 2 TD	-10.1
Taysom HillQB	68	205 · 1 TD	-14.6
Audric EstiméRB	59	301 · 1 TD	+8.5
Kendre MillerRB	52	223 · 1 TD	-3.3
Tyler ShoughQB	45	186 · 3 TD	+1.0
Devaughn VeleWR	39	293 · 2 TD	+16.8

Chris Olave

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

12Chris Olave

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Chris Olave