ChrisOlave

News: 2 days agoOlave caught eight of 10 targets for 86 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-17 win over Baltimore.

Spin: The fifth-year wideout dealt with a minor hamstring issue during the week, but Olave looked fully healthy when he hauled in a 21-yard strike from Tyler Shough early in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 17-17. Olave has an impressive 18-268-1 line on 23 targets through two games as the Saints' clear top downfield option, and he seems likely to continue padding his numbers in a Week 3 home tilt against the Raiders.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Olave is fresh off a career year in which he reached new highs in targets (156), receptions (100), yardage (1,163) and touchdowns (nine). He finished eighth among receivers in fantasy PPG, which beat out his previous career best of 19th in 2023. Olave finished no lower than seventh among receivers in nearly every counting stat, including end zone targets (12) and air yards (1,816). The big season was a sigh of relief after a 2024 campaign riddled with concussions, and it positions the 26-year-old right back in the fringe-WR1 discussion. Especially with No. 8 overall pick Jordyn Tyson expected to miss a month or two with a hamstring injury, Olave will remain Tyler Shough's top target, and that sets him up for another highly productive campaign.