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Chris Olave New Orleans Saints · #12

Wide Receiver · 6' 0", 187 lbs · San Ysidro, CA · Age 26

Chris Olave is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 11th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 35 passes for 491 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 11th overall5-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #12 · Wide Receiver
Chris Olave
Season avg35 rec · 491 yds · 1 td
Career avg326 rec · 4,219 yds · 20 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
35rec
491yds
1td
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Scouting report

Chris Olave — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Chris Olave is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 11th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 35 passes for 491 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Scoring
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Target share
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Act II

Where Chris Olave stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #31 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
372Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Chris Olave — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
491 YDS
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Volume
35 REC
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Big-play
14.0 Y/R
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Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Chris Olave

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
57
rec
30–84
707
rec yds
402–1012
4
td
1–7
84
targets
39–129
9
games
4–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 35 → projected 57 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.6
Net vs last season+21.7 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 8 / 16 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Chris Olave career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202215721,042411914.5
202316871,123513812.9
202483240014412.5
2025161001,163915611.6
2026 in progress · 4 games43549114814.0
Career593264,21920505
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Chris Olave

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-06-27

The beginning

Chris Olave is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints, in his 5th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 11th overall, 2022 as a Wide Receiver.

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Chris Olave is a New Orleans Saints wide receiver, drafted 11th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 326 passes for 4,219 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 35 passes for 491 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
187 lbs
Draft
11th overall, 2022
Born
San Ysidro, CA
Age
26
Jersey
#12
Background

Chris Olave is from San Ysidro, CA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 11th overall, 2022 and plays wide receiver at 6' 0", 187 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 326 passes for 4,219 yards and 20 touchdowns. Olave is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Chris Olave is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 326 passes for 4,219 yards and 20 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving326 career catches, 4,219 yards, 20 touchdowns.
Best season100 catches for 1,163 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch12.9 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree11th overall, 2022.
Durability59 career games played.
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FAQ

Chris Olave — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Chris Olave, answered.

What position does Chris Olave play?
Chris Olave is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Chris Olave drafted?
Chris Olave was drafted 11th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Chris Olave played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Chris Olave's career stats?
He has caught 326 passes for 4,219 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Chris Olave career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Chris Olave

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR7
#17 overall
Proj / game
16.4
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 2
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
49
matchup score 0–100
FADEoverpriced at costThe Coach· Culture & winning

The situation undercuts the talent.

2025 was a career year — 100 catches, 1,163 yards, 9 scores — but the model flags a regression bust, projecting a pullback to WR14 near 14.3 PPG. A shaky Saints quarterback room and a run-funnel offense back the caution. Round 3 is paying for the peak; I'd fade.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
85%
of offensive snaps
Target share
28%
WOPR 0.73
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 28% team target share (WOPR 0.727)Every-down role (85% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
49
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
61
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Chris Olave's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
14
since 2022
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
3
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk18 · Illness (Out)2025 Wk17 · Back (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Back (Questionable)2025 Wk13 · Back (Questionable)2025 Wk12 · Ankle

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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