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Chris Olave
WR · NO · 2022–2026
Born June 27, 2000 · College Ohio State · Drafted 2022, round 1, pick 11 (NO) · 6-0, 187 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2025)
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | +0.885 | 100.0 | +0.9 | +0.02 | |
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.00 | −1.253 | 0.0 | −1.3 | −0.04 | |
| Career | NO | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | −0.184 | 50.0 | −0.4 | −0.02 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NO | 15 | 119 | 72 | 1,042 | 4 | 60.5 | +0.200 | +0.236+0.085 to +0.387 | 26.6 | 14.2 | +23.8 | +0.47 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 138 | 87 | 1,123 | 5 | 63.0 | +0.307 | +0.287+0.140 to +0.434 | 25.0 | 13.3 | +42.3 | +1.01 |
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 44 | 32 | 400 | 1 | 72.7 | +0.034 | +0.152−0.022 to +0.325 | 18.8 | 10.3 | +1.5 | +0.75 |
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 156 | 100 | 1,163 | 9 | 64.1 | +0.228 | +0.278+0.135 to +0.420 | 29.3 | 11.8 | +35.6 | +1.02 |
| 2026 | NO | 8 | 83 | 56 | 734 | 2 | 67.5 | +0.447 | +0.361+0.200 to +0.521 | 28.1 | 13.3 | +37.1 | +1.15 |
| Career | NO | 63 | 540 | 347 | 4,462 | 21 | 64.3 | +0.260 | 26.2 | 12.8 | +140.4 | +4.39 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NO | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NO | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NO | 63 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2nd-team All-Pro |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NO | 15 | 603 | 66.5 | – | – |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 810 | 75.6 | – | – |
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 314 | 59.8 | – | – |
| 2025 | NO | 16 | 879 | 84.5 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 119 | 71.4 | 4 | 4.7 | 8 | 75.0 |
| 2023 | 138 | 71.0 | 4 | 4.1 | 21 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | 44 | 77.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 83.3 |
| 2025 | 156 | 69.9 | 4 | 3.7 | 24 | 50.0 |
| 2026 | 83 | 74.7 | 4 | 6.5 | 18 | 44.4 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ DET | L 30–31 OT | 13 | 10 | 182 | 0 | +13.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ BAL | W 24–17 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 1 | +6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs LV | L 27–35 | 13 | 9 | 107 | 0 | +7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-05 | vs ATL | L 24–45 | 12 | 8 | 116 | 0 | +7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs MIN | L 13–23 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0 | +3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | @ NYG | W 34–27 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 1 | +1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs PIT | L 10–16 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 0 | −1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs CLE | W 23–22 OT | 12 | 7 | 98 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (16 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs ARI | L 13–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 7 | 54 | 0 | −2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs SF | L 21–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 0 | −1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ SEA | L 13–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ BUF | L 19–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 | +0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs NYG | W 26–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs NE | L 19–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6 | 98 | 0 | +1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ CHI | L 14–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 98 | 2 | +8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs TB | L 3–23 | 1 | -3 | 0 | −1.3 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 0 | −4.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ LA | L 10–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 0 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ CAR | W 17–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 104 | 1 | +6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs ATL | L 10–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 1 | −1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ TB | W 24–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0 | −1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs CAR | W 20–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 1 | +3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs NYJ | W 29–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 10 | 148 | 2 | +11.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ TEN | W 34–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 8 | 119 | 1 | +9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (8 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs CAR | W 47–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | −0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ DAL | W 44–19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.9 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 0 | +3.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs PHI | L 12–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 1 | +11.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ ATL | L 24–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 0 | −0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-07 | @ KC | L 13–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | −1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs TB | L 27–51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ LAC | L 8–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 8 | 107 | 0 | −2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ CAR | L 22–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (16 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs TEN | W 16–15 | 10 | 8 | 112 | 0 | +8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-18 | @ CAR | W 20–17 | 11 | 6 | 86 | 0 | +2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ GB | L 17–18 | 11 | 8 | 104 | 0 | +7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs TB | L 9–26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | −6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ NE | W 34–0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | −1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 10 | 7 | 96 | 0 | +6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-19 | vs JAX | L 24–31 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 0 | −10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ IND | W 38–27 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs CHI | W 24–17 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 1 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ MIN | L 19–27 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 1 | +6.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ ATL | L 15–24 | 9 | 7 | 114 | 0 | +7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs DET | L 28–33 | 8 | 5 | 119 | 0 | +8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs CAR | W 28–6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 1 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-21 | @ LA | L 22–30 | 13 | 9 | 123 | 0 | +4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ TB | W 23–13 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs ATL | W 48–17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 1 | +6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (15 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ ATL | W 27–26 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | +3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | vs TB | L 10–20 | 13 | 5 | 80 | 0 | −7.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ CAR | L 14–22 | 13 | 9 | 147 | 0 | +4.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs MIN | L 25–28 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 1 | +4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs SEA | W 39–32 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 1 | +3.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-20 | @ ARI | L 34–42 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 0 | −3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs LV | W 24–0 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 0 | +5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-07 | vs BAL | L 13–27 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 0 | +3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ PIT | L 10–20 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs LA | W 27–20 | 6 | 5 | 102 | 1 | +7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ SF | L 0–13 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-05 | @ TB | L 16–17 | 6 | 4 | 65 | 0 | +3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs ATL | W 21–18 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 0 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ PHI | W 20–10 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs CAR | L 7–10 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 1 | −6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |