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CIN
ATL
34
17
FINALFINAL
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BAL
33
10
FINALFINAL
DET
MIA
6
3
CLE
NO
3
3
HOU
LAC
o40.5
+5.5
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SF
o52
-9.5
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GB
NE
o44.5
-3
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ARI
SEA
o39.5
-8.5
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CHI
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MIN
o44
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Chris Olave or Colston Loveland

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Chris Olave

Chris Olave

WR • New Orleans Saints NO
Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland

TE • Chicago Bears CHI
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Olave over Loveland

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Olave ... 13.79%

BOTH ... 80.46%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 16.25
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.95 70.93 0.3 16.25
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Outlook Chris Olave

Chris Olave vs. CLE — High-volume WR1 ready to lead at home

Completely healthy heading into a home matchup against Cleveland, Chris Olave continues to operate as the focal point for Tyler Shough in New Orleans' passing game. Olave's commanding role remains rock solid, backed by a recent 10-target outing that kept him among the league leaders in receiving yards.

Our weekly projections expect heavy involvement once again, forecasting roughly 6 receptions on 9 targets for 71 yards and 16.3 fantasy points. Started in over 90% of fantasy leagues, Olave is a must-start option whose high target share provides a dependable PPR floor alongside explosive ceiling potential inside the Superdome.


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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Loveland over Olave

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Loveland ... 3.45%

BOTH ... 80.46%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 11.9
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.6 49.8 0.4 11.9
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Outlook Colston Loveland

Colston Loveland vs TB — Volume Surge Solidifies Must-Start Status

Loveland has taken firm command of Chicago's tight end room, putting an end to early-season volatility. Fully past a minor neck issue that didn't slow him down against Seattle, he is operating as an unquestioned primary target on the depth chart alongside Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III.

With Cole Kmet sidelined on injured reserve, Loveland's involvement has exploded with 21 targets and 14 receptions over his last two games. Facing Tampa Bay in a home matchup with solid scoring upside, our projections expect 4.3 catches for 47 yards and 11.2 fantasy points. Given his massive 92% start rate, fantasy managers should feel confident keeping him locked into lineups.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 3 hrs ago
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Performance Chris Olave
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
6569.3140
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Colston Loveland
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
7659.3150
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
141349.6221
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Chris Olave
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Colston Loveland
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Chris Olave
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
91%
+83.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Colston Loveland
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
92%
+4.39 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Chris Olave
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Colston Loveland
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Chris Olave

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 75.60 total points (10.80 avg).
  • Currently 80.36 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.2.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 7th among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 636 and 12.98 YPC and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 38th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -3, Rec Yards: +133 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 105, REC YDS: 1285, REC TDS: 10
Breakdown Colston Loveland

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 40.90 total points (5.11 avg).
  • Currently 43.5 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 9th among TE.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 8th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 309 and 9.36 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 29th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +22, Rec Yards: +193 Rec TDs: +2,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 65, REC YDS: 765, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Chris Olave

No Injury Reported

Injury Colston Loveland

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Chris Olave

Week 9
New Orleans Saints VS Cleveland Browns

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.63341.501062103.81
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 47.00 total points (5.88 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Buccaneers DST
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 1015 (126.88 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1717 (214.63 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 21 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 6 (0.75 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 21.63 per game and currently ranked 16th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +43.87, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -3, INTs: EVEN, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.7, YDS/G: 301.4
Matchups Colston Loveland

Week 9
Chicago Bears VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.88300.1316121626.41
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 78.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 11.8 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 300.13 per game and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in turnovers with 16 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 640 (80.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 13th in pass defense with 1761 (220.13 per game).
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 12 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 18.88 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 2 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +23.53, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -11, INTs: +5, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.52,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.7, YDS/G: 358.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Chris Olave
24.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Colston Loveland
16.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Chris Olave
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 NO 15 119 72 1042 14.5 4 0 0 0 0
2023 NO 16 138 87 1123 12.9 5 0 0 0 0
2024 NO 8 44 32 400 12.5 1 1 7 7 0
2025 NO 16 169 109 1233 11.3 9 1 -3 -3 0
2026 NO 7 71 49 636 13.0 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 172 119 1545 13.0 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 117 76 919 12.1 5 1 1 2 0
Totals 63 541 349 4434 12.7 21 2 4 2 0
Career Colston Loveland
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 CHI 16 101 70 899 12.8 7 1 -2 -2 0
2026 CHI 8 51 33 309 9.4 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 17 108 70 657 9.4 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 43 31 381 12.3 4 1 -1 -2 0
Totals 27 162 107 1264 11.8 9 1 -2 -2 0
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CLE @NO
DAL @IND
DET @MIA
GB @NE
HOU @LAC
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DET vs LAL 6:00 PM EST
LAC vs NO 9:00 PM EST
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MIN vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
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BUF vs VGK 3:30 PM EST
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NJ @TOR 7:00 PM EST
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