Is Chris Olave playing this week?
No injury designationChris Olave has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Kickoff: Mon, Oct 5 · 8:15 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Must start. ATL's defense has allowed 14% more points to WRs than the league average.
Why we say must start
- Projected 12.1 points, #3 among WRs this week, inside the top 8 we call must-starts.
- ATL's defense has allowed 14% more points to WRs than the league average.
- NO's offense is expected to score about 25 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 12 targets a game.
- Played 84% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 9.3 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~25 pts
- Vegas line
- NO favored by 2.5
- Game total
- 47.5
- ATL vs WRs
- 14% more points
- Last game snaps
- 84%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
26
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lb
College
Ohio State
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #11 (NO)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 89.5?
Olave's grade is driven by how much value he created on each target. His +0.772 expected points per target ranks 10th of 62 receivers. The sample is small, just 36 targets over 3 games, so the grade could move quickly.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +0.772 expected points, 10th of 62, lifted the grade a lot.
- Week 1 vs DET, Q3 1st and 10: a 47-yard catch from Shough (+3.2 expected points).
- Week 1 vs DET, OT 4th and 3: a 20-yard catch from Shough (+3.3 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.774
Success rate
67%
WPA (sum)
1.13
Opponent adj.
-0.001
Plays graded
36
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.3 | 6.0 | -1.9 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 5.7 | +0.8 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 5.7 | +0.1 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.