Christian McCaffrey or Chris Olave: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Christian McCaffrey: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 10th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 9.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Chris Olave: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 12th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 9; 2QB: ADP 40.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Christian McCaffrey at 16.7 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 15 books. That is 80 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price Chris Olave at 17.2 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 books. That is the 18th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Christian McCaffrey's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Christian McCaffrey has been on the field for 54 percent of SF snaps, taken 36 percent of the carries, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 15 third down targets, had 4 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 12 targets have averaged 0.7 air yards.

In Week 1 against LAR he carried 10 times for 68 yards, caught 5 of 8 targets for 20 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against MIA he carried 10 times for 23 yards, caught 4 of 4 targets for 43 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 2, Chris Olave has been on the field for 85 percent of NO snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 19 third down targets, had 0 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 23 targets have averaged 14.7 air yards.

In Week 1 against DET he caught 10 of 13 targets for 182 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against BAL he caught 8 of 10 targets for 86 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Christian McCaffrey played 17 games and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He carried 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 more yards.

That came to 18.3 carries a game at 3.9 yards a carry and 6.0 catches a game.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Chris Olave played 16 games and scored 269.0 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR6.

He caught 100 of 156 targets for 1163 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 9.8 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 11.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 Christian McCaffrey scored 24.5 PPR points a game and Chris Olave 16.8, 7.7 a game between them.

Christian McCaffrey finished RB1 and Chris Olave WR6, which are two different ladders.

Christian McCaffrey is a running back and Chris Olave a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 8, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

What would change the answer

Christian McCaffrey is only part priced, so the books' half of this page is whole for only one of them.