Chris Olave or Jahan Dotson: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Chris Olave at 17.0 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 19th highest figure of the 183 players the market prices.

The player markets price Jahan Dotson at 4.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 14 market sources. That is the 147th highest figure of the 183 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Chris Olave: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 17th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In standard drafts he goes at ADP 9.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jahan Dotson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 151st overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Chris Olave has been on the field for 85 percent of NO snaps, drawn 28 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 13 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 1 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 48 targets have averaged 13.5 air yards.

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

In Week 3 against LV he caught 9 of 13 targets for 107 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against ATL he caught 8 of 12 targets for 116 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Jahan Dotson has been on the field for 67 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 26 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 14 two minute targets.

His 13 targets have averaged 15.8 air yards.

In Week 2 against CAR he caught 2 of 4 targets for 11 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against GB he caught 1 of 3 targets for 11 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against NO he caught 2 of 3 targets for 54 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Jahan Dotson played 17 games and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets.

That came to 2.1 targets a game, a 50 percent catch rate and 14.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jahan Dotson was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Chris Olave scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Jahan Dotson 3.0, 13.9 a game between them.

Chris Olave finished WR6 that year and Jahan Dotson WR109.

Chris Olave had 120 more targets than Jahan Dotson, 156 to 36.

Chris Olave had 901 more receiving yards than Jahan Dotson, 1163 to 262.

This season Chris Olave holds the bigger snap share, 85 percent against 67 percent.

This season Chris Olave holds the bigger target share, 28 percent against 14 percent.

Byes and availability

Chris Olave is off in Week 8. No bye is listed for Jahan Dotson.

What would change the answer

12.4 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market price when it does.