Should I start Chris Olave or Jameson Williams in Week 9?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Chris Olave, and the board ranks him 80th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In standard drafts he goes at ADP 9.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jameson Williams, and the board ranks him 81st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 3.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 3.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Chris Olave's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 7, Chris Olave has been on the field for 81 percent of NO snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 68 third down targets, had 1 of its 23 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 38 two minute targets.

His 71 targets have averaged 12.3 air yards.

In Week 5 against MIN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 46 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against NYG he caught 4 of 7 targets for 43 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against PIT he caught 6 of 10 targets for 56 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Jameson Williams has been on the field for 89 percent of DET snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 14.9 air yards.

In Week 5 against ARI he caught 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 7 against GB he caught 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 8 against MIN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 70 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 Jameson Williams played 17 games and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jameson Williams was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Chris Olave scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Jameson Williams 12.9, 3.9 a game between them.

Chris Olave finished WR6 that year and Jameson Williams WR12.

Chris Olave had 54 more targets than Jameson Williams, 156 to 102.

Chris Olave had 46 more receiving yards than Jameson Williams, 1163 to 1117.

This season Jameson Williams holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 81 percent.

This season Chris Olave holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 18 percent.

Byes and availability

Chris Olave is off in Week 8 and Jameson Williams in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.