Start Chris Olave or Davante Adams? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 17.4 points and Davante Adams at 15.1, a gap of 2.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.4 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Chris Olave at 80.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (9, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.1 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Davante Adams at 58.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 56% chance to score a touchdown (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 2.3 points ahead of Davante Adams on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Chris Olave and NO visit NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 30.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and a touchdown a game against NYG.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Chris Olave played 86 percent of NO snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Olave, Week 2 against BAL: 57 of 68 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chris Olave, Week 3 against LV: 62 of 74 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 107 yards.

Chris Olave, Week 4 against ATL: 64 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 8 catches for 116 yards.

Chris Olave, Week 5 against MIN: 41 of 45 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards.

Through Week 5, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Olave played 16 games for NO 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 and 874 air yards.

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

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.
• Start Davante Adams over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Christian Watson.