Start Chris Olave or George Pickens? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chris Olave over George Pickens in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Chris Olave at 15.8 points and George Pickens at 14.5, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 20 and George Pickens at 23.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Chris Olave 1.3 points ahead of George Pickens on the books.

Week 2 matchups

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

BAL allowed 25.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and no touchdowns against BAL.

George Pickens and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 26.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and a touchdown against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, George Pickens has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Chris Olave played 86 percent of NO snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 49 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Olave, Week 1 against DET: 77 of 90 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 182 yards.

Through Week 1, George Pickens played 84 percent of DAL snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

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.

Chris Olave, Week 17 of 2025 against TEN: 49 of 54 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown, 25.9 PPR points.

Chris Olave, Week 16 of 2025 against NYJ: 61 of 78 snaps, 16 targets and 10 catches for 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, 36.8 PPR points.

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

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

George Pickens, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards, 1.9 PPR points.

George Pickens, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 80 of 92 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 78 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Chris Olave over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.
• Start George Pickens over DeVonta Smith.
• Start George Pickens over Garrett Wilson.
• Start George Pickens over Malik Nabers.