Start George Pickens or Chris Olave? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : George Pickens: Listed Questionable (Shoulder) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Chris Olave over George Pickens
- Market projects
- 16.3
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs WR
- 31.8
- 14th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 81%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 27%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 14.6
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs WR
- 29.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 82%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop George Pickens for Chris Olave?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 9 games), George Pickens 114 (14.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Olave over George Pickens.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Chris Olave over George Pickens in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 16.3 points and George Pickens at 14.6, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Chris Olave this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (17.2 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for George Pickens this week yet, so his 14.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.4, 13.6 and 14.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 25 and George Pickens at 20.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Chris Olave yet. His market-based projections were 17.2 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for George Pickens yet. His market-based projections were 15.4, 13.6 and 14.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 14.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for George Pickens is 0.7 touchdowns (5 market sources).
That puts Chris Olave 1.7 points ahead of George Pickens on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chris Olave and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 31.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 150 yards and a touchdown a game against CLE.
George Pickens and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 29.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.
By points allowed to the position, Chris Olave has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chris Olave is not on the injury report.
George Pickens is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Chris Olave played 81 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Chris Olave, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.
Chris Olave, Week 7 against PIT: 44 of 57 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 56 yards.
Through Week 8, George Pickens played 82 percent of DAL snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Pickens, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.
George Pickens, Week 7 against PHI: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.
George Pickens, Week 8 against ARI: 4 targets and 2 catches for 48 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.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop George Pickens for Chris Olave?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 9 games), George Pickens 114 (14.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Olave over George Pickens.
Should I drop Chris Olave for George Pickens?
No. Keep Chris Olave: he projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 9 games), George Pickens 114 (14.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Chris Olave over George Pickens.
Week 9 on the board
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