Start Chris Olave or Germie Bernard? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 12:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Chris Olave over Germie Bernard

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Chris Olave

WR · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 16.3; fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR: 27.3; 6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 86%; Through Week 6
Target share: 27%; Through Week 6

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Germie Bernard

Market projects: 12.0; fantasy pts
Snap share: 48%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Chris Olave?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Germie Bernard, 16.3 to 12.0 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Olave over Germie Bernard in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 16.3 points and Germie Bernard at 12.0, a gap of 4.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 73 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 53 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 4.3 points ahead of Germie Bernard on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Olave and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Chris Olave played 86 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Chris Olave, Week 6 against NYG: 7 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Germie Bernard played 48 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Germie Bernard for Chris Olave?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Olave projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Germie Bernard, 16.3 to 12.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Chris Olave for Germie Bernard?
No. Keep Chris Olave: he projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Germie Bernard 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Olave over Germie Bernard, 16.3 to 12.0 projected PPR points.