Start Chris Olave or Ja'Marr Chase? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Chris Olave in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Ja'Marr Chase at 17.2 points and Chris Olave at 18.1, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Chris Olave's number is 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.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Chris Olave at 78.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (14, 10 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 17.2 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Ja'Marr Chase at 74.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 15 books).

That puts Chris Olave 0.9 points ahead of Ja'Marr Chase on the books.

Week 3 matchups

Chris Olave and NO host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 140 yards and no touchdowns a game against LV.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Chris Olave played 85 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 49 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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

Through Week 2, Ja'Marr Chase played 91 percent of CIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 1 against TB: 60 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 2 against HOU: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 75 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.

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.

In 2025, Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games for CIN and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 772 air yards.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 10 targets and 8 catches for 96 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start Davante Adams over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Davante Adams.