Start Ja'Marr Chase or Chris Olave? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Ja'Marr Chase over Chris Olave in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ja'Marr Chase at 18.5 points and Chris Olave at 16.3, a gap of 2.2. 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. Drafters take Ja'Marr Chase at ADP 4 and Chris Olave at 25.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.5 fantasy points for Ja'Marr Chase, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ja'Marr Chase is 77 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

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).

That puts Ja'Marr Chase 2.2 points ahead of Chris Olave on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ja'Marr Chase and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 34.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 170 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Marr Chase has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Marr Chase is not on the injury report.

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ja'Marr Chase played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 4 against JAX: 15 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 5 against MIA: 58 of 65 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase, Week 8 against TEN: 16 targets and 11 catches for 141 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 9 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Ja'Marr Chase.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Ja'Marr Chase over Drake London.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.