Start Chris Olave or Ladd McConkey? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Chris Olave over Ladd McConkey in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Chris Olave at 17.2 points and Ladd McConkey at 12.7, a gap of 4.5. Ladd McConkey'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. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 10 and Ladd McConkey at 14.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 17.2 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 12.7 fantasy points for Ladd McConkey, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Chris Olave 4.5 points ahead of Ladd McConkey 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.

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 42.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 2 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 197 yards and 1.5 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Ladd McConkey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey 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, Ladd McConkey played 47 percent of LAC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 1 against ARI: 27 of 55 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 82 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 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.

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ladd McConkey, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 56 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards, 4.1 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 Ladd McConkey over Christian Watson.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Ladd McConkey.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Ladd McConkey.