Start Puka Nacua or Chris Olave? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Puka Nacua over Chris Olave in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Puka Nacua at 21.5 points and Chris Olave at 17.0, a gap of 4.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.5 fantasy points for Puka Nacua, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Puka Nacua at 94.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 54% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.0 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Chris Olave at 81.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Puka Nacua 4.4 points ahead of Chris Olave on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Chris Olave and NO host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 30.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Injury status

Puka Nacua is not on the injury report.

Chris Olave is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Puka Nacua played 82 percent of LAR snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Puka Nacua, Week 1 against SF: 43 of 61 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Puka Nacua, Week 4 against PHI: 76 of 84 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 12 targets and 9 catches for 125 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Chris Olave played 85 percent of NO snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 11 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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Puka Nacua, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 2 carries for 24 yards, 11 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 PPR points.

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 5 calls

• Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Puka Nacua over Davante Adams.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over Calvin Ridley.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.