Start Chris Olave or Rashee Rice? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Chris Olave over Rashee Rice in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 16.6 points and Rashee Rice at 13.5, a gap of 3.1. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 25 and Rashee Rice at 19.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.6 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 71 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (7, 6 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Rashee Rice, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashee Rice is 57 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (7, 7 and 10 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 3.1 points ahead of Rashee Rice on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

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

CAR allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Rashee Rice and KC visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 30.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Rashee Rice has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Chris Olave played 81 percent of NO snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 47 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Chris Olave, Week 9 against CLE: 64 of 75 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Through Week 9, Rashee Rice played 61 percent of KC snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 3 against MIA: 40 of 52 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 88 yards.

Rashee Rice, Week 4 against LV: 6 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Rashee Rice, Week 8 against DEN: 39 of 69 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 53 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rashee Rice, Week 9 against NYJ: 38 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 49 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.

In 2025, Rashee Rice played 8 games for KC and scored 150.1 PPR points, 18.8 a game, finishing WR40.

He caught 53 of 78 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 red zone targets and 157 air yards.

He was on the field for 73 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.
• Start Rashee Rice over Carnell Tate.
• Start Rashee Rice over Christian Watson.
• Start Rashee Rice over DJ Moore.