Start Chris Olave or Rashee Rice? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chris Olave over Rashee Rice in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Chris Olave at 15.8 points and Rashee Rice at 14.4, a gap of 1.4. 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. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 20 and Rashee Rice at 17.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.5 fantasy points for Rashee Rice, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 15.8 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Chris Olave 1.4 points ahead of Rashee Rice on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Rashee Rice and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

IND allowed 37.9 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 229 yards and a touchdown against IND.

Chris Olave and NO visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 25.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and no touchdowns against BAL.

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

Injury status

Rashee Rice is not on the injury report.

Chris Olave is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Rashee Rice played 83 percent of KC snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashee Rice, Week 1 against DEN: 57 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Chris Olave played 86 percent of NO snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 49 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Their 2025 seasons

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.

Rashee Rice, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 52 of 61 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 51 yards, 12.1 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.

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.

Chris Olave, Week 16 of 2025 against NYJ: 61 of 78 snaps, 16 targets and 10 catches for 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, 36.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Rashee Rice over A.J. Brown.
• Start Rashee Rice over Drake London.
• Start Rashee Rice over George Pickens.
• Start Chris Olave over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.