Start Chris Olave or Tee Higgins? Week 7

Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Olave over Tee Higgins in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 15.6 points and Tee Higgins at 13.9, a gap of 1.7. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 26 and Tee Higgins at 37.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Chris Olave, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 76 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.9 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 66 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (8, 6 and 10 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 1.7 points ahead of Tee Higgins on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Olave and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 28.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Tee Higgins and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 34.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Tee Higgins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Chris Olave played 81 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Through Week 5, Tee Higgins played 77 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 42 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 3 against PIT: 53 of 57 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

• Start A.J. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start A.J. Brown over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins.