Start Tetairoa McMillan or Chris Olave? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Chris Olave over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Chris Olave at 16.3 points and Tetairoa McMillan at 14.6, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Chris Olave this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (17.2 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 25 and Tetairoa McMillan at 30.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Chris Olave yet. His market-based projections were 17.2 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 16.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chris Olave is 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Tetairoa McMillan, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 67 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (8, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Chris Olave 1.7 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CLE.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against DEN.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Olave has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is not on the injury report.

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Chris Olave played 81 percent of NO snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Chris Olave, Week 7 against PIT: 44 of 57 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 56 yards.

Through Week 8, Tetairoa McMillan played 83 percent of CAR snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 4 against DET: 67 of 75 snaps, 16 targets and 14 catches for 192 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 8 against GB: 65 of 73 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 58 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, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over Christian Watson.
• Start Tetairoa McMillan over A.J. Brown.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Tetairoa McMillan over Christian Watson.