Start Chris Olave or Zay Flowers? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Chris Olave over Zay Flowers in Week 2.

Chris Olave is estimated at 15.8 projected points, scaled up from the stats the books have posted so far. Zay Flowers has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Chris Olave at ADP 20 and Zay Flowers at 25.

What the books imply

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

No sportsbook posted a player market for Zay Flowers in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

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.

Zay Flowers and BAL host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 37.2 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Zay Flowers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Olave is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Zay Flowers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 2

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.

Through Week 1, Zay Flowers played 29 percent of BAL snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 1 against IND: 20 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 150 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Zay Flowers, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 6 targets and 4 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.8 PPR points.

Zay Flowers, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 52 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Chris Olave over A.J. Brown.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Chris Olave.
• Start Chris Olave over DeVonta Smith.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Zay Flowers.
• Start Zay Flowers over Garrett Wilson.
• Start George Pickens over Zay Flowers.