Chris Olave stats

Saints

Wide Receiver · #12

Age 26 · 6' 0" · 187 lbs

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Chris Olave recorded 49 receptions, 636 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in 7 games of 2026 for the New Orleans Saints. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
7
REC · 6th
49
TGTS · 8th
71
YDS · 5th
636
AVG · 11th
13.0
TD · 37th
2
LNG
47
FD
36

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2022NO15721191,04214.545348
2023NO16871381,12312.955157
2024NO8324440012.513922
2025NO161001561,16311.696253
2026NO7497163613.024736

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
62
REC
340
TGTS
528
YDS
4,364
AVG
12.8
TD
21
LNG
62
FD
216

Per game

GP
7
REC
7
TGTS
10.1
YDS
90.9
AVG
13.0
TD
0.3
LNG
47
FD
5.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2022NO154.87.969.514.50.3533.2
2023NO165.48.670.212.90.3513.6
2024NO84.05.550.012.50.1392.8
2025NO166.39.872.711.60.6623.3
2026NO77.010.190.913.00.3475.1

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
62
REC
5.5
TGTS
8.5
YDS
70.4
AVG
12.8
TD
0.3
LNG
62
FD
3.5

Fantasy

GP
7
PPR · 40th
124.6
HALF · 48th
100.1
STD
75.6
PPG · 34th
17.8

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2022NO15198.2162.2126.213.2
2023NO16231.3187.8144.314.5
2024NO876.760.744.79.6
2025NO16268.0218.0168.016.8
2026NO7124.6100.175.617.8

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
62
PPR
898.8
HALF
728.8
STD
558.8
PPG
14.5

Bio

Age
26 yearsJun 27, 2000
Height
6' 0"
Weight
187 lbs
Experience
5 years
Birthplace
San Ysidro, CA
Draft
2022Rd 1, Pk 11
College
Ohio State
Salary
$37.7 million2026

Latest performance

Chris Olave

Oct 25 · vs PIT · L 16-10

REC
6
TGTS
10
YDS
56
AVG
9.3
TD
0
LNG
14

Snap counts, 2026

81% of his club's offensive snaps a game (387 in 7 games); 77% in week 7.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1DET7786%0
2BAL5784%0
3LV6284%0
4ATL6486%0
5MIN4191%0
6NYG4258%0
7PIT4477%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

Chris Olave has been on the NFL’s game-status report 2 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202602Hamstring

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2022 NFL combine

WR, 6'0", 187 lb · Ohio St.

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.39s86th
Vertical jump32"11th
Broad jump10' 4"65th

Percentile: the share of WRs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2022 combine

Games

All games

Next

vs CLESun, Nov 08

Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Oct 25vsPITL 16-106560
Sun, Oct 18atNYGW 34-274431
Sun, Oct 11vsMINL 23-134460
Mon, Oct 05vsATLL 45-2481160
Sun, Sep 27vsLVL 35-2791070
Sun, Sep 20atBALW 24-178861

What are Chris Olave's career stats?

Chris Olave has played 5 seasons for the Saints. He has 340 receptions for 4,364 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2025: 100 receptions, 1,163 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 7 @ DAL on Sep 15, 2024, W 44-19
  • Receptions: 10 vs NYJ on Dec 21, 2025, W 29-6
  • Receiving Yards: 182 @ DET on Sep 13, 2026, L 31-30 OT
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs NYJ on Dec 21, 2025, W 29-6
Chris Olave's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2026—10182—
2025—101482
2024781071
2023—91231
2022—91471

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2022.

League leaderboards and awards

5 seasons, 2022 to 2026

Chris Olave finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Chris Olave college stats

Chris Olave played 4 seasons at Ohio State Buckeyes (2018 to 2021): 176 catches for 2,711 yards and 35 touchdowns.

rushing

Chris Olave's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2019Ohio State Buckeyes252.504
2020Ohio State Buckeyes10000

receiving

Chris Olave's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2018Ohio State Buckeyes1219716.4329
2019Ohio State Buckeyes4984917.31258
2020Ohio State Buckeyes5072914.6756
2021Ohio State Buckeyes6593614.41361

defensive

Chris Olave's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2018Ohio State Buckeyes211000000
2019Ohio State Buckeyes330000000
2020Ohio State Buckeyes220000000

scoring

Chris Olave's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2018Ohio State Buckeyes0030300018
2019Ohio State Buckeyes001201200072
2021Ohio State Buckeyes001301300078

returning

Chris Olave's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2018Ohio State Buckeyes000000000
2019Ohio State Buckeyes1150015115015
2021Ohio State Buckeyes000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Chris Olave's college game log.

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