WR#12
Chris Olave
gsis_id 00-0037239
NO
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.70 yd
- Cushion
- 5.71 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.24
- Avg YAC
- 2.90
- Share of intended air yards
- 45.3%
- Catch rate
- 68.2%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 5.2%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 92.4
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 71 | 49 | 636 | 2 | 37.5 | 0.270 | 0.72 | 0 | 124.6 |
| 2025 | 16 | 156 | 100 | 1163 | 9 | 35.6 | 0.292 | 0.72 | -3 | 268.0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 400 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.197 | 0.49 | 7 | 76.7 |
| 2023 | 16 | 138 | 87 | 1123 | 5 | 43.4 | 0.248 | 0.64 | 0 | 231.3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 119 | 72 | 1042 | 4 | 24.9 | 0.262 | 0.67 | 0 | 198.2 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 187 lb
- College
- Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 1 · Pk 11 · NO
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 6 · Questionable · Illness · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · NO
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
56 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Carnell TateWR · TEN · distance 0.50
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 5.51
- YAC over expected
- -0.02
- Share of air yards
- 37.2
- Catch rate
- 66.7
CeeDee LambWR · DAL · distance 0.54
- Separation
- 2.86
- Cushion
- 6.39
- YAC over expected
- 0.20
- Share of air yards
- 40.1
- Catch rate
- 65.2
Tetairoa McMillanWR · CAR · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 2.77
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- -0.35
- Share of air yards
- 32.9
- Catch rate
- 64.6
Rome OdunzeWR · CHI · distance 0.81
- Separation
- 2.50
- Cushion
- 6.54
- YAC over expected
- 0.33
- Share of air yards
- 36.5
- Catch rate
- 63.6
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET · distance 0.82
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 6.82
- YAC over expected
- -0.34
- Share of air yards
- 32.1
- Catch rate
- 69.7
Chris Olave baseline
- Separation
- 2.78
- Cushion
- 5.90
- YAC over expected
- -0.35
- Share of air yards
- 44.4
- Catch rate
- 69.0