Sit Chris Olave in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 8.1 projected points lands 1.9 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 8.1 pts
- WR rank
- #9
- Matchup
- vs CAR
Chris Olave's fantasy role in Week 10
Chris Olave goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at WR for the NO. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 85% of them, and we rank him WR9 on our own weekly board at 8.1 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs CAR. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 8.1-point projection is 1.9 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Chris Olave in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 8.1 projected points lands 1.9 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chris Olave (NO WR), our WR9 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 8.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 1.9 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. The projection sits about 19% under what a startable WR returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. At home against CAR, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chris Olave (NO WR), our WR9 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 8.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina's pushback: 85% of leagues start him, so you gain nothing on your opponent here — the edge is elsewhere. The projection sits about 19% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. At home against CAR, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.