Start Chris Olave in Week 2: our WR7 projects for 14 points, 4 above a typical starting WR.
- Projection
- 14 pts
- WR rank
- #7
- Matchup
- at BAL
Chris Olave's fantasy role in Week 2
Chris Olave goes into Week 2 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 92% of them, and we rank him WR7 on our own weekly board at 14 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 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at BAL. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 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 14-point projection is 4 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Chris Olave in Week 2: our WR7 projects for 14 points, 4 above a typical starting WR.
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 WR7 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at BAL, projecting 14.0 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 14 points, 40% above what the position pays out on average. BAL is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 92% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chris Olave (NO WR), our WR7 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at BAL, projecting 14.0 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 14 points, 40% above what the position pays out on average. BAL is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 92% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.