Chris Olave is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 8.7 pts
- WR rank
- #18
- Matchup
- bye
Chris Olave's fantasy role in Week 8
Chris Olave goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent WR option for the NO. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 53% of them, and we rank him WR18 on our own weekly board at 8.7 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 8 matchup breakdown
The NO are on bye in Week 8, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Chris Olave is on bye in Week 8 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at WR.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chris Olave (NO WR), our WR18 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.7 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 1.3 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. The projection sits about 13% under what a startable WR returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chris Olave (NO WR), our WR18 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.7 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 1.3 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. The projection sits about 13% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.