Chris Olave holds the RWR · Starter spot in New Orleans Saints’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Chris Olave played 16 games in 2025 with a 84% snap share.

Chris Olave is a 6'0", 185-pound right wideout for the New Orleans Saints selected 11th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. Over four seasons, he has appeared in 55 contests with 44 starts, accumulating 291 receptions for 3,728 yards and 19 touchdowns. In 2024, concussions limited him to eight appearances and 32 receptions for 400 yards and one touchdown. Olave rebounded in 2025 to start all 16 games, recording a career-high 100 receptions for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns, earning AP second-team All-Pro honors and ranking seventh in the NFL in receiving.

Ohio State2018 – 2021

Saints2022 — present

CollegeOhio StateDraftRound 1 · No. 11 overall · 2022 · NOHometownSan Ysidro, CA