Chris Olave Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

New Orleans Saints wideout Chris Olave will be up against the team with last season's 20th-ranked pass defense, the Detroit Lions (217.4 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Olave a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Lions? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Chris Olave Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.3
• Projected Receiving Yards: 75.91
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.43

Projections provided by numberFire

Olave 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 53rd overall and sixth at his position, Olave picked up 168.0 fantasy points (10.5 per game) in 2025.
• In Week 16 last year versus the New York Jets, Olave put up a season-high 26.8 fantasy points, with these numbers: 10 receptions, 148 yards and two touchdowns.
• Olave's 21.8 fantasy points in Week 7 versus the Chicago Bears -- five receptions, 98 yards and two touchdowns -- were his second-highest amount last year.
• In Week 14 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Olave finished with a season-low 3.0 fantasy points, via these numbers: three receptions, 30 yards, on five targets.
• Olave accumulated 5.4 fantasy points -- seven receptions, 54 yards, on 13 targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Detroit allowed over 300 passing yards to only three QBs last year.
• Last year, the Lions allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Detroit last season, 11 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Lions surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Detroit last season, six players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Lions allowed 25 players to catch a TD pass against them last season.
• Against Detroit last year, six players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Lions allowed just one player to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Detroit gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 14 players last season.
• Only two players rushed for multiple scores in a game against the Lions last year.

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