Chris Olave Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

Wide receiver Chris Olave faces a matchup against the 21st-ranked pass defense in the NFL (229 yards allowed per game) in Week 8, when his New Orleans Saints meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

With Olave's next game against the Buccaneers, should you think about him for your DFS lineup? Scroll down for more stats and information.

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Chris Olave Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: October 26, 2025
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.5
• Projected Receiving Yards: 54.98
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

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Olave Fantasy Performance

• With 60.0 fantasy points this season (8.6 per game), Olave is the 19th-ranked player at the WR position. He ranks 81st among all players.
• During his last three games Olave has been targeted 28 times, with 18 receptions for 255 yards and two TDs, resulting in 37.5 fantasy points (12.5 per game) during that stretch.
• Olave has been targeted 48 times, with 31 receptions for 332 yards and three TDs, in his last five games. He has posted 49.2 fantasy points (9.8 per game) during that period.
• The high point of Olave's fantasy campaign was last week's outburst versus the Chicago Bears, a game when he went off for zero rushing yards on zero carries (for 21.8 total fantasy points). As a pass-catcher, he grabbed five balls (on seven targets) for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
• From a fantasy perspective, Chris Olave stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals, hauling in seven passes on 13 targets for 54 yards (5.4 fantasy points).

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Tampa Bay has allowed two players to register more than 300 yards passing in a game this year.
• The Buccaneers have allowed six players to pass for at least one TD in a game this year.
• Tampa Bay has allowed three players to pass for two or more touchdowns in a game this season.
• Only one player have thrown for at least three TDs in a game against the Buccaneers this year.
• Tampa Bay has allowed more than 100 yards receiving to three players this year.
• A total of Nine players have caught a touchdown pass versus the Buccaneers this season.
• Tampa Bay has allowed at least two receiving TDs to two players this year.
• The Buccaneers have allowed more than 100 yards rushing to just one player this season.
• Tampa Bay has allowed six players to score at least one rushing TD versus them this year.
• The Buccaneers have allowed at least two rushing TDs to just one player this year.

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