Pat Fitzmaurice recommended that contending teams built around veterans—he cited a roster with Derrick Henry, Mike Evans and Saquon Barkley—should gamble on Chris Olave. Fitzmaurice acknowledged the "scary" concussion history but argued the payoff is manageable because those lineups really just need Olave to survive the final six to eight games. If he stays upright, his elite separation skills and 2.42 yards per route run could single-handedly swing playoff matchups. Conversely, Fitzmaurice said true juggernauts (e.g., teams with Ja'Marr Chase and Bijan Robinson) should pass because they gain little from the added variance. The upshot: aging contenders can buy Olave at a discount and let his ceiling carry them through one more championship push.

Rich Cooling encouraged managers who are a step below the league favorites to trade for Chris Olave despite his concussion red flags. Cooling emphasized that Olave’s value has been "depleted" even though his range of outcomes still includes a top-five wide receiver season—he already owns a 28% target share and showed week-winning spike weeks in 2023. Because elite teams don’t need to gamble, Cooling said lesser contenders must lean into variance, and landing Olave at a WR2 price is the type of risk that can flip playoff odds without surrendering multiple first-round picks.

Justin Herzig called Chris Olave one of the biggest bargains on the board, regularly sliding into the 60s despite a second-round pedigree last year. He emphasized that new play-caller Kellen Moore has already said publicly he wants Olave featured all over the formation, and Moore’s track record in Dallas suggests he will actually do it (CeeDee Lamb averaged a 29% target share under Moore). Herzig also circled the Saints’ six games against the NFC South’s suspect secondaries as a built-in schedule boost. While the wideout’s concussion history scares some drafters, Herzig treats those as random rather than chronic, noting Olave has never dealt with lower-body issues that sap explosiveness. Given his proven separation skills (top-10 in Reception Perception success rate) and a likely uptick in passing volume, Herzig is happy to bet Olave returns WR2 numbers at a WR3 price and still owns top-10 seasonal upside if everything clicks.

Ian Hartitz called Chris Olave a screaming value at current round-7 ADP, arguing that quarterback worries are already more than baked in. Hartitz cited a recent Coach Speak Index quote from new head coach Kellen Moore—“his ability to move around and line up in a number of positions will be a huge advantage for us”—as evidence Olave will be deployed all over the formation. Hartitz compared the situation to Garrett Wilson, noting Wilson still goes in round 3 with similar QB uncertainty while Olave actually edges him in yards per route run. Olave commanded a 27 % target share when healthy last year and finished top-five in yards per route run on intermediate routes despite two concussions and Derek Carr’s erratic accuracy. Moore has historically ranked top-10 in early-down pass rate, and with no proven WR2 in New Orleans, Hartitz projected 155-plus targets and a top-12 finish, making Olave a priority buy in Best Ball Mania drafts.

Sean Koerner urged caution on Chris Olave after noting two major red flags. First, credible beat‐writers have repeated that Kellen Moore is open to moving Olave for draft capital, creating either a mid-summer holdout or an unfamiliar playbook if he’s dealt. Second, Olave has already suffered three documented concussions; Koerner worries a fourth could trigger an IR stint under the league’s stricter 2024 protocols. The upside is obvious—Moore historically force-feeds his No. 1 wideout from the slot (Keenan Allen and DeVonta Smith both logged 30-plus percent slot rates and 27-plus percent target shares under Moore). But with a rookie quarterback (Tyler Shuck) likely starting and Olave’s availability shaky, Koerner dropped him to the bottom of his WR2 tier and advised diversifying with steadier options in Rounds 3-4 of best-ball or redraft leagues.

Pete Overzet called Chris Olave a smash at pick 66, stressing that drafters happily paid a second-round tax on the same player the last two summers. Olave still managed a 27 percent target share and 2.23 yards per route while surviving Derek Carr’s uneven debut season, proving he can create fantasy production "in spite of" the quarterback. Overzet said the only real risk is the Saints offense completely collapsing, but even a league-average unit would unlock weekly WR1 spike-weeks. He is comfortable selecting Olave ahead of names like Matthew Golden, Chris Godwin and Debo Samuel, framing the current sixth-round price as "catch-up fuel" for best-ball rooms where you start RB-heavy.

Pat Kerrane pushed back on the Olave fear, calling him a screaming buy in both best ball and dynasty. Kerrane pointed to Olave’s career-long underlying juice—top-15 in targets per route run and yards per route run since entering the league—plus the luxury of playing half his games in a dome. He believes a pocket passer like Shuck (or even Rattler if things go south) will still funnel volume to the star wide-out, and emphasized that elite peripherals plus a controlled environment usually translate to spike weeks regardless of who is under center. With market sentiment cooling, Kerrane is actively offering late-first-round rookie picks or WR3 types to secure Olave shares before the price rebounds.

Davis Mattek dropped Chris Olave all the way to 75th overall in his dynasty ranks and said managers should treat the wide-out as a sell or at least a stay-away at current prices. Mattek sees three red flags: (1) quarterback chaos—he expects 40th-overall rookie Tyler Shuck to start in 2025 with Spencer Rattler waiting in the wings, leaving Olave’s 2026 passer totally up in the air; (2) five documented concussions since 2020, a "black-marble" tail-risk that could send his dynasty stock to zero with one more head injury; and (3) Mattek never thought Olave was an alpha to begin with, so he is more willing to nuke the profile now that the situation has deteriorated. Given those factors, Mattek would trade Olave for any top-15 rookie pick or pivot to safer wide receivers in the same tier.