Player facts
- Team
New Orleans Saints- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Number
- 12
- Born
- Jun 27, 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- San Ysidro, CA, USA
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 187 lbs
- College
- Ohio State
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 2nd in receiving yards 537
- 4th in receptions 39
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 39 | 54 | 537 | 13.8 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 39 | 54 | 537 | 13.4 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 330 | 511 | 4,265 | 12.9 | 20 | 62 | 209 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 61 targets | +0.64 | 62% | 9th of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
vs  MIN | L 23-13 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ATL | L 45-24 | 8 | 12 | 116 | 14.5 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LV | L 35-27 | 9 | 13 | 107 | 11.9 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  BAL | W 24-17 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 10.8 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  DET | L 31-30 OT | 10 | 13 | 182 | 18.2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Christian Josiah Olave ( oh-LAH-vay; born June 27, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he is 2nd all-time in touchdown receptions at 35. Olave was selected by the Saints in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Chris Olave, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Of Cuban descent on his father's side and African-American on his mother's, Olave was born on June 27, 2000, in San Ysidro, California. He played football at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista for two seasons before transferring to Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, California. He had to sit out his junior year due to California Interscholastic Federation transfer rules. During his senior season, Olave caught 93 passes for 1,764 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was also a member of the school's basketball and track teams. He committed to Ohio State University in January 2018.
College career
As a freshman at Ohio State in 2018, Olave played on both offense and special teams. He recorded 12 catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns during his debut season. During the 2018 match up against Michigan, he was able to bring in two touchdowns and block a punt in the 62–39 Ohio State win. The following week in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game, he caught five passes for 79 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern.
In the 2019 season, Olave had three games with two receiving touchdowns. His highest yard total came against Rutgers with four receptions for 139 receiving yards in the 56–21 victory. He finished with 48 receptions for 840 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.
In the 2020 season, Olave played in seven games due to the COVID-19 pandemic shortening the Buckeyes' season. He scored multiple receiving touchdowns in three games and went over 100 receiving yards in five games.
Olave recorded four games with multiple receiving touchdowns and five going over the 100-yard mark in the 2021 season. Olave finished the 2021 season with 65 receptions for 936 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns. His 13 receiving touchdowns led the Big Ten. Following the season, Olave announced that he would be opting out of the 2022 Rose Bowl in order to prepare for the 2022 NFL draft.
Personal life
On October 23, 2023, Olave was arrested by the Kenner Police Department in Kenner, Louisiana on suspicion of reckless operation of a motor vehicle, reportedly driving 70 mph in a 35 mph zone.
From Wikipedia’s article on Chris Olave, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaChris Olave on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Chris Olave