New Orleans Saints rookie Jordyn Tyson possesses a route tree that mirrors alpha receiver Chris Olave, allowing offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to deploy them interchangeably across the formation. While Olave dominates the projection models after earning a 30.0-percent target share last season, Tyson projects as an immediate co-pilot in this passing game.
Local beat reports have projected 90 targets, 55 receptions, and 700 yards as a safe floor for the rookie, making his WR40 historical equivalent a value in early drafts. Tyson’s upside is derived from the assumption that Saints offense will make a great leap forward this year. Given his redundancy with Olave, Tyson continues to lose ground to Carnell Tate in PlayerProfiler’s Dynasty Rankings.
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Chris Olave has been restricted all offseason as he recovers from a blood clot discovered prior to Week 18. He is expected to exit blood thinner treatment in late June, indicating the clot has been dissolved. Once off blood thinners, the path will be set for Olave to be fully cleared for the start of Saints training camp.
This medical clearance is vital for a receiver entering a contract year on his fifth-year option after commanding a 29.4-percent Target Share and a league-leading 1,840 Air Yards last season. Continue to draft him aggressively in all fantasy football formats, because his production and efficiency profile is elite.
Chris Olave is not participating in team drills. His individual workouts are being monitored to ensure there is no recurrence of the blood clot, which was caught early prior to Week 18 of last year.
Olave is coming off a dominant campaign where he commanded a 29.4-percent Target Share (No. 10) and 1,840 Air Yards (No. 1). He converted that massive opportunity into 100 receptions and 16.8 Fantasy Points Per Game (No. 7).
The Saints are in active negotiations with Olave for a long-term contract extension, which signals those close to the situation are not concerned about his availability. While fantasy mangers should be aware of the situation, Olave is not yet 26 years old and remains a locked-in high-volume cornerstone for fantasy football rosters across all formats.
Chris Olave playing at 195 pounds after an intensive offseason program will not compromise the speed that generated 1,840 Air Yards and 31 Deep Targets last season, both ranking No. 1 at the position.
His physical development aligns with an impending contract extension following a dominant campaign where he posted a 31.8-percent Dominator Rating. Olave commands both an elite target share and air yards share, and with Tyler Shough under center in Kellen Moore’s system, he is locked-in as a fantasy WR1 in both best ball and dynasty fantasy football formats.
New Orleans is cooking up a brand new aerial assault with first-round rookie Jordyn Tyson building instant chemistry with quarterback Tyler Shough. Despite being limited to just nine games last year, Tyson commands a spectacular 34.2-percent (97th-percentile) College Target Share and an elite 18.1 (99th-percentile) Breakout Age.
Jordan will stretch the field horizontally freeing up Chris Olave to stretch the field vertically in 2026. This fun pull quote is a good reminder that from Shough to Travis Etienne to Juwan Johnson, all pass catches in the New Orleans offense are set up to cook this season and are strong buys in all fantasy formats.
The New Orleans Saints just secured a weapon at No. 136 in Bryce Lance, a 6-foot-3 WR who dominated the NFL Combine with a 4.34-second 40-yard dash and an elite 115.6 Speed Score (98th-percentile). Lance is an analytical sleeper who transitioned from special teams to a dominant WR profile, posting back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns at North Dakota State fueled by a 21.2 Yards Per Reception and elite lower-body explosion—verified by a 41.5-inch vertical jump.
In dynasty formats, the big winner of this pick is Tyler Shough, who now has gotten new weapons in WR Jordyn Tyson, TE Oscar Delp and Lance added to join Chris Olave. However, Lance may have to wait a year or two to become fantasy relevant.
