Saints star WR Chris Olave will play vs. the Ravens, despite leaving practice earlier in the week for a hamstring injury. Nick Underhill reported at the time it was precautionary, and it seems he was right. Olave was the WR5 in Week 1 in a shootout vs. the Lions, putting up 182 yards on 10 receptions. Olave ranked No. 8 in First Read Target last year and remains the focal point of the Saints offense.
There should be no snap count for Olave so you can start him with confidence. This is a major boost for all pieces on the Saints offense – yes, even Devaughn Vele, who would have had to face the Ravens top CB if Olave was unable to go.
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Hmmmmmm. Anytime fantasy football’s most coveted big play wide receivers leaves practice with a lower body injury, we need to pay attention despite optimistic reports regarding Chris Olave‘s hamstring.
Olave’s Friday practice participation will be a must-watch on social media. Meanwhile, acquiring Devaughn Vele on waiver wire in shallow league, and Bryce Lance in deep leagues, as cheap fantasy football WR insurance.
Operating as second year QB Tyler Shough‘s second favorite target, Devaughn Vele reeled in 7 of 9 targets, for 69 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s narrow loss to the Saints. Vele’s outing included two eye popping full extension highlight reel catches, one of which went for a touchdown that brought the Saints within a score after getting shut out in the entire first half.
Trailing only the recently extended longtime alpha Chris Olave, Vele emerged as a reliable target in a close game. With rookie first round pick Jordyn Tyson sidelined for at least a month with a severe hamstring injury, Vele offers plenty of fantasy football upside in the Saints’ high-flying offense after spending the summer as one of the cheapest WRs on the market. Vele will be a popular add on fantasy football waiver wires post-Week 1.
The Jordyn Tyson hamstring injury is now a two-month problem, and that puts his rookie season launch in serious jeopardy after the Saints selected him eighth overall. PlayerProfiler has Tyson at a 63.6 ADP and WR31, with elite prospect metrics including a 94th-percentile Catch Radius, 97th-percentile College Dominator, and 99th-percentile college target share, so the talent profile remains compelling despite the injury risk.
Tyson is now on the fast-track to first round bust status. He is a roster clogger in best ball and redraft leagues and should be slow-played in fantasy football dynasty leagues. With Tyson sidelined, Chris Olave should see a slight uptick in volume, Devaughn Vele and Juwan Johnson are best-positioned to absorb the vacated targets, and Barion Brown now has a clear path to WR3 duties.
The Saints rookie exited Thursday’s practice with another hamstring issue, and head coach Kellen Moore recently admitted that New Orleans is “still in collection mode.” For a rookie already battling a troublesome hamstring history dating back to his time at USC, missing valuable practice and preseason reps is far from ideal.
Tyson has sky high fantasy potential, but the risk/reward is a dice roll. With another setback threatening his development and early season availability, expect his ADP to take a hit as fantasy managers start asking the same question, how much risk is too much? Tyson is quickly becoming a redraft stayaway player, though he remains PlayerProfiler’s dynasty WR24 until more information becomes available.
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.
