Chris Olave vs Davante Adams: Who Should You Start?
The gap between Chris Olave and Davante Adams is smaller than most fantasy managers think. Separated by just 0.1 PPG in 2025, this is one of those wide receiver decisions that comes down to context, not name recognition. Chris Olave averaged 13.7 PPG with the New Orleans Saints across 16 games, and Davante Adams posted 13.8 with the Los Angeles Rams in 14.
When two wide receivers are separated by less than two points per game, the decision shifts to weekly context. Who has the softer defense? Who is trending up over the last month? Which team is projected for more total points? Those are the tiebreakers that actually matter.
Target volume is the story here. Chris Olave saw 156 targets in 2025, while Davante Adams drew 114. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Chris Olave, even in weeks where Davante Adams posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Chris Olave has his bye in Week 12, and Davante Adams rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
