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Chris Olave or Deebo Samuel

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Player Summaries Comparison
 
Experts' Pick
 
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
 
 
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63%
Recommended by
49 of 78 experts
37%
Recommended by
29 of 78 experts
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Rankings 
    
ECR# 13# 14-
Best Rank# 10# 9-
Worst Rank# 32# 21-
    
Fantasy Points 
    
Season Total112.4126.2-
Avg Game8.68.4-
Avg Projection151.7144.7-
    
Schedule 
    
SOS Rank152-
    
Misc 
    
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Expert Ranks 
Deebo SamuelChris OlaveAdd Player
    
Bobby LaMarco B. LaMarco
Razzball Razzball
06/08
#20#17-
    
Matt De Lima M. De Lima
Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated
06/08
#11#14-
    
Jeff Boggis J. Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E...
06/08
#12#15-
    
Robert Norton R. Norton
Last Word On Sports Last Word On Sports
06/08
#19#14-
    
Michael Hauff M. Hauff
FF Faceoff FF Faceoff
06/08
#14#15-
    
Daniel Mader D. Mader
Belly Up Sports Belly Up Sports
06/08
#13#15-
    
Marc Shannep M. Shannep
Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout
06/08
#20#14-
    
Derek Brown D. Brown
FantasyPros FantasyPros
06/08
#34#13-
    
Nick Spencer N. Spencer
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/07
#11#15-
    
Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly
Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers
06/07
#11#15-
    
Andy Behrens A. Behrens
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
06/08
#10#18-
    
Joe Bond J. Bond
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/07
#11#16-
    
Frank Ammirante F. Ammirante
The Game Day The Game Day
06/06
#13#15-
    
Matt Olson M. Olson
32 Beat Writers 32 Beat Writers
06/06
#13#14-
    
Andrew Erickson A. Erickson
FantasyPros FantasyPros
06/06
#11#15-
    
Lee Wehry L. Wehry
FantasyPros FantasyPros
06/06
#11#15-
    
Ellis Johnson E. Johnson
True North Fantasy Football True North Fantasy...
06/06
#19#15-
    
Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo...
06/05
#18#12-
    
Richard Savill R. Savill
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/08
#15#18-
    
Michael Tomlin M. Tomlin
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/05
#12#15-
    
Adam Pelletier A. Pelletier
Sports Gambling Podcast Network Sports Gambling Po...
06/05
#13#17-
    
Dennis Sosic D. Sosic
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/05
#11#17-
    
Matthew Hill M. Hill
DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ...
06/03
#13#15-
    
Dalton Del Don D. Del Don
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
06/07
#12#13-
    
Justin Herrera J. Herrera
TSS Fantasy TSS Fantasy
06/02
#22#14-
    
Jason Willan J. Willan
Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts
06/01
#12#17-
    
Matt Gaines M. Gaines
League Tycoon League Tycoon
06/01
#10#18-
    
Mark Ringo M. Ringo
Sleepers and Busts Sleepers and Busts
06/08
#17#14-
    
Site Rankings S. Rankings
Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts
05/31
#14#12-
    
Matthew Freedman M. Freedman
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/31
#10#16-
    
Steven Pintado S. Pintado
The Fantasy Coaches The Fantasy Coaches
05/31
#12#15-
    
Dave Kluge D. Kluge
Footballguys Footballguys
05/31
#25#14-
    
Tommy Garrett T. Garrett
Pro Football Network Pro Football Network
06/07
#11#21-
    
Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall
Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports
06/08
#28#16-
    
Brandon Murchison B. Murchison
RotoBaller RotoBaller
05/31
#12#17-
    
Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez
Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy
06/04
#12#15-
    
Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ...
Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy
05/30
#11#16-
    
Des Bieler D. Bieler
The Washington Post The Washington Post
05/30
#12#15-
    
Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/29
#11#9-
    
Rich Piazza R. Piazza
Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed
05/28
#15#13-
    
Mason "Mase" Riney M. "Mase" R...
Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack
06/01
#11#10-
    
Bo McBrayer B. McBrayer
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/28
#17#14-
    
Smitty S.
TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball...
05/26
#12#4-
    
Riley Cadieux R. Cadieux
Fantasy Football From Up North Fantasy Football F...
05/25
#12#14-
    
Cody Austin C. Austin
Dad Bod Fantasy Squad Dad Bod Fantasy Squad
05/24
#14#17-
    
Justin Sablich J. Sablich
5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy
05/22
#12#15-
    
Ben Wasley B. Wasley
The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ...
05/23
#17#15-
    
Chris Kennedy C. Kennedy
Dr. Roto Dr. Roto
05/21
#11#12-
    
Guilherme Gianni G. Gianni
Fantasy Futebolista Fantasy Futebolista
05/19
#14#18-
    
Brandon Funston B. Funston
The Athletic The Athletic
05/26
#14#12-
    
Clayton Cadieux C. Cadieux
Fantasy Football From Up North Fantasy Football F...
05/18
#16#18-
    
Joey Wright J. Wright
Front Yard Fantasy Front Yard Fantasy
05/22
#16#15-
    
Ken Zalis K. Zalis
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/30
#12#15-
    
Jacob W. Dunne J. W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy Triple Play Fantasy
05/16
#12#11-
    
Joe Serpico J. Serpico
Pressbox Pressbox
05/15
#9#19-
    
Kevin Hanson K. Hanson
EDSFootball EDSFootball
05/17
#12#16-
    
Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/14
#32#21-
    
Tera Roberts T. Roberts
Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers
05/12
#19#15-
    
Kevin Steele K. Steele
The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority
05/10
#18#16-
    
Alfredo Brown A. Brown
Footballguys Footballguys
05/09
#22#13-
    
Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs
SportsLine SportsLine
05/08
#14#16-
    
Chris Meaney C. Meaney
FTN FTN
05/10
#17#15-
    
Matt Harmon M. Harmon
Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports
05/01
#22#14-
    
Craig Phillips C. Phillips
FF Prophet FF Prophet
05/01
#16#15-
    
Derek Lofland D. Lofland
FantasyPros FantasyPros
04/30
#21#16-
    
Joe Orrico J. Orrico
No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ...
04/30
#12#17-
    
Andersen Pickard A. Pickard
Prime Time Sports Talk Prime Time Sports ...
04/28
#14#16-
    
Nick Mariano N. Mariano
RotoBaller RotoBaller
04/24
#13#18-
    
Bradley Stalder B. Stalder
FantasyData FantasyData
04/23
#13#18-
    
Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros FantasyPros
05/23
#18#15-
    
Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin
Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F...
04/21
#9#20-
    
Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler
The 33rd Team The 33rd Team
03/05
#13#16-
    
Pierre Camus P. Camus
Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame
03/02
#17#38-
    
Mark Ross M. Ross
Athlon Sports Athlon Sports
02/22
#13#17-
    
Wolf of Roto Street W. of Roto ...
Roto Street Journal Roto Street Journal
02/09
#9#32-
    
Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards
Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames
02/02
#11#22-
    
David Heilman D. Heilman
Sports Gambling Podcast Network Sports Gambling Po...
01/30
#11#28-
    
Kyle Yates K. Yates
The Fantasy Playbook The Fantasy Playbook
01/19
#13#18-
    
Player Game Logs Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
2023 Schedule 
Week 1 at PIT vs. TEN
Week 2 at LAR at CAR
Week 3 vs. NYG at GB
Week 4 vs. ARI vs. TB
Week 5 vs. DAL at NE
Week 6 at CLE at HOU
Week 7 at MIN vs. JAC
Week 8 vs. CIN at IND
Week 9BYE WEEK vs. CHI
Week 10 at JAC at MIN
Week 11 vs. TBBYE WEEK
Week 12 at SEA at ATL
Week 13 at PHI vs. DET
Week 14 vs. SEA vs. CAR
Week 15 at ARI vs. NYG
Week 16 vs. BAL at LAR
Week 17 at WAS at TB
Week 18 vs. LAR vs. ATL
Player Projections Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
Receiving
   
Receptions68.380.7
Rec Yards892.21,138.6
Rec TDs4.25.6
   
Rushing
   
Rush Attempts43.40.0
Rush Yards241.40.0
Rush TDs2.60.0
   
Points
   
Fantasy Points151.7144.7
   
Player Fantasy Points Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
2022 Points 
Week 110.66.1
Week 29.76.0
Week 37.914.7
Week 417.712.7
Week 59.211.4
Week 69.0
Week 74.410.6
Week 85.2
Week 97.1
Week 105.14.0
Week 1115.416.2
Week 124.36.2
Week 136.36.5
Week 1410.4
Week 155.3
Week 16
Week 174.2
Week 182.410.0
Total112.4126.2
Average8.68.4
Player Targets Comparison
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
2022 Targets 
Week 173
Week 2613
Week 3813
Week 477
Week 596
Week 610
Week 7714
Week 87
Week 99
Week 1065
Week 1196
Week 1279
Week 13106
Week 145
Week 154
Week 16
Week 175
Week 18312
Notes for Player Combination
 
Deebo Samuel
WR - SF
Chris Olave
WR - NO
Expert 
Ellis Johnson
True North Fantasy Football
It's easy to dismiss how incredible Samuel's 2021 season was considering he averaged a mere 10.8 fantasy points per game in 2022. In the last three years only four receivers have had a 300+ fantasy point season, Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, and Justin Jefferson. Unfortunately, his role has changed since the team brought in Christian McCaffery. Although he may not have the WR-one upside anymore, he has the athletic ability to wildly outperform his current ADP. Kyle Shannahan will find a way to get him involved, making Deebo a value in 2023.I have seen Olave ranked everywhere from in people's top-seven to outside their top 20. Regardless of where people rank him, one thing is clear, people expect him to take a step forward. In his rookie season, a common thought is that Olave was limited by Andy Dalton and his 66% catchable targets. Although it appeared to be true, Derek Carr's top option Davante Adams last season had only 60% catchable targets. The biggest difference will be that hopefully the volume increases and Olave as a player can take a step forward. However, these are two big asks for me, so I have him as a mid-WR-two and I am excited to see what he can do.
Mark Ringo
Sleepers and Busts
I'm trying to figure out why Deebo's ADP is so high, and I still can't figure it out. He's two years removed from handling the RB duties. Last year I cautioned folks that it appeared his RB role was more a product of necessity due to the onslaught of injuries at RB than by design. Coach Shanahan confirmed it. The thing is, that's where Deebo separated himself from other WRs, at least as far as his fantasy prospects go. With Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell, and possibly Trey Lance healthy, that ship appears to have sailed far from San Francisco Bay. Samuel's current ADP at WR 18 is way too expensive and risky for Mark Ringo. Bust 
Andrew Erickson
FantasyPros
 Chris Olave ended his strong rookie season 8th in total air yards (1,531) while commanding a 25% target share and 10th-ranked air yards share (38%). He was the WR26 in points per game (11.0), 6th in yards per route run (2.42) and 8th in target rate per route run (28%). One of the most efficient seasons we have ever seen from a rookie WR. His downfield skill set and per-route efficiency will gel extremely well with his new quarterback, Derek Carr, in 2023. Olave is also a prime candidate to experience positive TD regression after finishing as just one of three WRs with 1,000 receiving yards to score fewer than 5 TDs.
Derek Brown
FantasyPros
Without his "wide back" role and with the 49ers bottling him up as a check-down specialist again, Deebo Samuel struggled to a WR28 finish in 2022. He still drew a strong share of the 49ers' passing offense with a 25.4% target share (19th), but his aDOT was 4.2 (102nd), and he only saw five deep targets (108th) and 12 red zone looks (36th). Without the rushing equity and high-leverage roles to help pad his fantasy production, Samuel dissolved into a WR3. With the quarterback situation remaining unsettled in San Francisco in 2023 and the onus remaining on running the ball, Samuel will likely disappoint if you're counting on WR2 production.Chris Olave had a magnificent rookie season as a target vacuuming wide receiver with alpha potential. Olave finished as the WR25 in fantasy points per game, which doesn't do any justice to his sparkling efficiency metrics. Olave was 15th in target share (26.7%), third in air yard share (40.8%), and tenth in target per route run rate (29.3%). He was seventh in open rate (ESPN analytics), immediately behind Stefon Diggs, and tenth in yards per route run. With Michael Thomas back, Olave will fight Thomas tooth and nail for the WR1 role in this offense. If he can improve on his 11 red zone targets (40th) and four total touchdowns (37th), he could easily finish as a WR1 in 2023.
Brandon Funston
The Athletic
Health, revolving QBs, positional identity crisis were at play in 2022 - fro 2023, bet on his talent, and head coach Shanahan tweaking things to better deploy themWas WR25 in fantasy as a rookie, and like former college teammate Garrett Wilson, hard not to be optimistic about the QB upgrade for Year 2
Derek Lofland
FantasyPros
Samuel was not quite the same player in 2022 as he was in 2021. He missed 4 fantasy games with injury and with a revolving door at QB, finished with 54 receptions for 612 yards, 41 rushing attempts for 228 yards, and 5 TDs. Samuel is still a very explosive receiver, but with his rushing attempts being limited with Christian McCaffrey in the backfield, Samuel is more of a WR2 in 2023 than the WR1 he was in 2021.Olave had 67 receptions for 982 yards and 3 TDs, despite playing with Andy Dalton for the majority of the season. Olave is on the cusp of being an elite WR1 with the addition of Derek Carr to the offense.
Wolf of Roto Street
Roto Street Journal
Purdy being the starter would be a boost to all pass-catchers here, Deebo included3/7: Should only benefit from Carr, even though he's more of a check-down guy he can sling it. Better than Dalton at least!