Fantasy Football Player Notes

Olave is the WR6 on the season. After being labelled a disappointing fantasy player, limited by the Saints' offensive environment and multiple concussions, Olave has exploded back onto the fantasy scene. Plus, Tyler Shough looks surprisingly functional and has a clear connection with the fourth year wide out. Last week, the two connected on 10 of 16 targets for 148 yards and two scores. This gives Olave four touchdowns in his last four games. Now he faces the Titans in the fantasy finals, who have turned into a pass funnel. Being able to limit the ground game, the Titans don't have an answer for Olave. If you have been riding one of the best draft day values, he should come up in spades when you need him most this week.

Last week was a vintage Taysom Hill game as he had his highest snap rate of the season (43.6%) while catching four passes for 36 yards, chucking a 38-yard pass for a touchdown, and running the ball 12 times for 42 yards on the ground. Hill finished last week as the TE8 in fantasy. Hill could easily be a TE1 again this week with his Swiss army knife usage.

Audric Estime was the Saints' lead back last week, and he'll reprise the role again this week. Unfortunately, the starting role didn't amount to much for Estime last week. He played 57.7% of the snaps with only eight touches and 36 total yards. Taysom Hill essentially operated as the team's "real" starting running back. Last week was essentially "it" if Estime was going to pay off as a flex play. Sit him this week. Since Week 12, Tennessee has allowed the third-fewest rushing yards per game, the sixth-lowest explosive run rate, and the tenth-lowest missed tackle rate.