Fantasy Football Player Notes

Coming off their Bye Week, Olave looks to reset his season. After starting the year averaging 12 targets and 123 yards, he had averaged only seven targets and 48 yards over his last three games. This may have something to do with Tyler Shough playing with two broken bones in his non-throwing hand, or may be a cause of a tougher stretch of the schedule. Either way, it doesn't get any easier as they face the Cleveland Browns this week. The Browns are allowing the sixth fewest passing yards and 11th fewest passing touchdowns per game this season. I have Olave as a fringe WR1 this week, and will keep him there until he either has a better matchup or shows signs of life once again.

In the Saints' pass-happy offense, Devaughn Vele is the WR29 in fantasy points per game with a 16.5% target share, 1.33 YPRR, six red zone targets, eight deep targets, and a 21.2% first-read share. Vele has at least 50 receiving yards and a score in three games this season. This week, he'll face a Browns defense that has the highest single high rate in the NFL (75.7%). Against single-high, Vele has seen his TPRR increase from 15% to 20% and his YPRR jump to 2.02. Vele is a strong flex again this week. Over their last five games, Cleveland has allowed the 11th-most yards per target and receiving fantasy points per game to slot receivers.

Jordyn Tyson returned to practice this week. He managed only limited sessions all week and has been listed as questionable. Tyson could be active this week, but it's impossible to plug him into a lineup even if he is on the field. I doubt that New Orleans would immediately install him as a full-time player. As a limited-snap player this week, Tyson would be an easy sit if active.