Is Chris Olave About to Break Records No One Saw Coming?

Chris Olave has been dancing on the edge of stardom for what feels like an eternity, hasn’t he? Watching this New Orleans Saints dynamo—whose highlight reels could practically light up the Superdome ceiling—it’s baffling why the breakout season kept playing hard to get. Injuries, inconsistencies, and that nagging “what if” cloud hovering over every snap seemed like hurdles too high. But here’s the twist: this year, Olave isn’t just inching toward greatness; he’s sprinting full throttle, poised to shatter every personal best. Imagine putting up career peak numbers with rookie signal-callers throwing your way—now that’s a story worth telling. So the question isn’t if he’ll make that leap—it’s how high he’ll soar when nothing’s holding him back.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 05: Chris Olave #12 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates after a touchdown during the first quarter in the game against the Chicago Bears at Caesars Superdome on November 05, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. — (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

For years, it felt like Chris Olave had been on the verge of a breakout. The New Orleans Saints star is one of the most explosive players in the league, but someone always seems to stand in the way.

Either subpar play, injuries, or both, the fact of the matter is that he has yet to take that leap. That might finally happen this season.

As pointed out by Sleeper NFL on X, Olave is on pace for career bests all over the board. Right now, he’s on pace to log 102 receptions on 161 targets for a whopping 1,128 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

Chris Olave’s 2025 pace:

161 Targets
102 Receptions
1,128 Receiving Yards
7 Touchdowns

All of those would be career highs. pic.twitter.com/5X9TurbjkR

— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) November 15, 2025

Notably, the fact that he’s doing so despite having Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough as his quarterbacks speaks volumes about his ability to put up big numbers regardless of who’s behind center. The Ohio State product is just too talented.

Unfortunately, Olave has had his fair share of concussions. He’s been the victim of way too many hospital balls in the past, up to the point where some even thought he wouldn’t be able to last long in the league because of that. Hopefully, that’s not going to be the case at all.

The Saints are fully committed to him. Despite potentially getting a massive haul in return for his services, he survived yet another trade deadline to stay in the Big Easy. And even though they won’t win many more games, he’s going to keep putting up big numbers for as long as he’s healthy.

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