Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Chris Olave vs DeVonta Smith

DeVonta Smith gets more of his team's passes (33% vs 27%) and more of the deep throws (49% of its air yards vs 43%). In total, though, Chris Olave has more targets (61 vs 41). Chris Olave has played 6 games and DeVonta Smith 4 games. Near the end zone, Chris Olave has had more chances (6 vs 3 plays within 20 yards), and the same share of their teams' chances there (11%). Chris Olave is scoring more fantasy points a game (18.8 vs 17.3, PPR), but the chances DeVonta Smith gets usually score more: 17.9 vs 17.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRNO

Chris Olave
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
18.8
Expected points per gameEst.
17.8

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 6 injury report: Questionable (Illness)

WRPHI

DeVonta Smith
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
17.3
Expected points per gameEst.
17.9

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Chris Olave and DeVonta Smith, season usage side by side
StatChris OlaveDeVonta Smith
Games64
Passes thrown to him
Targets6141
Target share27%33%
Air-yards share43%49%
Catches4326
Receiving yards580310
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances63
Red-zone share11%11%
End-zone targets24
Touchdowns
Touchdowns22
Expected touchdownsEst.2.81.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)18.817.3
Fantasy points (PPR)113.069.0
Expected points per gameEst.17.817.9
Points vs expectedEst.+1.1−0.7

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Chris Olave
  • DeVonta Smith

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekChris OlaveDeVonta Smith
125%against DET27%against WAS
231%against BAL38%against TEN
333%against LV32%against CHI
426%against ATL— no game with a target, carry or dropback
525%against MIN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
623%against NYG32%against CAR

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Chris Olave and DeVonta Smith
LeaderboardChris OlaveDeVonta Smith
Target share leaders#11of 109 wide receivers#2of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#7of 109 wide receivers#2of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#34of 74 wide receivers#32of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#18of 187 wide receivers#56of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#43of 187 wide receivers#17of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#9of 187 wide receivers#8of 187 wide receivers

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