Chris Olave doesn't find the New Orleans Saints' addition of wide receivers daunting at all. While some receivers would look at the picks of Jordyn Tyson or Bryce Lance as threats to their targets, Olave doesn't view it that way at all, and his time at Ohio State certainly helps in that mindset.
The Saints have a stacked receiver room. Even if a lot of it is based on potential, stacked isn't a word that's been used to describe the position in years. It's been primarily a two man show for the last couple of seasons.
Olave didn't make a direct comparison between the Saints and Ohio State, but he reflected on his time at Ohio State when discussing how the amount of weapons have accumulated can lead to winning. Ironically, Olave compared his Tyson to his former teammate Garrett Wilson in the process.
Chris Olave is used to playing in a stacked receiver room
Olave played in a receiving corps with Wilson at Ohio State. In his final year, that duo played with a fully healthy Jaxson Smith-Njigba. Those three were the highlights and there was even freshmen receivers Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr.
The latter two were small factors in the offense, but having three receivers the caliber of Olave, Wilson and Smith-Njigba is more than enough to apply to the Saints' current situation. That's two receivers who were top-15 picks and one that would have been if he had more than one healthy season.
The comparison between the Saints' current receiver room and the one Olave played in at Ohio State proves two points. Olave isn't selfish and too many cooks in the kitchen is a myth. Smith-Njigba had 1609, Wilson had 1058 and Olave had 936 yards that season. Olave was third, but the Buckeyes went 11-2 on the season with a prolific passing attack.
Even with Smith-Njigba having over 1600 yards Wilson still crossed the century mark and Olave got close. The discrepancy between the leading receiver for the Saints and numbers two and three shouldn't be that wide.
If the Saints get close to that level of success you could see Olave go for 1200, Tyson for 1000 and Vele for around 700-800 yards. If nothing else, it's further proof that multiple high level threats can coexist for team success as well as individual success.
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