Chris Olave

#2 · WR · Jr. · Ohio State6′1″ · 188 lb · San Marcos, CA · Mission Hills

Chris Olave: WR · Ohio State · #2.

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Chris Olave

WR · Ohio State · Jr · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The four seasons at Ohio State span two head coaches: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. All-America (AFCA) in 2021 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 140 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Michigan State — Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Ohio State in the news

Fans storm field after USC upsets Ohio StateLos Angeles Times Nov 1
Ohio State injury report releasedEleven Warriors Oct 29
Big Ten limits NIL dealsOct 28
Oregon fires offensive coordinatorOct 25

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	65	936	14.4	13	61
2020	Ohio State	50	729	14.6	7	56
2019	Ohio State	49	849	17.3	12	58
2018	Ohio State	12	197	16.4	3	29
Career		176	2,711	15.4	35	61

Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	--	--	--	4
2020	Ohio State	1	--	--	--
2019	Ohio State	2	5	15	18
2018	Ohio State	--	--	--	3
Career		3	5	15	25

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-31@ Minnesota	4	117	29.3	2	61	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 28-35vs No. 12 Oregon	12	126	10.5	0	41
Wk 4	W 59-7vs Akron	2	12	6.0	1	7
Wk 5	W 52-13@ Rutgers	5	119	23.8	2	56	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 66-17vs Maryland	7	120	17.1	2	36	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 54-7@ Indiana	2	24	12.0	1	16
Wk 9	W 33-24vs No. 20 Penn State	3	44	14.7	1	38
Wk 10	W 26-17@ Nebraska	7	61	8.7	1	16
Wk 11	W 59-31vs Purdue	9	85	9.4	1	13
Wk 12	W 56-7vs No. 7 Michigan State	7	140	20.0	2	43	Season-high 140 yds
Wk 13	L 27-42@ No. 6 Michigan	7	88	12.6	0	39
Total		65	936	14.4	13	61

Signature game

Week 12 · 2021

W 56-7

vs Michigan State

7 rec · 140 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 49-point win at home against Michigan State.

With C. Stroud — 432 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.6 · G. Wilson — 7 rec · 126 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Rutgers · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.41Chris Olave 56 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud
Week 1 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.86Chris Olave 61 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud
Week 6 · Maryland · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +4.03C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 30 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.87C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 39 yds to the Mich 38 for a
Week 2 · Oregon · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.84C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 41 yds to the Oregn 34 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.40Chris Olave 16 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud

4 more plays

Week 12 · Michigan State · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.25C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 43 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 1 · Minnesota · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.12Chris Olave 38 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud
Week 9 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 38 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 6 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.01C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 36 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)

Teams and coaches

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 77 (#43 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

77All-Conference level #43 of 468 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (90th percentile). Strength: rec tds (99th percentile). Concern: catch rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#65 / 655 · 90th pct

13.5%

Yards / catch#188 / 655 · 71st pct

14.4

EPA / target#387 / 655 · 41st pct

0.58

Explosive rate#395 / 655 · 40th pct

11.5%

Catch rate#495 / 655 · 25th pct

67.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#6 / 557 · 99th pct

Rec yards#45 / 557 · 92nd pct

936

Receptions#50 / 557 · 91st pct

Long catch#155 / 557 · 72nd pct

Yards / catch#192 / 557 · 65th pct

14.4

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.7	87.8	13.0	1.2
Road5g	5.0	81.8	17.3	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.0	98.8	17.3	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	73.7	12.9	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Pass share

54.4%

493 pass / 414 run

Plays / game

75.6

12 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

515 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

77 · #43 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #43 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA1st

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Chris Olave

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Ohio State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-American

Four seasons at Ohio State, drafted

2018 7 games

2019 13 games

2020 5 games

2021 11 games

2022

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