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Chris Olave
  • PFD Grade:1st round
  • Overall Rank:12

Chris Olave

  • Position: WR
  • School: Ohio State
  • Year: Sr.
  • Height: 6'
  • Weight: 187
  • 40-Time: 4.39
  • Vertical: 32"
  • Broad: 10'4"
  • 3-Cone: TBD
  • 225 Bench: TBD

Scouting Report

Chris Olave Scouting Report

6’0″, 187 (confirmed) … Chris Olave enjoyed career highs across the board at Ohio State in 2021 with 65 catches for 936 yards and 13 touchdowns; for his career, Olave totaled 175 catches for 2,702 yards and 35 touchdowns … First-Team All-Big 10 in 2021 … Physically, Olave meets the minimum requirements to be an effective wide receiver in the NFL, although his slender frame raises concerns about his ability to hold up against a season’s worth of NFL hits … Athletically, Olave is twitchy prospect with field-flipping juice; he’s smooth in the open field and with the ball in his hands; he’s the kind of wide receiver who is just as fast with the pads on as he is when he runs his 40-yard dash … a legit two-stepper who gets to full speed in a hurry; he glides past would-be defenders … Olave is a reliable hands-catcher who can pluck the ball away from his frame, making his catch radius larger than his measurables … He won’t make a living winning in contested situations, but his top-shelf route-running and separation from defenders often puts him in an advantageous position … Olave will be an effective pro who can line up outside or inside in the slot; his route-running toolbox is as complete as any prospect in the 2022 NFL Draft but he’ll have to prove he has enough body mass to hold up and be successful against physical press corners … Overall, Olave is the complete package who should have little trouble becoming an immediate starter on the next level … He can win on all three levels of the passing game and profiles as a Stefon Diggs-type of playmaker in the NFL … Teams looking to add a reliable playmaker who can win downfield as easily as he can take a short pass and flip field position will target Olave early in the first round.

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