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In the aftermath of an eight-game 2024 season in which he suffered multiple concussions, Olave turned in a masterpiece of a 2025 campaign with personal bests of 100 receptions, 1,163 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns.
Olave’s outstanding output helped secure quarterback Tyler Shough’s status as the franchise’s hopeful QB of the future.
The precarious 2024 campaign drew doubts about Olave’s playing future overall. The Ohio State product who so quickly showcased his talents with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons to start his career responded in sterling form and has now been rewarded.
Olave, 26, is firmly entrenched at the forefront of a receiving corps that now includes 2026 first-round pick Jordyn Tyson and also features Devaughn Vele, Bub Means, Ja’Lynn Polkand rookies Bryce Lanceand Barion Brown. There is far more promise and youth than experience in the WR room. Olave however, maintains all those attributes.
Despite Olave’s good fortune, his injury history will remain a concern. He suffered concussions in each of his first three seasons and the end of last year was clouded by a blood clot in his lung that caused him to miss the final game of the season.
Ultimately, Olave has lived up to the expectations of his draft status and penned an inspirational story so far.
