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'He does a good job of getting open and finding the right spot to be'​

By John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com

There's a very good reason that Chris Olave appears to be open all the time, and that good reason is this:

He probably is.

If the coverage is man-to-man, the New Orleans Saints rookie receiver – No. 11 pick overall – beats his defender and if it's a zone, he finds the vacancy. Entering Sunday's game between the Saints (3-6) and Steelers (2-6) at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Olave leads all rookies in receptions (43) and receiving yards (618), and has two touchdowns.

Olave said he has developed a symbiotic relationship with quarterbacks, dating to college.

"I feel like (it's) just having a similar mindset to the quarterback, seeing what they see," he said. "I sat a lot in college, going over a lot of coverages and finding the soft spots in certain coverages. I feel like I have a connection with the quarterback as I see coverages, and then try to sit down in those zones.

"My coaches helped me with that (in college), knowing where everybody is going to drop post-snap."

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