Instant Fantasy Analysis - WR Michael Thomas, Saints

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An explosive athlete with exceptional hands (five drops on 157 targets over the last two seasons), Thomas has the size and skill (and the quarterbacking) to develop into one of the two or three best receivers to come out of this draft. That's a bold statement to be sure, but his floor is arguably as low as his ceiling is high. Thomas has a lot of work to do as a route-runner but figures to emerge as a favorite red-zone target of Drew Brees for an offense that has undersized Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead as its current starters at receiver. Most likely, he'll battle it out with Brandon Coleman for the Marques Colston role, and he should be expected to win it given this investment. Thomas figures to be a WR5 in redraft leagues in 2016 barring an injury ahead of him to start out. He does stand a solid chance of becoming an equal partner with Snead at some point down the road, however, making him a reasonable late-first or early-second round pick in rookie drafts.

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Drew Brees ===> $$$$$ in 2016