What's important New Orleans Saints is that you have fun, regardless of the final score. Like that quote from Vince Lombardi "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." Oh wait no, that's not the right quote for this. Turns out there aren't many quotes about having fun and finishing last, so let's just get to the projections. New Orleans Saints is expected to finish in the cellar with a record of 1-13-0 (412 points). They went after guys who can tote the rock with their early picks, using three of their first five picks to scoop up RBs Latavius Murray (second round), DeMarco Murray (third round), and Danny Woodhead (fifth round). They ended up with the top group of WRs in the league, as they have Antonio Brown, Brandin Cooks, and Michael Thomas.
New Orleans Saints should use Week 5 to consider life's great mysteries, like why there's only one word for thesaurus. That's still time better spent than checking fantasy football that week. They have nine players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have the most daunting slate. Corresponding with the most grueling overall schedule, New Orleans Saints also has the toughest first four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Who Dat Nation
The fantasy hopes of New Orleans Saints rest heavily on the fortunes of New Orleans, as they loaded up with eight Saints on their roster.
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Decent Idea, Mediocre Execution
New Orleans Saints will need an assist from the waiver wire in Week 5, as their only TE (Coby Fleener), only K (Connor Barth), and only DEF (New Orleans) will all be on bye that week.
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Asset Allocation
TE is the strongest position for New Orleans Saints, though WR and QB aren't too shabby either.
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A Pair of Proven Winners
New Orleans Saints has a couple of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Antonio Brown and Mark Ingram) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
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No Back-Up No Cry
Ignoring roster depth, New Orleans Saints chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
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You Snooze, You Lose
While the rest of the league slept on Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints pounced on him at pick No. 196.
Player Analysis
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- Antonio Brown, WR
- Round 1, Pick 1
Ambitious AntonioNew Orleans Saints fully endorses the wideout's quest for 150 receptions in 2016. Shoot for the moon, Mr. Brown. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
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- DeMarco Murray, RB
- Round 3, Pick 29
A Choice That Wasn't Exactly Data-DrivenAccording to projections, DeMarco Murray will fall outside of the NFL top-20 in both rushing TDs (22nd with 5.8) and yards (26th with 779). Seems like New Orleans Saints just went with their gut on this one.
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- Tyrod Taylor, QB
- Round 4, Pick 56
Time to Sign Up for Andy Behrens' Fantasy CampTyrod Taylor isn't projected to be in the NFL's top-25 in either passing yards (30th with 3,317) or TDs (26th with 19.5), but New Orleans Saints still snagged him with the 56th pick.
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- Danny Woodhead, RB
- Round 5, Pick 57
A Target for New Orleans SaintsWith 10 targets in each of his final two games of 2015, Woodhead was the only running back to reach triple digits in the category.
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- Ameer Abdullah, RB
- Round 6, Pick 84
Returning to GreatnessIf special teams contributions count in Vintage Football League, New Orleans Saints may have found a gem in Ameer Abdullah. Including his 598 projected return yards, he ranks seventh in the league with 1,542 all-purpose yards.
Best Available
There are three positions that New Orleans Saints could look to upgrade, including K, which looks like their biggest area of need.
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- Randy Bullock
- Rank 247, ADP 148
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- Matt Prater
- Rank 269, ADP 129
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- Nick Novak
- Rank 300, ADP 131
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ADP Analysis
Bars above zero indicate a pick was selected later than a player's ADP. Bars below zero show players that were taken earlier than their ADP.
Position Rank vs League Average
The average projected points for all the players at each position versus the average projected points for all players at that position in the league.
Team Forecast
Bye Week Points Lost
Each bar represents the total projected season points for each player that's on bye that week. This chart shows any potential bye week issues.
Schedule by Opponent Points
Week-by-week schedule with each opponent's projected season points. This chart shows any difficult or easy stretches in the schedule.
How We Grade
Draft grades are based strictly on teams' draft performances. This is calculated by counting the number of fantasy points teams are projected to score over the course of the season using their optimal line-ups. The grades do not take schedule into account. Because of bye weeks and other variables it is possible to earn a high grade yet be projected to finish in the middle of the pack. The opposite is also true. Bottom line: Fantasy Football is like the real game. You can draft the greatest talent in the world but you still need to manage your team every week to get the most out of that talent. As a wise man once said, "On any given Sunday..."
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