Fantasy Football: Hot Take Predictions for Every NFC South Team

#3 New Orleans Saints

Drew Brees will be a Top 5 Fantasy QB again

Ok, so this might not be the hottest of takes, but it has to be said. Brees had a quietly successful season under center last year for the Saints.

The team rolled with a run-first approach using Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram as a deadly one-two punch. This relieved some of the pressure on the 39-year-old Brees. He had 536 attempts, which is his lowest in a 16 game season since he joined the Saints in 2006. It was also his lowest YPG (Yards Per Game) total over the same time period.

He did, however, complete 72% of his passes, which marked a career high. This year teams will be more prepared for Kamara and the run game.

There will likely be more stacked boxes meaning receivers will be able to get open more easily. I can see Brees throwing for more than the 23 TDs he threw in 2017 as he usually throws at least 10 more TDs than that total.

If he threw 32 TDs instead, the extra fantasy points he would have gained would move him up to No. 3, from the No. 9 spot. I think this is a realistic expectation for Brees going in to 2018. The Saints will be a serious Playoff contender, that is pretty much guaranteed.