The New Orleans Saints have produced some serious fantasy football assets during the record-shattering Sean Payton-Drew Brees era.
But expectations, both in fantasy and in real life, might be higher this year for 2016 rookie breakout Michael Thomas than they have been for any Saints wide receiver in that 12-year span.
Thomas was ranked seventh among receivers in ESPN’s 2017 fantasy rankings, which were determined by a panel of fantasy and NFL analysts during this week’s fantasy football summit. Thomas was drafted 11th overall in a mock draft at the end of the summit, which I attended along with five other representatives from ESPN's NFL Nation.