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Falcons at Saints: 5 best fantasy options

By John Buhler

Sep 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) celebrates his second quarter touchdown catch against the Oakland Raiders at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks (10) celebrates his second quarter touchdown catch against the Oakland Raiders at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) reacts after the Falcons scored a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in the third quarter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Falcons defeated the Raiders 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) reacts after the Falcons scored a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in the third quarter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Falcons defeated the Raiders 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Julio Jones

Though he’s not going to have the best fantasy day of anybody on Monday Night Football in Week 3, Julio Jones is the best player on the field in the Falcons/Saints game and it isn’t even close. Brees is the better player in the history of the game, but Jones is in his prime as a top-three wideout in the NFL.

He and Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan have developed an outstanding rapport in Shanahan’s West Coast system. Jones can possession receive, stretch the field, and be effective in the short passing game. Jones is as complete of a receiver as there is in football today. He does everything correctly for the Falcons offense.

ESPN.com has Jones projected to get 14.9 points and NFL.com has him with 9.3. The Saints secondary is terrible and he is one of the best wideouts in the NFL today. Expect him to have close to 10 catches for over 100 receiving yards.

Though the Saints played a committed effort defensively against the New York Giants in Week 2, Jones is the more consistent playmaking that Giants wideout Odell Beckham, Jr. Jones and Cooks are going to have big days on Monday Night Football.

The slight edge goes to Jones because Trufant will mitigate a few big passing plays to Cooks for the Saints. This feels like a game where Jones can easily eclipse 16 fantasy points. He doesn’t have to score a touchdown to affect the game’s outcome.

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