Drew Brees

Week 4 vs Lions

Brees ended up having a very solid game on Sunday night against the Packers, going 29/36 for 288 yards and three touchdown passes. And that was still without Michael Thomas in the lineup. Alvin Kamara had nearly half of Brees' passing yards and two of his three touchdown passes. Brees might be getting Thomas back as Thomas returned to practice on a limited basis, so keep an eye out there. This is actually Brees' first trip to Detroit since 2014, where he threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns.

Week 2 vs Raiders

The passing yards may not have all been there but Brees still threw two touchdown passes in Week 1 against the Buccaneers. This week, he faces the Raiders, who allowed 270 yards passing to Brees' former backup, Teddy Bridgewater. The big story, of course, is that Brees will now be without star WR Michael Thomas for multiple weeks thanks to a high-ankle sprain. That's a big loss as now it will be up to Emmanuel Sanders and Tre'Quan Smith to carry the load on the outside. Brees will likely be targeting TE Jared Cook quite often for the time-being.

This is still a fairly young Raiders defense so Brees will have en edge. And despite being on the road and the first team to visit Las Vegas, there will be no crowd to cause disruption to the Saints offense. He's our currentQB9.

Fantasy Upside

In an offseason when we had a quarterback carousel, Drew Brees stayed put in New Orleans. Coming off a disappointing early playoff exit in 2019, New Orleans' Super Bowl window is closing, so the 41-year-old is giving it one last run. He still has Michael Thomas to throw to as well as a new friend in Emmanuel Sanders, who should complement Thomas very nicely. Even Tre'Quan Smith flashed at times in 2019.

Fantasy Downside

There's no really much of a downside to Brees other than the simple fact that he is 41 years old. He won't add anything on the ground like the top options will, but he'll still sling the football.

2020 Bottom Line

It is a bit odd that Brees isn't a high-end fantasy quarterback, but that's mainly because he doesn't run like Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson or DeShaun Watson. But he's still Drew Brees and you can get him near the eighth round in drafts this year. He's currently our 10th-ranked quarterback, which just goes to show how deep the position is again this year.