Chris Olave

Saints HC Kellen Moore said Tuesday that he expects WR Chris Olave to have a "huge impact" on the offense this season. "Chris Olave is a phenomenal player," Moore added.

Buried outside of the top-30 wideouts in best ball rankings at times this offseason, Olave figures to be a key fixture in Moore's offense as long as he can stay healthy. He likely would have returned from his second 2024 concussion before the season ended if the Saints had happened to have something to play for. Olave was practicing in full for most of January. It's not unfair to consider Olave in the Tua Tagovailoa mould for fantasy purposes -- a good player, but one with added injury risk -- now that he has four NFL concussions in three seasons. But the reward may outweigh the risk at some point on your board. Moore's No. 1 wideouts have never lacked for targets.

Cooks re-joins the franchise that made him the No. 20 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Now 31, Cooks isn't the explosive player he once was, and he's coming off a season in which he posted career lows in catches (26), receiving yards (259), and YPR (10.0). Granted, he was limited to just 10 games last season, but it's no secret that Cooks is on the back nine of his career. With Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed presumably locked in as the Saints' top two receivers, Cooks' role should be that of a WR3/WR4 in Kellen Moore's offense next season. Outside of a dart throw in deeper leagues, it's hard to imagine Cooks having much fantasy utility at this stage of his career.

New Orleans adds depth to wide receiver room Reunion: Veteran WR Brandin Cooks is signing with the #Saints, sources tell The Insiders. Back with the team that drafted him. (Tom Pelissero on X) FF Today's Take: The Saints suffered multiple injuries to their receiving corps last season which eventually left Marquez Valdes-Scantling as their top wideout. Cooks (31) will give the team some much needed depth even if he doesn't have the speed he once had, but won't be on the fantasy radar unless Chris Olave and/or Rashid Shaheed miss time.