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ANALYSIS: You get a touchdown, and you get a touchdown, and you ... oh, I'm sorry, I was pretending to be Drew Brees there. The New Orleans Saints quarterback torched the New York Giants in Sunday's shootout win, tying the NFL record with seven touchdown passes. Two of those went to wide receiver Willie Snead, who now ranks second on the team in receiving yards (531, one behind Brandin Cooks) and is tied for first in receiving touchdowns (three).
When the Saints broke training camp, it was 6-foot-6 rookie Brandon Coleman that pundits pegged as a potential sleeper. But through eight games it's Snead, who went undrafted in 2014, that's been the revelation. Snead only has one 100-yard game this season, but he's been a consistent option for Brees, drawing at least five targets in five of the Saints' eight games.
Unlike previous seasons when the Saints heavily featured Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston, there's a decidedly more even split this season. Snead is best viewed as a high-end WR3, as Cooks, Colston, tight end Benjamin Watson and running back Mark Ingram all siphon targets in the passing game. But in this offense, with a seemingly rejuvenated Brees leading the way, Snead is a must-own at this point.
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