Brandin Cooks, Josh Morgan Post-Preseason Week 2 Fantasy Advice

Every one of your peers are going to be clamoring for the next-best wide receiver option for their fantasy team. You most likely will too as the position provides breakout players week in and week out. 

For New Orleans Saints wide receivers Brandin Cooks and Josh Morgan, they will certainly be on plenty of wide receiver lists for possible picks. 

Here is a look at how the two performed on Saturday night against the New England Patriots.

Receiver	Receptions	Yards	Average	Long	TD
Brandin Cooks	4	117	29.3	45	1
Josh Morgan	2	59	29.5	31	0

With Drew Brees as quarterback, his top receivers are obviously going to garner plenty of attention in fantasy leagues even if they are not exactly the league's most established targets. 

Going into his second season, Cooks looks to be Brees' big-play option. With tons of speed, coupled with the ability to catch the deep ball, he is certainly among the top 20 wide receivers who will be taken in your fantasy league. 

Just by looking at what he did Saturday night, as the NFL showed, plenty of owners would love to have him:

ESPN Fantasy projects Cooks to put up some nice numbers, with 1,072 yards and six touchdowns for 151.8 points. He will be a very solid pickup in the fifth or sixth round as a second receiver.

Josh Morgan has not been predicted to have as nice a season as Cooks. In fact, Cooks' Week 2 preseason output could surpass Morgan's projections of 60 receptions.

He is set to be a lower receiver on the Saints' roster, as the Advocate breaks down Morgan's game:

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Morgan is excellent at finding the zone and getting open over the middle, a skill that’s key in the Saints offense, which asks receivers to make decisions on the fly to find holes in zones. The same ability makes him a good target in the red zone, where receivers have to feel gaps in a congested area.

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Morgan could develop into an invaluable asset to Brees near the end zone, thus putting up a decent amount of points for fantasy owners looking for a late boost. It's doubtful he will be drafted in most leagues, but if your wide receiving corps is decimated because of injury or inconsistency, Morgan could be a risk you're willing to take on the waiver wire.

Stats and projections courtesy of ESPN.com.