Sean Payton doesn't participate in fantasy football. Given Payton's job -- running an actual -- that shouldn't come as a surprise. He does, however, know which player every fantasy football owner should be targeting in this year's draft. He also made that clear on Tuesday. If the coach wrote his own Rene Robert Jersey love-hate column, Saints rookie receiver would be securely stationed in his love section. "Listen, I think he's gonna contribute early," Payton said, . " I don't follow , but shoot, I'd try to have him. I think he's gonna do well." Thomas shouldn't serve as ' top target this season, but that shouldn't really matter. At least not in New Orleans, where Brees finished with the second Jarome Iginla Jersey -most pa s attempts (627) among all quarterbacks last year. will get his share, so will and Colorado Avalanche Jersey tight end . But plenty of balls will still exist for Thomas. It's only August, but so far, so good for Thomas: As Payton and the clip above made clear, Thomas clearly has a high ceiling -- but Payton doesn't play fantasy football. So, while he told fantasy players to draft Thomas, he didn't really get specific.So where exactly should you actually target Thomas? Not in the early rounds. As there's a chance that Thomas, a second-round pick, only experiences a mild breakout season: I see a po sibility that Snead is close to what he was last Francois Beauchemin Jersey year and Thomas has a mild breakout campaign. That's just about the worst case scenario. The more positive po sibilities involve Thomas becoming the star he looks like at camp, Snead Joe Colborne Jersey taking another step forward or having the type of year that can support both of them. The point of Cummings' column was to highlight options for fantasy football owners who don't draft a receiver in the first five rounds. Cummings slotted Thomas as a 10th-round pick in that scenario, all because of his upside.