I think I've expressed some skepticism about Jarvis Landry, both when he was still a free agent, and after signing with the Saints. New Orleans will probably have a lesser passing game, and if Michael Thomas is healthy, Landry not only won't be the top target, he might be playing a less-than-ideal position in the offense. New Orleans also has first-rounder Chris Olave.

But maybe I spoke too soon. Olave's a rookie, and we don't even know for sure if Thomas is healthy after the ankle injury he's been dealing with for 18 months now. And Landry, according to a story by beat writer Nick Underhill, has been dominating practices. Looking like a nice signing so far.

Landry has really had a pretty nice career, and might have several more good years. He's 29 years old, and unlike some 29-year-old NFL players, he's wearing his age very well.

Landry missed five games last season, but that's an anomaly. He missed a total of one the first seven years of his career. In those first seven seasons, he was a top-20 PPR wideout five times. (30th and 33rd the other two seasons.) Last year, if you project his 12-game numbers over a full season, he'd have finished as the 29th-best fantasy wideout. Two of those lesser years he was tied to Baker Mayfield, so it's not as if he needed an elite quarterback or passing game to be a nice starter.

JARVIS LANDRY, YEAR BY YEAR
YearTeamGTgtNoYdsTDRk
2014Mia.1611284758530
2015Mia.16166110115769
2016Mia.16131941136413
2017Mia.1616111298794
2018Cle.1614981976518
2019Cle.16138831174612
2020Cle.1510172840433
2021 (Proj.)Cle.1712374808629

I don't know if I'm at a place where I'm eager to select Landry. Potentially he's a modest target in an even lesser passing game than he was in a year ago. But I think I was too cool on him previously. Some chance he has a credible season -- certainly well above where he'll be selected in most leagues.

--Andy Richardson