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Player Outlooks (2024)
QB Daniel Jones: We didn’t buy the belief from some that Drew Lock might start over Jones this year, and Hard Knocks has seemed to confirm the former No. 6 overall pick—in Year 2 of a four-year, $160-million contract—will be under center when healthy. Just two seasons ago, Jones guided the Giants to a playoff berth and victory in the Wild Card Round, so a 2023 campaign plagued by injuries both to the quarterback and those around him shouldn’t erase the progress he showed. Saquon Barkley is now gone to put more on Jones, but game-breaking rookie Malik Nabers will boost the passing attack in a big way, and there is QB2 potential if the offensive line is stabilized (a big if) after Jermaine Eleumunor and Jon Runyan were brought in to start at the guard spots.
QB Drew Lock: Again, we believe Daniel Jones is the clear starter for New York, but Lock did leave Seattle with hopes of a better opportunity to play—which could come early in the season if the starter isn’t ready for Week 1. Last season, Lock had a primetime win over the Eagles in one of his two starts, and maybe Brian Daboll can fully unlock his potential if he sees the field.
QB Tommy DeVito: It seems the Giants are making DeVito the No. 3 quarterback, but he’s certainly worth mentioning after going 3-3 with an 8:3 touchdown-interception ratio as a rookie. DeVito also showed upside as a runner with games of 71, 41, and 36 rushing yards as a rookie, and a lights-out training camp and preseason giving New York something to think about wouldn’t be the craziest scenario.
RB Devin Singletary: Dameon Pierce appeared to be safely atop the Texans depth chart last year, but Singletary emerged as the clear lead back in his first season with the team while totaling a career-high 246 touches, and now he’s reunited with Brian Daboll to be the No. 1 option for the Giants. When coordinated by Daboll in Buffalo to begin his career, Singletary averaged 4.7 yards per carry, and overall, he’s been extremely steady through five seasons by finishing between 956 and 1,099 total yards every year. The concern would be the Giants still struggling to open holes in the running game, so hopefully the unit can gel together quickly.
RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.: Tracy is extremely new to playing running back after just one year of college experience at the position, but he showed unbelievable natural ability and instincts as a runner—and the NFL might have been unwilling to take him before the fifth round simply because of his age (turning 25 in late November). At running back, Tracy profiles similarly to Rachaad White with a little more explosiveness, and he might force his way into a meaningful role with smoothness, decisiveness, vision, and contact balance to thrive—making him an excellent late-round target.
RBs Eric Gray and Dante Miller: Gray struggled to earn a role and produce as a rookie with 23 touches for 70 scoreless yards, and he also fumbled three times—so he’s firmly on the roster bubble (though there is a chance he is the No. 2 back). Miller is an interesting player to watch after impressing the Giants by working out at the South Carolina Pro Day, and his nickname “Turbo” seems appropriate after a hand-timed 40-yard dash of 4.27 seconds.
WR Malik Nabers: The situation might not be perfect for Nabers to immediately put up monster numbers as a rookie, but we ranked him as our top wide receiver (and No. 3 overall prospect) in the 2024 NFL Draft following a standout season at LSU that turned him into one of the game’s scariest players. Overall, the electric rookie—who said he has a “dawg” mentality after being drafted—has an unteachable blend of explosiveness, speed, ball skills, and talent as a route runner, so Brian Daboll will be crafting the offense around him, and it will be up to Daniel Jones to get him the ball. If he’s not eased in, Nabers has a great chance of starting hot with games against the Vikings and Commanders to open the season.
WR Wan’Dale Robinson: The Giants haven’t yet gotten the return they were hoping for from Robinson after taking him with the No. 43 in the 2022 NFL Draft, but he tore his ACL as a rookie, and perhaps he will be closer to himself this year with Malik Nabers drawing attention from opponents to open things up underneath. Robinson also benefits from Isaiah McKenzie being the only competition for the slot role, and Darren Waller retiring will put more of an emphasis on the wide receivers. Consider him a potential FLEX in full PPR formats.
WR Darius Slayton: Slayton has led the Giants in receiving in four of the past five seasons, but it’ll be interesting to see how snaps are divvied up with the trio of the future ideally being Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt. In particular, Slayton will probably need to hold off Hyatt next month, and he at least has more built-in chemistry with Daniel Jones than anyone on the roster.
WR Jalin Hyatt: The potential for Hyatt was shown last year with a five-catch, 109-yard game in a slugfest win over the Patriots, but he was held without a catch seven times and only had three appearances with more than 25 receiving yards as a rookie. Quarterback play didn’t help, so Daniel Jones performing like he did a couple of seasons ago is needed for Hyatt to produce—including more consistency—behind Malik Nabers. And his pure speed could get and keep him on the field as a boom-or-bust FLEX candidate.
WR Allen Robinson II: Robinson has struggled to produce with lines of 38/410/1, 33/339/3, and 34/280 with three different teams over the past three seasons, but he’s a candidate to pick up some of the “big” targets between the numbers with Darren Waller gone. More than anything else, though, Robinson will help provide veteran mentorship for Malik Nabers, which makes him a more important real-life addition for the Giants.
WR Isaiah McKenzie: McKenzie is stuck behind Wan’Dale Robinson, but he has experience in Brian Daboll’s system—and he had a couple of monster offensive explosions under him in Buffalo with lines of 6/65/2 and 11/125/1 in his only two outings with at least 80% of the snaps played. Of course, having Josh Allen at quarterback helped, but McKenzie can be dynamic with the ball in his hands.
TE Daniel Bellinger: Darren Waller is a huge piece—literally and figuratively—out the door for the Giants, so Bellinger is expected to be the top guy while rookie Theo Johnson develops. The former fourth-rounder has essentially been a full-time player in each of the past two seasons, but a conservative role with mostly underneath targets limits his fantasy value.
TE Theo Johnson: Although he lasted until the early fourth round, Johnson tested extremely well in the pre-draft process—running a 4.57 40-yard dash and jumping 39.5 inches at six-foot-six, 259 pounds. Some even compared his upside to Jimmy Graham, and while we wouldn’t go that far, the Giants are a great landing spot for him to develop; but this is an offense that has thrown for touchdown totals of 12, 15, 17, and 15 over the past four years, so expectations need to be tempered.
Other Notes
Best IDP value: S Tyler Nubin
The Giants certainly have talent on defense, and other investments to consider in IDP formats include Isaiah Simmons and Darnay Holmes (who we would like to see get a shot on the perimeter). Nubin was clearly a favorite of defensive coordinator Shane Bowen based on how he lit up when Brian Daboll brought him up on Hard Knocks, the versatile rookie totaled 12 interceptions in his final three college seasons.
Stat to know (via draft guide)
When fully healthy in 2022 for his first season in Brian Daboll’s offense, Daniel Jones rushed 120 times for 708 yards and seven touchdowns.