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  • DivisionNFC East
  • Record2-1
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  • Head CoachJohn Harbaugh
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New York Giants Fantasy Football Outlook & Stats 2026

Written before Week 1Updated September 2026

John Harbaugh inherits a run-first offence that finished 5th in rushing and ran in twenty-two touchdowns, one more than it threw. Jaxson Dart is the reason to care: fifteen passing scores and nine on the ground in fourteen starts, with 487 rushing yards at 5.7 a carry. Malik Nabers played four games, and Cam Skattebo's rookie season ended in Week 8 with the backfield now his alone.

Head coach
John Harbaugh (first season)
Arrivals
Darnell Mooney, Isaiah Likely, Calvin Austin
Departures
Darius Slayton
Rushing
129.1 yds/g 5th in the NFL
Passing
217.1 yds/g 21st in the NFL
TD split
21 pass / 22 rush

Core fantasy pieces

  • Jaxson Dart

    QBTop-eight QB1IR · Knee - Meniscus

    Nine rushing touchdowns in fourteen starts — the floor almost no quarterback has.

    • 2,272 pass yds
    • 15 TD, 5 INT
    • 487 rush yds, 9 TD

    Twenty-four total touchdowns in fourteen games, with more than a third of them coming on the ground, is the shape that wins fantasy weeks regardless of how the passing goes. The passing volume is modest — 162 yards a start on the 21st-ranked passing offence — and it barely matters when he runs for 35 a game at 5.7 a carry. Fifteen-to-five is also a genuinely careful ratio for a young quarterback.

  • Malik Nabers

    WRWR2 on four games of evidence

    Thirty-five targets in four appearances, and then nothing.

    • 18 rec, 271 yds
    • 35 targets
    • 4 games

    Nearly nine targets a game at 15.1 a catch is a genuine WR1 usage rate, and there are four games of it. Everything about the profile says he is the first read whenever he plays and nothing about it has been sustained across a season. The receiving corps around him — Mooney, Austin and two tight ends — is a collection of complementary pieces, so the target share is his to take. Price the games missed, not the talent.

  • Cam Skattebo

    RBRB2 with RB1 upside

    Seven touchdowns in eight games, and nobody was added to take the carries back.

    • 410 rush yds
    • 5 rush TD
    • 24 rec, 207 yds

    One hundred and one carries producing five rushing scores, plus 24 catches on 32 targets, is a complete role compressed into half a season — nine goal-line carries and 27 red-zone touches is the trust that decides fantasy weeks. New York signed no back this offseason, so the lead job on an offence that ran in twenty-two touchdowns is his to hold. The Week 8 ankle and fibula fracture is the risk, and 4.1 a carry says he is a grinder rather than a creator; the volume is what makes that fine.

  • Isaiah Likely

    TEBack-end TE1

    Three years and $40 million to stop being somebody's second tight end.

    • 27 rec, 307 yds
    • 36 targets
    • 12 games

    Twenty-seven catches on 36 targets is the whole résumé problem — four years behind Mark Andrews and never once sixty targets in a season. What the small samples say is that the role, not the player, was the cap: a 75% catch rate, 1.29 yards a route and six touchdowns on 58 targets the year before. The Giants paid centerpiece money into a room where the only other established pass-catcher is rehabbing an ACL, and a run-leaning scheme is the one thing holding the volume down.

Secondary options

  • Theo Johnson

    TETE2 in a split room

    Seventy-four targets and five touchdowns, and then the Giants went out and paid for a tight end.

    • 45 rec, 528 yds
    • 74 targets
    • 5 TD

    Forty-five catches for 528 yards is solid tight-end production and five scores led all New York pass-catchers, which says as much about the receiving corps as about him; fourteen red-zone targets is the part worth keeping. Isaiah Likely's contract is the complication and it is a real one — nobody pays $40 million for a rotational piece. Johnson is the cheaper half of a room that now has two mouths and a 21st-ranked passing game to feed them from.

  • Darnell Mooney

    WRBench flier

    Seventy-two targets in Atlanta turned into 443 yards.

    • 32 rec, 443 yds
    • 72 targets
    • 1 TD

    A 44% catch rate on 72 targets is poor by any measure, and 13.8 yards a reception says the role was downfield rather than dysfunctional. He arrives into a room where Nabers takes the coverage and nobody else has claimed the second job. On a team that threw twenty-one touchdowns all season, his ceiling is a WR4 who occasionally hits — draft him last or not at all.

Bottom lineJaxson Dart's legs make him a genuine QB1 on an offence that throws for 217 yards a game, and that is the single most useful fact on this page. Cam Skattebo has an uncontested backfield on a team that ran in twenty-two touchdowns, and Malik Nabers is a four-game sample you are being asked to pay a full season for.

Usage & Opportunity Report

Updated through Week 4 · refreshed every Tuesday

Fantasy production follows opportunity, not the other way around — so this report tracks who's on the field and who the ball is going to, before the box score catches up. The essentials: target share (share of team pass attempts), snap share, and red-zone touches. The premium layer, in each player's expandable profile: first-read share (how often the play is designed for him), air-yards share (30%+ is the alpha-receiver threshold), and expected fantasy points (xFP) vs. fantasy points over expected (FPOE) — xFP is stable, repeatable volume; FPOE is efficiency that regresses. Route share (the % of dropbacks a player runs a route on — the stat that matters most for tight ends), targets per route run (TPRR) and yards per route run (YPRR — the best receiver efficiency stat there is) join the profiles when the league's route data is published. Since 2017, receivers at a 20%+ target share average 15.3 fantasy points per game; the 10–20% group averages 9.8. That cliff is why this table exists.

  • Pass rate over expected−9.0%30thRuns more than game situations call for — a cap on the pass-catchers' volume and a floor under Skattebo
  • Red-zone pass rate43%28thRun-first inside the 20 — Skattebo's 5 green-zone carries eat the receivers' TDs
  • Neutral pace33.2s19th fastestSeconds per play in neutral situations
  • Plays per game59.019thOffensive plays a game — league-average volume, so shares decide it
  • Team xFP / game75.426thTotal expected fantasy points this offense creates — a thin pie, so only the top shares pay

The Target Tree

All 83 Giants pass attempts through Week 4

  • Isaiah Likely 27.7%
  • Malik Nabers 22.9%
  • Malachi Fields 14.5%
  • Cam Skattebo 9.6%
  • Darnell Mooney 9.6%
  • Singletary/Johnson/Ricard 13.3%
  • Everyone else 1.2%
  • No target (throwaways, spikes, batted) 1.2%

The Backfield Split

Who owns which situations — the RB stat that actually predicts the box score.

  • Cam Skattebo 65.3%
  • Devin Singletary 18.8%
  • Najee Harris 12.9%
  • Other backs 3.0%
SituationSkatteboSingletaryHarris
Early downs79 opps67%14%15%
Third down10 opps50%30%10%
Red zone (in-20)15 opps60%20%20%
Inside the 108 opps63%13%25%
Two-minute drill9 opps67%0%22%
Trailing by 7+16 opps69%6%25%

Share of the backs' carries + targets in each situation. Snap-by-snap splits need the league's participation data, which is published after the season.

  • 22.0Skattebo weighted opps/game — RB16 in the NFL
  • 13Skattebo high-value touches (in-10 carries + targets)
  • 9.5Singletary weighted opps/game
  • +1.4Skattebo wOpp/g vs. last season — the same role as last season

Why Skattebo's floor holds in PPR: He keeps 50% of the backs' third-down work as well as the early downs, so his catches don't depend on game script — a 40-catch pace. Trailing by 7+, he still gets 69% of the backs' work — no one takes the hurry-up snaps from him.

The Singletary math if Skattebo misses time: Singletary backs up the red-zone role (the valuable ones). A Skattebo absence projects Singletary to ~50% of weighted opportunities — about 19.4 a game, an RB2 by volume — and why he's a STASH, not a cut.

Run Direction — carries & yards per carry by gap

  • 7.813 attLeft end
  • 4.111 attLeft tackle
  • 3.447 attMiddle
  • 2.65 attRight tackle
  • 2.08 attRight end

Designed runs only; "Middle" includes runs behind either guard.

The left side is the run game's engine: 7.8 yards per carry off left end and 4.1 behind left tackle — 29% of all designed runs go that way. Interior volume (47 attempts) does the clock work at 3.4; the left edge does the damage. When the line's left side sits out practice, that's a usage note, not just an injury note.

Where Winston Attacks

Share of pass attempts & yards per attempt by field zone — through Week 4

  • 4%10.0 YPADeep left
  • 2%0.0 YPADeep middle
  • 4%0.0 YPADeep right

Line of scrimmage · deep = 20+ air yards

  • 45%6.5 YPAShort left
  • 20%5.9 YPAShort middle · Likely
  • 25%5.2 YPAShort right · Likely

The short left is the efficiency engine (6.5 YPA). Winston keeps 90% of his throws under 20 air yards, with the deep left his most explosive zone (10 YPA on 3 attempts). Fields's fantasy problem, mapped: a 17.8-yard aDOT puts him in the 10% deep slice of this chart while the short left feasts. Gold = highest-YPA high-volume zone.

ProfilePlayerOpportunity (WOPR)Target shareSnap shareRZ touchesRead
Cam SkatteboRB1, 66% of RB touchesRB16 in weighted opps/game, NFL—touch share 66%
9.6%+18.2 vs W1
65%+16 vs W1
94 · 1 · 4 — leads teamStarter
Isaiah LikelyTE1TE2 in target share, NFL0.54elite for TE
27.7%−4.9 vs W1
67%+35 vs W1
44 · 0 · 0Set & forget
Malik NabersWR1WR20 in target share, NFL0.52strong — elite at 0.60
22.9%−3.7 vs W1
68%+26 vs W1
31 · 1 · 1Set & forget
Malachi FieldsWR2WR57 in target share, NFL0.42flex range
14.5%−4.7 vs W1
74%steady
00 · 0 · 0Volatile
Darnell MooneyWR3WR78 in target share, NFL0.23below startable
9.6%+6.7 vs W1
57%−13 vs W1
00 · 0 · 0Volatile
Devin SingletaryRB2 · handcuff, 15% of RB touchesRB49 in weighted opps/game, NFL—touch share 15%
6.0%−10.7 vs W1
21%−10 vs W1
33 · 0 · –Stash
Jameis WinstonQB1QB34 in xFP/game, NFL—every dropback—the passer
60%+12 vs W2
0– · 0 · 0Volatile
How to read this table
  • Set & forget 20%+ target share or locked bell-cow role — start everywhere
  • Starter 17–19% target share or a lead back's full workload — weekly lineup play
  • Flex 15–16% share or a committee lead — matchup-dependent
  • Volatile under 15% — deep leagues only
  • Stash the role behind the role
  • WOPR: 1.5 × target share + 0.7 × air-yards share
  • + button: opens the full advanced profile — first-read share, air-yards share, xFP/FPOE — with percentile bars vs. the league

Buy low

Cam Skattebo

The role is arriving before the box score does. Trade for him this week — not after the two-touchdown game makes it obvious to your league.

  • +16snap share pts since W1
  • +18.2target share pts since W1

Sell high

Malachi Fields

Season totals still read like a starter, but the share just fell to a season low. Name value currently exceeds trajectory.

  • −4.7target share pts since W1
  • 9.1%W3 share — season low

Watch

Darnell Mooney

Under 10% target share on a shrinking snap count. One more quiet week and he's droppable in 12-team leagues; an injury above him is the fastest path back.

  • 13.6%W3 target share
  • 0RZ touches since W1

Usage trends are one of the core inputs behind our player pricing — Redraft Command re-runs every player's value as these shares move, so a riser like Skattebo gets repriced before your leaguemates notice.

Data: nflverse play-by-play · nflverse snap counts (PFR) · FTN Data charting via nflverse (first-read share) · ffopportunity expected points (xFP). Regular season, through Week 4.

Coaching Profile & Tendencies

Play-calling tendencies carry over from season to season when the play-caller stays the same — and become unreliable the moment he changes. That's the whole reason this module exists: before you trust any Giants projection, you need to know whose fingerprints are on the offense and how stable they are. For the Giants the answer is: new fingerprints. Matt Nagy is calling this offense for the first time in 2026, though from the same scheme family as his predecessor — so the 2026 sample, not last year's, is the signal.

Offensive coordinator · First season as caller here · Primary play-caller

Matt Nagy

Andy Reid West Coast tree

Nagy is the Giants' 2026 offensive play-caller and operates from the booth — he confirmed the booth arrangement on Sept. 10 and Week 1 coverage documents him calling from there. Harbaugh is a special-teams/defense-background HC.

  • Eagles quality control under Andy Reid2008-12
  • Chiefs QB coach, then OC — took over play-calling Week 13 of 2017, through the Wild Card2013-17
  • Bears head coach — called 2018-19, Wks 1-9 of 2020 and Wks 1-3 of 2021; Bill Lazor called the rest2018-21
  • Chiefs senior assistant/QB coach, then OC (Reid called plays)2022-25
  • Giants OC & play-caller under John Harbaugh2026

Tendency reliabilityMEDIUM

New play-caller, but from the same scheme family as Mike Kafka (named caller by Brian Daboll; Daboll fired at 2-8, Kafka finished as interim HC) — some carryover is real, but treat 2025 numbers as context, not baseline.

Play-caller ledgerNagy — 3 of 3 games in 2026 · first season

Tendency2025 (prev. staff)2026 (Nagy)ChangeNFL avg.
Pass rate (all downs)58%53% −560%
Pass rate over expectedsituation-adjusted−4.7%−9.0% −4.30%
Neutral pacesec/play, neutral game state33s33.2s steady33s
Early-down pass rate1st & 2nd down51.3%45.7% −5.655%
No-huddle rate21.5%4.5% −176%
Play-action rateshare of dropbacks, FTN charting22.8%25.8% +324%
Motion at snapFTN charting38.4%52% +13.658%
Shotgun rate77%54.2% −22.859%
Red-zone pass rate50%43% −756%
4th-down go rateopponent territory, 2 yds or less78%— —75%
  • 54.2shotgun

    More under center.

    Shotgun rate fell from 77% to 54.2% — more under-center snaps, which usually travels with a heavier run game and play-action rather than quick game.

  • 4.5no-huddle

    The huddle is back.

    No-huddle rate fell from 21.5% to 4.5%. A more deliberate operation usually means fewer total snaps — a quiet tax on everyone's volume.

  • 52motion

    More motion at the snap.

    Motion at the snap rose from 38.4% to 52% of charted plays. Motion buys free releases and defined reads — it tends to concentrate targets on the players the scheme is built around.

Offensive coordinator · Delegation watch

Matt Nagy

Primary play-caller — see the card above

The call sheet runs through the coordinator here: Matt Nagy has the play-calling duties while head coach John Harbaugh runs the game. The profile on this page is his.

Defensive coordinator

Dennard Wilson

Dean Pees/Mike Macdonald-influenced, multiple pressure defense built around quarters-heavy match coverage, disguised two-high/single-high rotations and creative pressure packages. Wilson emphasizes physicality and front movement and is the defensive play-caller.

Through Week 4 the defense allows 0.12 EPA per play (27th in the NFL, bottom-ten). A defense this leaky adds possessions and passing-down snaps for its own offense — game-script fuel for the pass catchers.

Staff continuity

New install

Nagy's first season calling the Giants offense

First-year installs carry the highest tendency risk in football: terminology, staff and quarterback relationships are all new at once. Weight what this staff is doing now over anything carried forward from 2025.

Career dossier

StopOffenseThe fingerprint he left
Chiefs · OC2017 (play-caller Wk 13 on)28.6 ppg6th in NFL over Wks 13+The Chiefs stint: TEs took 32% of targets (league 21%) in 2017 (Wks 13+); the lead back handled 70% of backfield weighted opportunities.
Bears · HC2018-1921.9 ppgbest finish 9th in NFLThe Bears years: TEs took 12% of targets (league 21%) in 2019; the lead back handled 47% of backfield weighted opportunities.
Bears · HC2020 (play-caller Wks 1-9)19.8 ppg29th in NFL over Wks 1-9The Bears stint: a league-typical WR/TE/RB target split in 2020 (Wks 1-9); the lead back handled 66% of backfield weighted opportunities.
Bears · HC2021 (play-caller Wks 1-3)13.3 ppg31st in NFL over Wks 1-3The Bears stint: a league-typical WR/TE/RB target split in 2021 (Wks 1-3); the lead back handled 73% of backfield weighted opportunities.
Giants · OC202615.3 ppgthrough Week 4, 28th in NFLThe current stop: TEs took 34% of targets (league 23%) in 2026; the lead back handled 64% of backfield weighted opportunities.
Positional fantasy finishes under NagyQBRB1WR1TE1
Bears 2018HCQB15 · TrubiskyRB11 · CohenWR40TE8 · Burton
Bears 2019HCQB26RB24 · MontgomeryWR8 · RobinsonTE72
Bears 2020HC · Wks 1-9QB28RB14 · MontgomeryWR9 · RobinsonTE6 · Graham
Bears 2021HC · Wks 1-3QB34RB21 · MontgomeryWR66TE33
Giants · 2026pace through Week 4QB31RB21 · SkatteboWR59TE9 · Likely

Nagy has 4 prior play-calling seasons in this table, so read the history as background and the 2026 pace row as the live read. Positional finishes are season-long PPR ranks from nflverse scoring data. A row with a week range covers only the games he called that season, ranked against the league over the same weeks.

How he distributes the ball

Target split by position across Nagy's play-calling seasons since 2016, vs. league average.

Filled bar = Nagy offenses · thin marker = league average

Wide receivers55% · NFL 59%
Tight ends23% · NFL 21%
Running backs22% · NFL 20%

The lean: wide receivers run 4 points below league average under Nagy (55% vs 59%). Position splits this stable are scheme, and scheme is what carries week to week.

How he manages a backfield

Lead back's share of backfield weighted opportunities, by season called.

No clean trend: the lead back's share of backfield weighted opportunities (carries + 2×targets) has moved around season to season. Treat the current split as the read and revisit it weekly.

Play-calling by score state

Pass rate when leading, close, and trailing, 2026 through Week 4.

Leading by 7+46% pass · 57 plays
Within 753% pass · 80 plays
Trailing by 7+63% pass · 40 plays

A 17-point pass-rate swing between leading and trailing. Ahead, the backfield eats; behind, the targets spike — check the spread before you set a flex. Play counts are shown so you can weigh each bucket's sample.

The fantasy bottom line: a new play-caller means 2025 data is context at best — what you can bank on is what Nagy is showing now: red-zone pass rate below league average (43% vs 56%), and early-down pass rate below league average (45.7% vs 55%). The target tree leans WR, and the lead back holds 64% of the backfield's weighted opportunities. Every number on this page is computed from nflverse play-by-play and FTN charting — when it changes, the page changes.

Giants Team Stats 2026

2026 regular season to date.

  • Points/G (Points scored per game)

    15.3

    28th of 32 — Bottom tier down 11 places from last season

  • Pass Yds/G (Net passing yards per game)

    153.0

    31st of 32 — Bottom tier down 10 places from last season

  • Rush Yds/G (Rushing yards per game)

    118.3

    11th of 32 — Middle tier down 6 places from last season

  • Total Yds/G (Total net yards per game)

    271.3

    30th of 32 — Bottom tier down 17 places from last season

Offense & Defense

2026 regular season to date · 3 games.

Ranked against all 32 teams. On defense 1st means fewest allowed, not most.

Offense

What they did

  • Points/G — Points scored per game15.328th of 32 — Bottom tier down 11 places from last season
  • Total Yds/G — Total net yards gained per game271.330th of 32 — Bottom tier down 17 places from last season
  • Yds/Play — Net yards gained per offensive play4.5031st of 32 — Bottom tier down 11 places from last season
  • Pass Yds/G — Net passing yards gained per game153.031st of 32 — Bottom tier down 10 places from last season
  • Rush Yds/G — Rushing yards gained per game118.311th of 32 — Middle tier down 6 places from last season
  • Yds/Pass Att — Yards gained per pass attempt5.8029th of 32 — Bottom tier down 16 places from last season
  • Yds/Carry — Yards gained per rushing attempt3.90T-19th of 32 — Middle tier down 1 place from last season
  • Passer Rtg — Passer rating produced by this offense84.421st of 32 — Middle tier
  • 3rd Down — Third downs converted42.1%11th of 32 — Middle tier up 3 places from last season

Defense

What they allowed

  • Points/G — Points allowed per game18.39th of 32 — Middle tier up 17 places from last season
  • Total Yds/G — Total net yards allowed per game329.018th of 32 — Middle tier up 10 places from last season
  • Yds/Play — Net yards allowed per play5.8426th of 32 — Bottom tier up 1 place from last season
  • Pass Yds/G — Net passing yards allowed per game224.718th of 32 — Middle tier down 2 places from last season
  • Rush Yds/G — Rushing yards allowed per game104.3T-12th of 32 — Middle tier up 19 places from last season
  • Yds/Pass Att — Yards allowed per pass attempt6.7612th of 32 — Middle tier up 6 places from last season
  • Yds/Carry — Yards allowed per rushing attempt4.6725th of 32 — Bottom tier up 7 places from last season
  • Passer Rtg — Passer rating allowed to opposing quarterbacks96.320th of 32 — Middle tier up 2 places from last season
  • 3rd Down — Third downs allowed to convert54.5%30th of 32 — Bottom tier down 17 places from last season

Situational & Ball Security

Third and fourth down, the pass rush at both ends of it, and what each side does with the football.

  • 4th Down (Fourth downs converted)

    50.0%

    T-14th of 32 — Middle tier up 11 places from last season

  • 1st Downs/G (First downs gained per game)

    18.7

    22nd of 32 — Middle tier down 12 places from last season

  • Sacks Allowed (Sacks given up by this offense)

    7

    T-15th of 32 — Middle tier up 8 places from last season

  • Sacks (Sacks recorded by this defense)

    1

    31st of 32 — Bottom tier down 16 places from last season

  • Takeaways (Turnovers forced by this defense)

    5

    T-8th of 32 — Top tier up 17 places from last season

  • Giveaways (Turnovers committed by this offense)

    2

    T-5th of 32 — Top tier up 6 places from last season

  • TO Margin (Turnover differential for the season)

    +3

    T-4th of 32 — Top tier up 11 places from last season

  • Penalty Yds/G (Penalty yards conceded per game)

    74.0

    28th of 32 — Bottom tier up 1 place from last season

Volume & Play Mix

Opportunity, not quality: how many snaps there are to go round and how they are divided. Ranks here are most to least, with no better end.

  • Plays/G (Offensive plays run per game)

    60.3

    16th of 32

  • Pass Att/G (Pass attempts per game)

    27.7

    T-27th of 32

  • Carries/G (Rushing attempts per game)

    30.3

    7th of 32

  • Pass TD (Passing touchdowns scored)

    3

    T-24th of 32 — Middle tier

  • Rush TD (Rushing touchdowns scored)

    1

    T-24th of 32 — Middle tier

  • Opp Plays/G (Plays this defense faces per game)

    56.3

    27th of 32

Own play mix

Pass 49.7%Run 50.3%

How this offense splits its snaps.

Play mix faced

Pass 60.4%Run 39.6%

How opponents attack this defense.

Season History

Every season back to 2022, each number ranked against the 32 teams of that year.

Team production by season, with each figure's NFL rank for that season.
SeasonPts/G — Points scored per gameYds/G — Total net yards gained per gameYds/Play — Net yards gained per offensive playPts All — Points allowed per gameYds All — Total net yards allowed per gameTO +/- — Turnover differential for the season
2026Current3 games15.328th of 32271.330th of 324.5031st of 3218.3 — best of the last 5 seasons9th of 32329.0 — best of the last 5 seasons18th of 32+3T-4th of 32
202517 games22.4 — best of the last 5 seasons17th of 32333.513th of 325.22 — best of the last 5 seasons20th of 3225.826th of 32359.528th of 32-2T-15th of 32
202417 games16.131st of 32294.830th of 324.7130th of 3224.421st of 32346.824th of 32-826th of 32
202317 games15.630th of 32280.029th of 324.5030th of 3223.926th of 32361.727th of 32+12 — best of the last 5 seasonsT-1st of 32
202217 games21.5T-15th of 32333.9 — best of the last 5 seasons18th of 325.2122nd of 3221.8T-17th of 32358.225th of 32+311th of 32

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Giants Fantasy Depth Chart

Offensive skill positions only. Order as listed on the team's depth chart.

QB3 players listed

  1. Jameis WinstonQB1
  2. J.J. McCarthyQB2
  3. Jaxson DartNot in the current depth order.IR · Knee - Meniscus

RB3 players listed

  1. Cam SkatteboRB1
  2. Najee HarrisRB2
  3. Devin SingletaryRB3

TE2 players listed

  1. Isaiah LikelyTE1
  2. Theo JohnsonTE2

2026 Giants Schedule

  • Next game

    Week 4Home
    vs CardinalsArizona Cardinals

    Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET

    MetLife Stadium ·

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  • Week 5DivAway
    at CommandersWashington Commanders

    Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ET

    Northwest Stadium ·

    View matchup

  • Week 6Home
    vs SaintsNew Orleans Saints

    Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET

    MetLife Stadium ·

    View matchup

  1. W1vsDallas CowboysSep 13Won 28 to 20View matchup
  2. W2atLos Angeles RamsSep 21Lost 6 to 28View matchup
  3. W3vsTennessee TitansSep 27Won 12 to 7View matchup
  4. W4vsArizona CardinalsOct 41:00 PM ETView matchup
  5. W5atWashington CommandersOct 111:00 PM ETView matchup
  6. W6vsNew Orleans SaintsOct 181:00 PM ETView matchup
  7. W7atHouston TexansOct 251:00 PM ETView matchup
  8. W8Bye week
  9. W9atPhiladelphia EaglesNov 81:00 PM ETView matchup
  10. W10vsWashington CommandersNov 128:15 PM ETView matchup
  11. W11vsJacksonville JaguarsNov 221:00 PM ETView matchup
  12. W12atIndianapolis ColtsNov 291:00 PM ETView matchup
  13. W13vsSan Francisco 49ersDec 61:00 PM ETView matchup
  14. W14atSeattle SeahawksDec 134:25 PM ETView matchup
  15. W15vsCleveland BrownsDec 201:00 PM ETView matchup
  16. W16atDetroit LionsDec 288:15 PM ETView matchup
  17. W17atDallas CowboysJan 31:00 PM ETView matchup
  18. W18vsPhiladelphia EaglesJan 10TBDView matchup

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Common questions

Who are the best New York Giants players to draft in fantasy football in 2026?

Jaxson Dart and Malik Nabers are the top fantasy options for the Giants in 2026. Jaxson Dart projects as a top-eight QB1. Malik Nabers projects as a WR2 on four games of evidence.

Is Jaxson Dart a QB1 in fantasy football in 2026?

Yes. In 2026, Dart projects as a top-eight QB1. Nine rushing touchdowns in fourteen starts — the floor almost no quarterback has.

What is Malik Nabers's fantasy outlook with the Giants?

In 2026, Nabers projects as a WR2 on four games of evidence. Thirty-five targets in four appearances, and then nothing.

Who is the New York Giants starting running back in 2026?

Cam Skattebo leads the Giants backfield in 2026 and projects as an RB2 with RB1 upside.

Who is the Giants WR2 behind Malik Nabers?

Behind Malik Nabers, Darnell Mooney projects as a bench flier. Seventy-two targets in Atlanta turned into 443 yards.

Is Isaiah Likely a good fantasy tight end in 2026?

In 2026, Likely projects as a back-end TE1. Three years and $40 million to stop being somebody's second tight end.

Is the New York Giants offense good for fantasy football in 2026?

Jaxson Dart and Malik Nabers headline the Giants in 2026. Jaxson Dart's legs make him a genuine QB1 on an offence that throws for 217 yards a game, and that is the single most useful fact on this page. Cam Skattebo has an uncontested backfield on a team that ran in twenty-two touchdowns, and Malik Nabers is a four-game sample you are being asked to pay a full season for.

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Who leads the New York Giants in target share?

Isaiah Likely leads the New York Giants with a 27.7% target share through Week 4, down 4.9 points since Week 1. Malik Nabers is second at 22.9%.

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How does Matt Nagy's play-calling affect Giants fantasy players?

Matt Nagy is a first-year play-caller for the Giants, so last season's tendencies carry little predictive weight. Through Week 4 2026, the offense shows red-zone pass rate below league average (43% vs 56%) and early-down pass rate below league average (45.7% vs 55%). The lead back handles 64% of backfield weighted opportunities, and the target split leans toward wide receivers (55% vs a 59% league average). All numbers are derived from nflverse play-by-play data.

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2026 regular season to date · 3 games.

How many points per game are the New York Giants averaging in 2026?

The Giants are averaging 15.3 points per game through 3 games of the 2026 season, 28th in the NFL. They scored 22.4 per game in 2025. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.

How many yards per game are the Giants averaging in 2026?

New York is averaging 271.3 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season, 30th in the NFL — 153.0 passing and 118.3 rushing.

How does the Giants offense rank in the NFL in 2026?

Through 3 games of the 2026 season, the Giants offense ranks 28th in points per game (15.3) and 31st in yards per play (4.50). Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.

How good is the Giants defense in 2026?

New York has allowed 18.3 points and 329.0 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. That is the 9th-fewest points allowed in the NFL. Opponents are averaging 5.84 yards a play, the 26th-fewest allowed. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.

Are the Giants better at passing or running the ball in 2026?

New York has averaged 153.0 passing yards and 118.3 rushing yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. That is 5.80 yards per pass attempt compared with 3.90 per carry.

How often do the Giants pass the ball?

49.7% of New York's offensive plays have been passes and 50.3% runs through 3 games of the 2026 season. They run 60.3 plays a game, the 16th-most in the league.

What is the New York Giants turnover margin in 2026?

The Giants have a +3 turnover margin through 3 games of the 2026 season. They have committed 2 giveaways and forced 5 takeaways.

How do the 2026 Giants compare with the 2025 team?

New York is averaging 15.3 points and 271.3 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. In 2025 the Giants averaged 22.4 points and 333.5 total yards. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.

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Who is the New York Giants starting quarterback?

Jameis Winston is the Giants' starting quarterback. J.J. McCarthy is listed behind Jameis Winston on the fantasy depth chart. Jaxson Dart is on injured reserve.

Who is the New York Giants starting running back?

Cam Skattebo leads the Giants running back depth chart, followed by Najee Harris and Devin Singletary.

Who is the Giants WR1?

Malik Nabers is listed as the Giants' WR1 on the current fantasy depth chart. Malachi Fields, Darnell Mooney and Braxton Berrios follow Malik Nabers in the wide receiver rotation.

What is the New York Giants wide receiver depth chart?

New York's fantasy wide receiver depth chart currently lists Malik Nabers as WR1, Malachi Fields as WR2, Darnell Mooney as WR3 and Braxton Berrios as WR4.

Who is the New York Giants starting tight end?

Isaiah Likely is the Giants' starting tight end, with Theo Johnson listed behind Isaiah Likely at TE2.

Who is the New York Giants backup quarterback?

J.J. McCarthy is the backup quarterback behind Jameis Winston on the current Giants fantasy depth chart.

How often is the Giants depth chart updated?

The Giants fantasy depth chart is updated as roster moves, injuries and role changes affect the team's offensive hierarchy.

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Who do the New York Giants play next?

The Giants' next game is Week 4 against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on CBS.

What is the New York Giants schedule for 2026?

The Giants play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium and finishing in Week 18 against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.

When is the New York Giants bye week in 2026?

The Giants are on bye in Week 8 of the 2026 season, between their Week 7 game against the Houston Texans and their Week 9 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.

How many home games do the New York Giants have in 2026?

New York has 9 home games in 2026, all of them at MetLife Stadium. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.

Who do the Giants play in the NFC East?

The Giants play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.

When do the Giants play the Cowboys?

New York beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 in Week 1 at MetLife Stadium. They meet again in Week 17 at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, January 3 at 1:00 PM ET.

When do the Giants play the Commanders?

The Giants face the Washington Commanders in Week 5 at Northwest Stadium on Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 10 at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, November 12 at 8:15 PM ET.

When do the Giants play the Eagles?

The Giants face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9 at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, November 8 at 1:00 PM ET and Week 18 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, January 10.

What channel are New York Giants games on in 2026?

2026 Giants games are scheduled on FOX, CBS, ESPN, NBC and Prime Video. FOX carries the most with 8 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 1 game has no broadcast window assigned yet and shows none.

Where can I see New York Giants scores and results?

Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Giants are 2-1 through 3 games in 2026, most recently beat the Tennessee Titans 12-7 in Week 3.