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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the New York Giants.
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QUARTERBACKS
| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 543.4 | 344 | 3831 | 23.91 | 12.77 | 67.8 | 393.2 | 1.86 | 273.82 |
| Mike Glennon | 37.8 | 23.4 | 257 | 1.66 | 0.98 | 7 | 15.4 | 0.04 | 16.74 |
Daniel Jones: The offseason was kind to Jones. With the Giants signing Kenny Golladay to a four-year contract as the team's WR1 and drafting Kadarius Toney in the first round, the rest of the team's solid group of pass-catchers -- Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Evan Engram, etc. -- will have easier opportunities. The upgrades to the receiving corps combined with his sneaky rushing upside gives Jones the potential to outperform his draft-day cost.
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley | 262.1 | 1179.5 | 9.17 | 54 | 437.4 | 2.5 | 258.71 |
| Devontae Booker | 62.8 | 273.2 | 1.48 | 19.3 | 153.3 | 0.7 | 65.38 |
| Gary Brightwell | 17.4 | 74.8 | 0.35 | 1.8 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 12.72 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 6.6 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 40.9 | 0.1 | 9.63 |
Saquon Barkley: As a rookie, Barkley was about as good as it gets. Technically, Todd Gurley was better (fantasy's RB1), but Barkley was the RB2 in his rookie season and led the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,028), scored 15 touchdowns and hauled in 91 catches. Injuries have kept him out of 17 of the team's past 19 games and he may be eased in slowly as he returns from last year's torn ACL. If his health cooperates in 2021, however, Barkley has the skill set to finish as a top-three back.
Devontae Booker: It appears that Barkley (ACL) will be ready for Week 1, but Booker enters 2021 as his handcuff and could get a larger-than-usual share of the workload early if the team eases Barkley in.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Golladay | 70.7 | 1007.7 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.52 |
| Sterling Shepard | 58 | 594.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 23.5 | 0.15 | 113.33 |
| Kadarius Toney | 36.7 | 439.5 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 59.4 | 0.31 | 87.5 |
| Darius Slayton | 31.2 | 441.5 | 3 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 0.04 | 78.8 |
| Collin Johnson | 13.8 | 181.9 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.49 |
| C.J. Board | 3.1 | 40.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.44 |
Kenny Golladay: Golladay exceeded the 1,000-yard milestone in back-to-back seasons (2018 and 2019) with the Lions and led the NFL in receiving touchdowns (11) in 2019. Although 2020 was a lost season due to a hip injury, Golladay had either 100-plus yards or 50-plus yards and a score in the four games he played before sustaining the injury. Signing a four-year deal with the Giants, the QB downgrade from Matthew Stafford to Daniel Jones and a more crowded receiver room limits his ceiling.
Sterling Shepard: Shepard missed four games in 2020 and he has now missed four-plus games in three of the past four seasons. Adding Golladay to the receiving corps pushes Shepard down a spot on the depth chart, but we project him for the second-most snaps among the team's receivers.
Kadarius Toney: Toney missed a bunch of time during camp and is likely to be eased in slowly. In fact, that is what The Athletic's Dan Duggan expected before he missed a lot of time during training camp. As the season progresses, however, the first-rounder should become increasingly more involved in the game plan.
Darius Slayton: Excluding the year-over-year drop in touchdowns (eight to three), Slayton's 2020 numbers (50/751) were nearly identical to his rookie numbers (48/740) in 2019. Even if Kadarius Toney is eased in slowly, the first-rounder's presence (along with Golladay's) means that any of the team's receivers outside of Golladay will be difficult to trust.
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 47.2 | 490.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 19 | 0.13 | 93.94 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 21.9 | 208.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.4 |
| Kaden Smith | 3.9 | 34.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.82 |
Evan Engram: After two injury-plagued seasons, Engram was able to play a full 16-game slate and finished with 63 catches for 654 yards and only one touchdown. Not only was the single touchdown disappointing for fantasy managers, but Engram's YPG (40.9) and Y/R (10.4) were both career lows. While Engram led NYG in targets (109) last season, the addition of Kenny Golladay as the team's top pass-catching option and selection of Kadarius Toney in the first round could lead to less week-to-week consistency in targets for Engram.
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