After the Giants traded up to draft the big-bodied Malachi Fields in the third round, he is expected to see significant snaps during his rookie season with the Giants. Coach John Harbaugh praised his elite game speed and agility, noting that GPS data shows him playing much faster than his 4.61-second combine 40-yard dash.
Unfortunately, all of the GPS data in the sports world cannot convince fantasy gamers that Fields can separate at the NFL level. Field is a prototypical tailpipe banana in dynasty rookie drafts, though New York’s thin WR corps sets up Fields to emerge as a popular waiver wire target as his debut season progresses.
New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (abdomen) ...
New York wide receiver Darius Slayton has become a bit of a...
Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton's 538 receiving yards in...
Not many had Darnell Mooney to New York on their NFL Free Agency bingo card. Mooney’s 27.1% Slot Rate last season positions him to replace the departed Wan’Dale Robinson, while Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins and Calvin Austin have the size and speed respectively to play outside. Mooney’s advanced stats and $10 million salary suggests he will be a primary fixture in the 2026 offense. Mooney’s best ball ADP should rise as Jaxson Dart’s clear WR2 in 2026.
Fantasy relevant players ruled out Sunday include Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Joe Burrow, Samaje Perine, Chris Godwin, Bucky Irving, Dalton Kincaid, Jaxson Dart, Darius Slayton, C.J. Stroud, Brenton Strange, Marvin Harrison, Tory Horton, Isiah Pacheco, J.K. Dobbins, Rashod Bateman, Justice Hill, and Sam LaPorta.
Per Adam Schefter
Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers is feared to have suffered a season ending injury in the teams’ 21-18 win over the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers. The timing of the injury is even more painful considering how Jaxson Dart was making his rookie debut.
While things were looking up for the team early, Nabers suffered a non-contact injury on a deep ball from Dart. From a personal and team perspective this is a major blow to the Giants as an organization. Fantasy managers are equally sad in their own right as it relates to losing a star player.
Malik Nabers was primed to challenge for the WR1 overall spot in 2025. Just 4 games into the season, the answer to that question will have to arrive at another time. Nabers should be rostered in redraft until final confirmation and in dynasty leagues he will certainly have increased trade liquidity as teams deliberate winning now versus rebuilding of the future. Deals that were once off the table can now be made.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Darius Slayton was drafted by the New York Giants in 2019 in the 5th round. He had pockets of success while establishing himself as a deep threat, averaging 15 yards per catch for his career.
Slayton and the Giants initially agreed on a two-year extension worth 12 million dollars in 2023 and that contract was fulfilled, leaving Slayton free to test the free agent market in 2025. With free agency tampering opening Monday, he and the Giants agreed to a 3-year, 36-million-dollar deal that keeps him with the Giants through the 2027 season.
Slayton has had spike weeks but never been a reliable asset due to his target variance and poor QB play. He is outside of our top 120 wide receivers in dynasty rankings and remains a dart throw for best ball drafts.
Author: Justin Currie (@Chev90)
The Giants season is in disarray as the team is 2-10 and starting Drew Lock for a second straight contest. Lock struggled against a mediocre Cowboys defense, completing just 21 of 32 passes for 178 yards and one interception (0 TDs). First round rookie Malik Nabers continues to be a focal point of the passing offense, if only because there are no other standout performers among the Giants’ pass catchers. Nabers (hip) is questionable for Sunday. If the rookie is declared inactive, Darius Slayton would be the best fill-in, but apart from Nabers, the Giants’ pass catchers are not great options for Week 14 fantasy matchups.
The Saints are a better matchup for running backs, positioning Tyrone Tracy Jr. as a startable RB2. The Saints have allowed the 7th-most rushing yards per game (136) and rushing TDs (15) on the season. The Giants’ offense has been slowed the last two weeks, however, with Tracy only rushing the ball nine times in each contest. With Lock under center, fantasy gamers should expect low volume from the Giants as far as yardage and touchdown production.
– Joel Ybarra, @metaffb
