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‘Devastated’ Jaxson Dart hopes loss to Eagles motivates Giants

Jaxson Dart after Sunday’s loss.

Oct. 26th, 2025 was probably the worst day for the New York Giants in 11 years.

The Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8 was the kind of emotional blow a team gets once a decade, if that often. It wasn’t just the 38-20 loss on the tail of a 33-32 collapse, but the loss of one of the Giants’ spark plugs in gruesome fashion.

This time it’s rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart trying to pick up the pieces after Cam Skattebo was lost for the season to a brutal dislocated ankle. Last time (Oct. 12, 2014) it was Eli Manning after Victor Cruz lost to a torn patellar tendon.

Dart and Skattebo injected new life into the Giants after each took over the starting job for their respective positions. But more than that, Dart and Skattebo were fast friends and two of a (very rare) kind in the Giants’ backfield. Their attitude and energy was infectious, powering the team and uplifting the fanbase. Now, like Malik Nabers — Skattebo won’t be on the field for the Giants again until 2026.

“I was devastated,” Dart said. “It’s my boy, man, so seeing him go down and obviously reacting to what happened, that sucks. It’s the worst part of this game.”

Jaxson Dart says he was "devastated" by Cam Skattebo's injury

"That's my boy, so seeing him go down and obviously, reacting to what happened, it sucks. It's the worst part of this game." pic.twitter.com/QTB6TCr5T0

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 26, 2025

“It’s emotional,” he added. “But you try to go back in the huddle and try to just reload and just try to go down and score.”

The Giants also lost tight end Daniel Bellinger to a neck injury, forcing Dart to (try to) play without another dependable weapon. But he also took the weight of picking up the slack on himself.

“ Just know I got to keep making plays and do my job to put our team in the best situation,” he said. “Obviously it’s not ideal [losing offensive weapons], it stings, and there’s more people in the rotation, but I got to be better, too, making more plays and putting us in a good situation to win.”

The Giants have been ravaged by injuries over the last month, and came into the game without two starting defensive backs (cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevon Holland), and also lost cornerback Cor’Dale Flott to a concussion in addition to the losses of Skattebo and Bellinger. But even so, Dart isn’t blaming the injuries for the Giants’ loss.

“I’m not ever going to quit,” he said. “I don’t care what the situation is. If I’m on that field, I’m playing as hard as I can. I’m going to try to lead the best that I can. I have the same expectation every time we go out on the field and try to preach that to the guys so when we step through the lines, we should be competing and playing as hard as we can every time.”

"I'm not ever going to quit. I don't care what the situation is. If I'm on that field, I'm playing as hard as I can."

– Jaxson Dart pic.twitter.com/dxf3xY4Rfa

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 26, 2025

Instead, he says that the Eagles simply out-played the Giants and dominated them.

“I felt like, honestly, I felt like we kind of got, I’m trying to say this the right way”, he said. “I thought they did just a lot more things better than we did in a lot of areas. I don’t like the feeling of – I thought they really kind of dominated most of the game and it’s an embarrassing feeling.”

That said, the rookie also believes that the embarrassment should motivate the team.

“That’s just kind of how I feel,” he added. “It’s frustrating because I felt confident coming into this game. I felt obviously extra motivated because of how things happened last week and I really didn’t want one to lead to another. I’m just disappointed that we lost.”

“I mean, hopefully it just motivates everybody more throughout the whole facility” Dart said. “It’s not just the players, it’s not just the coaches, it’s everybody. I hope everybody can be more and more motivated to get better, to try to take another step in [our] preparation and how [we] lead. That goes for me, too. I have to take accountability because I need to be way better. Fair or unfair, a quarterback is judged by [their] wins and losses. We got to bounce back and I feel confident in the guys and that’s what we’re going to do.”

The hurt will fade with time, but right now the wounds of losing the game — and his friend — are still raw. But Dart promises that he’s going to use the twin losses to motivate him to be better.

“This is all fresh, so I’m still going to be frustrated tomorrow about it,” Dart said. “But like I said, I hope it’s just motivating for everybody. It’s going to be motivating for me to be better and I mean, the overall feeling is I hate losing and everybody here hates losing and we got to figure out how to start winning.”

You can see Jaxson Dart almost get emotional about losing at the end of his press conference. Can tell how much this means to him. Can hear it in his voice and with him rocking back and forth after a second straight loss for the Giants. pic.twitter.com/HtW2yy0q56

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) October 26, 2025

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...on-dart-hopes-loss-to-eagles-motivates-giants

 

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Film study: How did Giants’ CB Tae Banks play against the Eagles?

Deonte Banks tries to tackle RTank Bigsby on Sunday.

The New York Giants’ Week 8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was a no-good, rotten, very bad day.

Very little good came out of the loss. It could be argued that the play of Jaxson Dart in the face of Vic Fangio’s defense was a positive in the context of his long-term development. But even then, the outcome was poor thanks to the play of the team around Dart. He was let down time and again by his receivers, while also losing Cam Skattebo to a gruesome ankle injury that required emergency surgery and Daniel Bellinger to a neck injury.

The Giants were already missing some of their best players due to injury, and losing more just added injury to insult (literally).

Lost in the conversation around the loss, Skattebo’s injury, and how the game was officiated (or not officiated, as the case may be), is that third-year cornerback Deonte Banks quietly played well against the Eagles.

Banks was pressed into a starting role after Paulson Adebo suffered a knee injury against the Denver Broncos. Fans and media members alike predicted that the Eagles would key on Banks, picking on a corner who has struggled throughout his young career.

I noted in a post on The Feed prior to the game that Banks’ play was one of the things I wanted to track throughout the game, saying, “I’m going to try to keep track of his assignments and how often Hurts checks and moves on, not just what happens if he’s targeted.”

So how did Banks do?

Run defense​

The Giants’ run defense was, in a word, atrocious against the Eagles. For the most part, all three levels failed, albeit at different times (on most plays). Banks himself didn’t have much of a role in the Giants run defense in the game. Not that he wasn’t asked to be a run defender, but the Eagles tended to run to the opposite side of the field than the one he was on.

No, they probably weren’t avoiding him. It’s (much) more likely that it’s simply how things worked out. The times the Eagles did run his way, the results were uneven, but not altogether terrible.

We’ll get the bad out of the way first, then finish on a couple high notes.

Banks is the boundary cornerback here, aligned outside of Brian Burns. The Eagles line up in a jumbo package with offensive tackle Fred Johnson declaring as a jumbo tight end. Eagles’ running back Tank Bigsby takes the hand-off and presses the gap between Johnson and tight end Dallas Goedert.

Burns’ job is to set the edge and control the tight end. He positions himself to the outside, which cedes the D-gap to Bobby Okereke, and establishes Banks as outside contain. Unfortunately, Banks is sucked inside by Bigsby pressing the gap, and isn’t able to get back outside to either tackle Bigsby slow him until help can arrive.

This was, frankly one of Banks’ two worst plays of the game. But there was more good than bad elsewhere in his play.

For instance, we have the 5-yard run by Saquon Barkley on the previous play.

Banks is the boundary corner here as well, lined up at the top of the screen.

This time he does a very good job of coming downhill to aggressively establish outside contain. Banks is met on the edge by a pulling Landon Dickerson and knocks him back, despite being outweighed by about 130 pounds. He does a great job of coming in low, getting under the guard’s pads, and using his velocity (and leverage) to overcome Dickerson’s mass. Banks taking on, and beating, Dickerson’s block forces Barkley back inside and back to the Giants’ defense. Had Dickerson been able to establish the block, it might have been another long touchdown run.

Darius Muasau doesn’t get leverage on center Brett Toth (who also pulled), creating a narrow seam through which Barkley was able to squeeze.

Banks showed a similar level of decisiveness and violence triggering downhill later in the game, this time on a toss play.

Banks is, once again, the boundary corner for this play, lining up at the top of the screen.

Abdul Carter knifes through the Eagle’s blocking, forcing running back Will Shipley back inside as he tries to turn north-south. That forces Shipley back to Banks, who shows no hesitation triggering downhill, and does a great job of breaking down in the gap. He doesn’t quite get a clean tackle on Shipley, but is able to stop his momentum and splits the tackle for no gain with Kayvon Thibodeaux.

All in all, this was the type of performance the Giants need to see from their defensive backs. Aggressive (but disciplined) downhill triggers, filling gaps, and tackling with solid form has been a lacking piece of the Giants’ run defense dating back to the pre-season.

Pass coverage​

Banks’ run defense was largely solid — not something we could say for much of the Giants’ defense. However, a cornerback’s primary job is to defend the pass and that’s something Banks has struggled with. He has been exceptional at forcing tight window throws over the last two years, but has also been very poor at the catch point.

As noted above, there was significant concern that the Eagles would make a point of targeting Banks with Adebo out. However, Pro Football Focus charted Banks with just two targets — though to my eye he was only the principle coverage player on one target.

On the play I dispute, a 5-yard reception by Dallas Goedert, Banks dropped into a Cover 3 zone while the Dane Belton was in charge of the flat underneath him. Goedert goes into jet motion just before the snap, and was picked up by Belton. However, Belton allowed Goedert to get outside of him and it fell to Banks to come down and make the stop as the tight end caught the ball. This wasn’t a significant play (second-and-11 with 6:37 left in the game), and Banks did his job to limit the yards after the catch.

The other target… Well, he was simply burned by DeVonta Smith.

Banks is matched up on Smith in man coverage on the bottom of the screen. Man coverage has historically been the strength of Banks’ game, and he does have great traits for the technique, but here his size and speed get the better of him.

Banks is in tight coverage on Smith, sitting in his hip pocket and squeezing him to the sideline. He gets his head around as Smith’s shoulders swivel back toward the line of scrimmage, indicating that the ball might be in-bound. However, it’s a comeback route and Smiths’ quickness (and slight frame) allows him to easily stop and work back to the ball while Banks’ momentum carries him further down the field.

This is an ugly-looking rep and Banks may have been able to be more disruptive with his jam at the start of the route. A more physical jam might have allowed Banks to re-route Smith closer toward the sideline and perhaps even squeeze him out of bounds and make him an ineligible receiver. However, doing so may also have opened Banks up to a defensive pass interference call.

Credit where its due, this was a great route from Smith.

That said, Banks did a very good job of keeping the ball in Jalen Hurts’ hand and forcing him to look elsewhere.

For instance, let’s take a look at the play that set up the fateful tush-push.

Banks aligns at the top of the screen, dropping into zone coverage (it appears to be a Cover-6 shell with Banks covering the deep half on the boundary side) at the snap. Dane Belton picks up Saquon Barkley as he releases into a route, while Banks picks up Dallas Goedert as he runs a curl route. The Giants play great coverage, forcing Hurts to hold the ball and scramble. Hurts repeatedly tries to pick up Goedert on the scramble drill, but Banks stays in tight coverage with the tight end and Hurts ultimately gets outside.

(Never mind the hold on Darius Alexander by Jordan Mailata that allows Hurts to get outside. Just throw it on the pile.)

Okereke is able to knock Hurts out of bounds, with the quarterback transferring the ball to his left hand — which keeps it safe from the linebacker, but also prevents it from crossing the first down marker.

Later in the game we have Banks getting in similarly sticky coverage on wide receiver Jahan Dotson. Banks aligns in man coverage on Dotson, once again getting in the receivers’ hip pocket. Dotson tries to run a come-back, but Banks stays in tight coverage, keeping the ball in Hurts’ hand while the pass rush breaks through.

He then stays in remarkably tight coverage on the receiver, using the sideline to effectively create a double team and give Dotson no room to work free. Hurts attempts a desperation throw to… someone with Thibodeaux closing in, but the edge gets a piece of Hurts’ arm and the ball flutters incomplete.

Banks also helped contribute to at least one of the Giants’ sacks.

The Giants are showing a Cover 3 shell at the start of the play with Tyler Nubin walking down to the tackle box. However, he reverses at the snap and sprints into a deep quarter to create Cover 4. Banks is aligned as the field corner on the top of the screen and he picks up DeVonta Smith as he passes into his zone.

Judging by how Hurts’ helmet swivels, Smith is the primary read on the play and he was hoping to drop the ball between Banks and the underneath coverage. Instead, the tight coverage from Banks forces Hurts to move on — or at least he would have if Dru Phillips wasn’t blitzing. Phillips comes free on the slot blitz, forcing Hurts to pull the ball down and climb the pocket, right into the waiting arms of Rakeem Nunez-Roches.

Final thoughts​

There were very few bright spots in the Giants’ loss to the Eagles, but we should probably acknowledge that Banks’ play was one of those bright spots.

Granted, it was a boon for the Giants that A.J. Brown missed the game with an injury, but Banks still played well. Banks’ game is such that when he’s playing well, he’s effectively invisible. He is so good at forcing tight windows that quarterbacks often move right past him in their read progressions, which can make his failures that much more stark.

Banks was only really targeted once, and while he did give up the reception, Hurts avoided him far more often. And so much happened over the course of the game that we never realized that we rarely — if ever — heard Banks’ name. His play was so forgettable that he only gave up 11 yards on 23 coverage snaps (0.48 yards per snap) and yet was completely absent from this week’s ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’.

Does this mean that I think it’s “Clicked” for Banks? No, I won’t go there yet. It’s an encouraging sign, but Banks has had very good games in the past, such as against the Seahawks last year. Considering Adebo is still dealing with a knee injury and Flott has a concussion, there’s a good see Banks as a starter again against the San Francisco 49ers.

He’ll have the opportunity to build on this performance, and perhaps get his career back on track.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...d-giants-cb-tae-banks-play-against-the-eagles

 

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Giants news, 10/28: Praise for Dart grows, Cam Skattebo, Dexter Lawrence, more headlines

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View​

• Tom Brady’s Jaxson Dart seal of approval, more ‘things I think’ after Giants loss to Eagles
• Giants-Eagles ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’: Only a few positives for New York
• Devastated’ Jaxson Dart hopes loss to Eagles motivates Giants
• Cam Skattebo was texting Brian Daboll just hours after ankle surgery
• Giants-49ers odds: New York will, of course, be the underdog
• Giants-Eagles: Five plays that led to the loss
• What can we learn from New York Giants’ Week 8 PFF grades?
• Film study: How did Giants’ CB Tae Banks play against the Eagles?
• What did we learn from the Giants’ 38-20 loss to the Eagles?
• Instant grades after the New York Giants lose to the Philadelphia Eagles
• Giants-Eagles recap: No sweep for New York as Philly wins in rout

Other Giant observations​

Giants employee — and team legend — to star: ‘No one respects you’ | NJ.com​

“Dexter Lawrence,” said Carl Banks, a two-time champion with the Giants. “Nobody respects you anymore. Nobody. Your opponents do not. The pre-injury Dexter is not there, in their heads. They don’t respect you. And there’s a difference. You’re on the field. They’re blocking you with a nine-year backup center. You’re not making a difference. The old Dexter would.”

Boomer calls push tush call “crap”​

Boomer and @GioWFAN sound off on the "crap" tush push ruling in Sunday's Giants loss: pic.twitter.com/3xoXEJfyvf

— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) October 27, 2025

NFL coaches on the hot seat: Why Brian Daboll’s status is more complex than you think — Pick Six | The Athletic​

There’s no way to make a case for Daboll staying based on an 11-31 record over the past three seasons. If the fire-breathing version of Daboll we see on the sideline resembles the version the Giants are living with behind the scenes, that would seem to work against him as well.

“If the offense is on track and the quarterback is on a developmental track that is acceptable, they’ll let them go another year,” another coach said. “The only way they turn it over is if they get a big name…They have shown they do not have a good process hiring head coaches anyway.”

Giants’ defeat at Eagles ties franchise record with 10th straight road loss | New York Daily News​

Schoen and Daboll are no strangers to setting and breaking records. Their Giants set a new franchise record last season by losing 10 straight games overall between Weeks 6 and 16. The Giants now have a 5-20 record under Schoen and Daboll since the start of the 2024 NFL season and a 3-17 record in their last 20 games.

So rolls on the lowered standards of their ownership and organization deeper into the record books.

Giants are in the Jaxson Dart danger zone after step back that continues losing ways | New York Post​

The Giants are entering the danger zone.

Scratch that. They aren’t entering anything. They are in it, entangled in it, mixed up in a familiar ensnarement that is impossible to escape and is pulling them down into the depths that they have inhabited for so very long.

Van Roten: Dart does not carry himself like a rookie​

"He's a rookie in title alone. He carries himself like a vet. He takes a lot on his shoulders and I think the future is bright for him."

Greg Van Roten gives an extended answer on Jaxson Dart and how he compares to veteran quarterbacks: pic.twitter.com/PC2qF72zlD

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 27, 2025

NFL Exec Says Jaxson Dart’s ‘Spark Is About to Dissipate’ as Teams ‘Make Him Play QB’ | Bleacher Report​

One NFL executive feels teams may be learning the book on New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart as the first-round pick gets more snaps.

“When you lose a game like you just did, allowing 33 points in one quarter, I feel like you do not recover,” they said. “I feel like now, teams are going to have a good feel for who this quarterback is, and that magic he had from going in there and being the spark is about to dissipate, because teams are going to make him play quarterback.”

Future of Jaxson Dart’s team is now, so Giants must act like it at NFL trade deadline | The Record​

The New York Giants are not making the playoffs, so let’s get that out of the way.

There are no delusions of grandeur here for a team that continues to spin its wheels each and every time there’s an opportunity to take an enormous leap forward, showing the maturation and development still needed to truly become contenders within the NFC East and beyond.

Even in lost season, Giants must do everything possible to maximize Jaxson Dart’s rookie year | SNY.tv​

Dart elevates the play of those around him, even if it’s not always perfect. In his last three games (two against the Eagles, one against the Broncos), Dart has accounted for eight touchdowns.

The Giants have a decision to make over the next two weeks. Most teams with this record are done with the season. They fixate on the draft. The Giants are different. There will be no playoff run — no one is suggesting that. But with Dart, the priority shifts to him and his development. The Giants must do everything they can to get the most out of him and prepare him for the future. If an opportunity presents itself to give up assets for a proven receiver who can help Dart now and in the future, the Giants must pounce.

Cam Skattebo injury: 6 potential replacements for Giants’ running back | SB Nation​

Among them is a player who would not have to move far: the Jets’ Breece Hall has been often mentioned as a player potentially playing for somebody else in the near future. Gang Green has not made any concrete efforts to sell him as far as we know, but that might change if the right offer comes along.

Other names to keep an eye on include Tennessee’s Tony Pollard or Miami’s Jaylen Wright — two players, like Hall, on teams whose seasons are not going anywhere and who might be willing to part ways with some of their talent as a result. Pollard would add additional experience and proven production to the Giants backfield, whereas the sophomore Wright has some intriguing traits currently not being utilized by the moribund Dolphins.

Defensive lineman talks about Cam Skattebo​

Rakeem Nuñez-Roches talks about what Cam Skattebo means to the Giants' locker room:

"It's hard not to love a guy like that, when you're working so hard for something and you see a guy putting in the work and getting the results from what he's doing." pic.twitter.com/VQkCep1o4r

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 27, 2025

‘Monday Night Football’ moments for all 32 NFL teams | ESPN.com​

The Giants and 49ers met in a massive “Monday Night Football” matchup late in the 1990 season in San Francisco. The physical, low-scoring game, won 7-3 by the 49ers, was more memorable for what happened after, and in the coming weeks, than the game. 49ers star safety Ronnie Lott and Giants quarterback Phil Simms (pictured) went face-to-face after the contest because of bad blood between the teams.

The Giants would get their redemption. They won the NFC Championship Game in San Francisco to ruin the 49ers’ attempt at a three-peat.

This week’s opponent​

49ers’ Houston no-show laid bare their biggest roster issue, and leaves them with tough decision | Niners Nation​

Given the level of injury adversity the 49ers are dealing with, it was no surprise to see a game like this finally arrive. Eventually, the blows just became too much and, in a game in which the offensive line was overmatched against the Texans’ ferocious defensive line, the 49er attack could not do enough to support a defense that simply didn’t have the horses to get Houston off the field.

Tight end George Kittle defended the undermanned defense’s performance, praising Robert Saleh’s unit for playing “bend but don’t break” defense amid yet more injuries to the likes of Sam Okuayinonu, Jordan Elliott and Dee Winters. The defense allowed two touchdowns and four field goals.

Lessons from NFL Week 8 blowouts: Taylor, Barkley, Kraft star | ESPN.com​

Kyle Shanahan’s offense didn’t manage a first down until the final drive of the first half and failed to move the chains even once on six of its nine possessions. One week after his best game of the season, Christian McCaffrey was held to 25 rushing yards on eight carries, while most of the star back’s 43 receiving yards came late in the fourth quarter with the 49ers trailing by double digits. The Texans didn’t let McCaffrey beat them, and no other 49ers player was up to the task of taking over the game.

Around the league​

‘We have our own little fraternity’: Shaun O’Hara mourns loss of Nick Mangold | Giants.com

Former Titans, Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett expected to sign with Raiders | NFL.com

Brian Thomas Jr. trade rumors: Liam Coen shuts down speculation, says Jaguars have ‘no plans’ to move WR | CBSSports.com

J.J. McCarthy was practicing on Monday, but Carson Wentz was not | Pro Football Talk

Bills expect star DT Ed Oliver to be out indefinitely with torn biceps: Source | The Athletic

Rams acquire CB Roger McCreary from Titans with draft pick swap | ESPN.com

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Cam Skattebo to IR; New York Giants awarded S Jarrick Bernard-Converse off waivers

The New York Giants were on Tuesday awarded safety Jarrick Bernard-Converse off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. Bernard-Converse will take the roster spot of Cam Skattebo, who was officially placed on Injured Reserve after surgery to repair his dislocated ankle.

Bernard-Converse, 25, played collegiately at Oklahoma State and LSU. He was a sixth-round pick by the New York Jets in 2023.

Bernard-Converse played 15 games for the Jets over two seasons. He was waived by the Jets at the end of the preseason and claimed by the Browns. Bernard-Converse played in five games for Cleveland.

In 20 NFL games, he has played 241 special teams snaps and only 15 defensive snaps. He played only five defensive snaps for the Browns.

Cleveland used Bernard-Converse as a gunner on punt coverage, an indication of his ability on special teams. He is also an excellent athlete:

Jarrick Bernard-Converse is a CB prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.77 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 52 out of 2183 CB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/pXk2owPKZP #RAS pic.twitter.com/MgP41G3sh1

— RAS.football (@MathBomb) April 8, 2023

The Giants played on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles without starting cornerback Paulson Adebo and starting safety Jevon Holland, both out with knee injuries.

As of now, the Giants have only two running backs — Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Devin Singletary — on their 53-man roster. Dante ‘Turbo’ Miller is on the practice squad.

No Juice​

The Giants also re-signed linebacker Swayze Bozeman to their practice squad. To make room, they released wide receiver Antwane ‘Juice’ Wells.

Workouts​

The Giants also held a large workout on Tuesday. Working out were:

Israel Abanikanda, RB, Pittsburgh
Isaiah Bolden, DB, Jackson State
Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State
O’Donnell Fortune, DB, South Carolina
Jaren Hall, QB, Brigham Young
Diontae Johnson, WR, Toledo
Jaylen Johnson, WR, East Carolina
Montrell Johnson, RB, Florida
Jalen Kimber, DB, Penn State
Jarius Monroe, DB, Tulane
Doneiko Slaughter, DB, Arkansas

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...arded-cb-jarrick-bernard-converse-off-waivers

 

[New York Giants]

Giants injury updates: Jevon Holland, Paulson Adebo ‘do stuff’ at practice

Safety Jevon Holland and cornerback Paulson Adebo, who both missed Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with knee injuries, were expected to return to practice in some fashion on Wednesday.

Head coach Brian Daboll said the two high-price free agent signings will “do stuff” during practice.

The Giants are short-handed in the secondary.

There is no guarantee that Holland and Adebo, starters at safety and cornerback, respectively, will be ready for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Starting cornerback Cor’Dale Flott is in concussion protocol and reserve cornerback Art Green is not practicing on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury.

The Giants poached rookie Korie Black off the New York Jets practice squad last week, and he was forced into action against the Eagles. This week, they have claimed safety Jarrick Bernard-Converse off waivers from the Cleveland Browns.

The Giants are also opening the 21-day practice window for cornerback Rico Payton. The Giants claimed Payton off waivers from the New Orleans Saints before the beginning of the season, but placed him on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.

Also not practicing for the Giants on Wednesday are right tackle Jermaine Eleumunor (pectoral), wide receiver Jalin Hyatt (wisdom teeth), defensive lineman Chauncey Golston and tight end Daniel Bellinger (neck).

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...lland-paulson-adebo-rico-payton-cordale-flott

 

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Fantasy Football ‘25: Week 9 preview – Start/sit and more

Welcome to Week 9, and Happy Halloween! The NFL just gave us one of the most lopsided slates of games in recent memory. Sunday was a good day to mow the lawn or put up spooky decorations. NYJ 39 – CIN 38 was the only game out of 13 played in Week 8 that was decided by less than 10 points. Favorites won outright in 11 of 13 contests. Boo, and boo.

An interesting tidbit from Week 8: There were eight interconference games played, and the AFC team won seven of them.

Six teams were on Bye last week, and that number drops to four this week. That’s a bit of a reprieve, although rampant injuries are still hindering lineups. Several starting QBs should return to action this week, which is welcome news for fantasy managers.

Stats of the Week:

• Jonathan Taylor has scored 3 TDs in half of his team’s eight games.

• Taylor has 14 total TDs. That’s more than four NFL teams (Titans, Raiders, Falcons, Saints), and the same number as a fifth (Browns).

• In seven of the last eight seasons, the Giants have been either 1-7 or 2-6 after eight games.

• The Broncos have scored 77 points across their last five quarters.

• The Patriots are the first team since 1950 to not allow an opposing rusher to gain at least 50 yards in a game in the first eight games of a season. New England hosts the Falcons and Bijan Robinson this week.

• Joe Burrow is injured, but the other four starting QBs from the class of 2020 (Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love, and Jalen Hurts) combined to throw 14 TD passes this past weekend, against just one INT.

• Joe Flacco has targeted Ja’Marr Chase 42 times across the Bengals’ last two games. 42!

• The 2-5 Baltimore Ravens are currently the betting favorite (-110) to win the AFC North.

Week 9, here we go!

Bye Weeks: CLE, NYJ, PHI, TB

Week 9 Rides, Fades and Sleepers

For those who are familiar with this column, you know the drill. For everyone else: The Rides, Fades, and Sleepers is an analysis of players that I think are primed for an especially strong or poor performance, often as compared to consensus expectations. This isn’t a straight-up Start/Sit exercise. As a general rule, start your studs. I’ll rarely list the most obvious names at a position as “Rides” because those players are almost always expected to have strong performances. You don’t need me or anyone else telling you to start Josh Allen or Jonathan Taylor. While this analysis is intended for season-long play, it works for DFS formats too. Half PPR scoring and Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) are used for the column.

Each week, I’m picking a Ride, Fade,and Sleeper of the Week. The rules: The Ride of the Week can’t be a truly elite option, the Fade can’t be someone who nobody is starting anyway, and the Sleeper must be an actual sleeper, from down in the rankings.

For the second straight week, I whiffed on my Ride, Fade, and Sleeper of the Week, but had a high hit rate on everything else. My tight end predictions were especially on point. So maybe skip ahead to the next section…You can check my work here: Week 8.

Ride of the Week: Daniel Jones (@PIT). I know, I know. If you’ve watched a lot of NFL football during the 2020s, it’s tough to accept these two truths: Danny Dimes is playing outstanding football, and the highly paid Black and Gold defense is trash. But here we are, and I’m jumping on it. Jones captains an offense that has been an absolute Death Star through eight glorious weeks. He has topped 20 fantasy points in five of eight starts, and is currently the QB6 on the season, at 20.8 fantasy points per game (FPPG). Numbers don’t lie. On the flip side, the Steelers haven’t been able to stop anyone. They’ve allowed the most passing yards per game and second most FPPG to opposing quarterbacks.

Fade of the Week: Alvin Kamara (@LAR). I haven’t mentioned Kamara much this year. If he’s on your roster, he’s been a tough hang. It’s hard to bench a starting running back, but single digit points week after week aren’t helping you. His high output over the last six weeks is 10.1 fantasy points. Yikes. Maybe the QB change will help, or it could make things worse. Factor in a brutal matchup this week and Kamara is a sit for me. The Rams have allowed the third fewest FPPG to opposing running backs and are the only team in the NFL that hasn’t allowed a rushing TD to the position. They’ve also allowed just 31 receptions to running backs, which is Top-5. The game script is almost certainly going to be negative (the Rams are favored by 14). Hard pass.

Sleeper of the Week: Colston Loveland (@CIN). The conventional wisdom that rookie tight ends never pop for fantasy has been taken to task in recent seasons, but so far, Loveland hasn’t joined that party. That could start to change this Sunday, thanks to two factors: A back injury to Cole Kmet that kept him out of the lineup last week, and a visit to every tight end’s favorite weekend destination, the Queen City. Loveland just saw a season high in snaps (81%) with Kmet out, and Cincinnati continues to be a gift matchup for opposing offenses in general and tight ends in particular. They’ve allowed the most FPPG, yards, and TDs (10) to the position, including the game-winner to Mason Taylor last week. Loveland is ranked outside the Top-12 TEs this week, and I think that’s low.

Quarterback:

Elite options this week – Lamar Jackson (expected to return), Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Drake Maye, and Justin Herbert; the analysis starts below them. Note that Maye and Herbert are new adds to the elite ranks this week.

Rides:

Kyler Murray (@ DAL). Kyler is hard to trust, and especially coming off an injury, but “Ride the QB facing Dallas” has yet to miss for me this season so I’m back for another helping. Week after week, Big D’s D gets shredded. Last week at Denver was no exception. The Cowboys have yielded the most TD passes on the season (20) and the most FPPG to opposing quarterbacks. This game has the highest Vegas total of the week, at 53.5, and Marvin Harrison, Jr. should be back. If Kyler can’t get it done this week, then it’s time to rethink his viability as a fringe QB1 for fantasy.

Matthew Stafford (vs. NO). Stafford is playing as well as just about any quarterback, and his 17 TD passes is tied with Patrick Mahomes for the league lead (and, he’s played one fewer game). He’s also got the highest passer rating of his Hall of Fame career. The risk here is the Rams getting way out in front and taking the air out of the ball in the second half, but Stafford’s right arm is what will get them that lead. Start him confidently, in a favorable matchup at home.

Other QBs ranked inside the Top-15 this week who I think can beat their weekly ranking: Jared Goff (v. MIN), Joe Flacco (vs. CHI, assuming he plays), and in the same game, Caleb Williams (@CIN), and Dak Prescott (v. ARI) in a rebound performance, albeit against a decent pass defense.

Sleepers:

If you need a second quarterback in a Superflex, or a Bye-Week streamer for one of the quarterbacks who is injured or on a Bye, there are some OK choices in Week 9, starting with Sam Darnold (@WAS). Darnold is playing excellent football, and it’s a nice matchup as Washington has allowed the sixth most FPPG to opposing QBs. Others to consider: Aaron Rodgers (vs. IND), Tua Tagovailoa (vs. BAL), and whoever starts between Mac Jones and Brock Purdy (@NYG).

Fades:

Bo Nix (@HOU). Nix has been an absolute monster over the last five quarters, but all of that was at home, against the Giants and Cowboys. Enter the Texans. They’re the only defense with more INTs than TD passes allowed, and they’ve yielded the fewest FPPG and TD passes (six) to opposing quarterbacks. Nix comes in red-hot and so does Houston’s defense, and I’ll give the edge to that excellent defense, at home.

If Jayden Daniels (vs. SEA) returns from his hamstring injury this week, I think you need to think twice about auto-starting him. He has struggled to stay healthy (two separate leg injuries have already cost him three games) and is a re-injury risk. He’s also likely to run less than normal. On top of that, the Seahawks’ aggressive defense isn’t a favorable matchup and especially if his mobility is reduced.

Others: Lower-ranked quarterbacks that you might be considering, but who I’d try to avoid in Superflex this week, include Trevor Lawrence (@LV), C.J. Stroud (vs. DEN), J.J. McCarthy (@DET; I’d wait a week to see how he plays), Marcus Mariota (vs. SEA, if Daniels is out), and whoever starts at QB for the Panthers (@GB).

Running back:

Elite options this week – Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Jahmyr Gibbs, James Cook, and Josh Jacobs; the analysis starts below them.

Rides:

Derrick Henry (@MIA). One more big game and I’ll put Henry back in with the elites, but it’s hard to ignore how non-productive he was from Weeks 2-6. The Dolphins stymied Bijan Robinson on Sunday, which is among the biggest fantasy shockers of the season. Outside of that game they’ve been gashed by opposing backs (example, Rico Dowdle running wild for 200+ on them), and with Lamar Jackson back, Henry should have those big lanes to rumble through. Miami has allowed the third most rushing yards to opposing RBs and Henry should add a buck-twenty or so to that total.

Kyren Williams (vs. NO). Like Stafford, the risk here is that he’s wearing a baseball cap and laughing on the sidelines midway through the third quarter, with the Rams up 30. He’s still dominating the high-value touches, and it’s a good enough matchup. Plus, I expect the Rams to have a huge time-of-possession advantage, which bodes well for Williams.

D’Andre Swift (@CIN). Swift is in a full-blown timeshare with Kyle Monangai, but it has oddly helped his production, even as he plays through a groin injury. He’s the RB4 across the last three contests and has scored in each of those games. The Bengals had no answer for Breece Hall last week, and that’s been the trend all season. Their defense is an embarrassment across the board, and has allowed the most carries, yards, and FPPG to opposing RBs.

Others ranked inside the Top-25 this week who I think have a good chance to outperform their rankings are Javonte Williams (vs. ARI), Chase Brown (vs. CHI), Kimani Vidal (@TEN), Tyrone Tracy, Jr. (vs. SF), and Bam Knight (@DAL).

Sleepers:

Kareem Hunt (@BUF). Isiah Pacheco got banged up at the end of the Monday night game and even if he plays, Hunt is getting a lot of the high-value touches in the red zone. He scored twice last week and is up to five TDs on the season. He also passed the eye test and didn’t look as slow. This is the Game of the Week and it could be another wild back-and-forth affair, which gives Hunt some upside. The Bills just put standout DT Ed Oliver on IR and have been vulnerable to the run (second most rushing TDs (9) and fifth most FPPG allowed to opposing RBs).

Other running backs ranked outside the Top-25 who I think are potential lineup fills if you need them this week: Kyle Monangai (@CIN) and in the same game, Samaje Perine (vs. CHI), Woody Marks (vs. Den) and in the same game, R.J. Harvey (@HOU), Emmanuel Wilson (vs. CAR), Tyjae Spears (vs. LAC), Emari Demercado (@DAL), and TreVeyon Henderson (vs. ATL), who finally did something last week, albeit in a second-half blowout.

Fades:

Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard (@GB). Dave Canales’s post-game comments have people thinking that Dowdle is about to get 80% of the snaps and touches, but I’ll believe it when I see it. If this continues to be even a 60/40 split, that makes both backs a tough play when it’s not a good matchup. This is a decidedly bad matchup. The Packers have allowed the fewest FPPG to opposing running backs, and just two total TDs to the position. Regardless of who is under center for the Panthers, this will be a tough slog.

Tyler Allgeier (@NE). You obviously aren’t benching Bijan Robinson, but if you’ve been playing Allgeier as a Flex and getting away with it, I’d move away from that this week. The Patriots have been a brick wall up front, allowing the fewest rushing yards per game and second-fewest FPPG to opposing running backs.

“Bill” Merritt (vs. SEA) was a Fade for me last week and it hit, so let’s run it back. The matchup is a bad one (third fewest FPPG allowed to opposing RBs), and he’s been very hit-or-miss, depending on game script and Jayden Daniels being himself and worrying defenses with his legs. This feels like another down game for the hyped-up rookie.

Other Fades (of RBs who’ve been regular starting options): Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones (@DET), and Tony Pollard (vs. LAC).

Wide receiver:

Elite options this week – Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, CeeDee Lamb, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rashee Rice, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The analysis starts below them.

Rides:

Michael Pittman, Jr. (@PIT) has been solid all year, and he should be a nice presence in fantasy lineups against Pittsburgh. Pittman has scored in six of eight contests and has seen nine targets in back-to-back games. The Steelers have given up the fifth most yards per game and seventh most FPPG to opposing wide receivers, and their pass defense has been lit up multiple times this season.

After a couple of down games, Rome Odunze (@CIN) put up more than 100 yards against the Ravens last week, and I like him to have another productive afternoon against the Bengals. It’s a nice matchup in what should be a high-scoring affair (especially if Joe Flacco is able to play).

I haven’t had Marvin Harrison, Jr. (@DAL) as a Ride all that many times since he came into the league, but just like his QB, I’ll stick with “ride No. 1 WR playing against Dallas”. The Cowboys can’t cover and have allowed the most TD catches (15) and FPPG to opposing WRs. Harrison should flourish.

I’ll ride Zay Flowers (@MIA) and in the same game, Jaylen Waddle (vs. BAL). Both are coming off strong outings and are the clear top receiving options on their respective teams. Miami has been a surprisingly tough matchup for wide receivers, but they just lost yet another CB for the season. The Ravens are getting healthier on defense so the stats are a little misleading, but they’ve allowed the second most FPPG to opposing wide receivers.

Other wide receivers ranked inside the Top-25 this week who have favorable matchups, and/or who I’m just high on for the week include D.K. Metcalf (vs. IND), Ladd McConkey (@TEN), and Stefon Diggs (vs. ATL).

Sleepers:

I like Jauan Jennings (@NYG) against the Giants’ banged-up secondary. The 49ers stumbled at Houston last week, but they’ll find an easier road against New York’s pass defense, which has allowed the most receiving yards and third mostFPPG to opposing WRs. In the same game, I think Wan’Dale Robinson (vs. SF) should have some success against a decimated San Francisco defense that struggled to cover the slot last week.

Other WRs ranked outside the top-25 this week that I think you can plug into lineups if you’re in need include Khalil Shakir (vs. KC), Travis Hunter (@LV), Josh Downs (@PIT), D.J. Moore (@CIN), Jameson Williams (vs. MIN), and Kayshon Boutte (vs. ATL).

Fades:

Chris Olave (@LAR) scares me this week, mostly due to the QB change for the Saints. Olave has seen terrific volume (double-digit targets in six of eight games), but that was with a different quarterback and you never know if that will continue with a switch.

Courtland Sutton (@HOU) also makes me nervous this week. He was fine last week, although not really since it was the Cowboys. It was too easy for Denver to score and they didn’t need Sutton to be an alpha. This week’s draw is a team from the same state but unfortunately it’s the opposite end of the spectrum. Houston is the second toughest draw for wide receivers, after Sutton’s own team. The Texans have allowed the second fewest TD catches (three) and FPPG to opposing WRs.

I’ll fade all of the Green Bay receivers. Here we go again. There are too many mouths to feed, Josh Jacobs and Tucker Kraft are the Top-2 options in the offense, and it’s hard to trust any of the wide receivers week-to-week. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks should be back soon to muck things up even more. Carolina is also a worse matchup than you’d think (sixth fewest FPPG allowed to opposing WRs).

Other WRs ranked inside the Top-35 who I’m lower than consensus on this week include George Pickens (vs. ARI) and Tee Higgins (vs. CHI, and especially if Joe Flacco is out).

Tight end:

Elite options this week – Trey McBride, Tyler Warren, and Tucker Kraft. The analysis starts below them.

Rides:

George Kittle (@NYG) got involved in the passing game in his second game back from injury, and found the end zone in a lopsided loss. If Brock Purdy is back under center, Kittle should really shine, but even if it’s Mac Jones again, I like his chances at the Giants, who allowed two Dallas Goedert TDs last week and have their issues in coverage.

Jake Ferguson (vs. ARI) came into Week 8 as one of the NFL’s target leaders, and proceeded to get blanked. Ouch. It was a nightmare all around for the Cowboys’ air attack, but Denver can do that to you. I’ll bank on Ferguson getting back to business against the Cardinals, who’ve allowed the seventh most FPPG to tight ends.

Other tight ends in the Top-12 who I think have a good shot to outperform their weekly ranking this week: Kyle Pitts, Sr. (@NE, and especially if Drake London misses another game), Dalton Kincaid (vs. KC), and Oronde Gadsden, II (@TEN).

Sleepers:

Tight end sleepers are hard to find this week. If you’re stuck, I think you can take a shot with either Jonnu Smith or Pat Freiermuth (vs. IND). Aaron Rodgers has been leaning on his tight ends, and the Colts are a great positional matchup. They’ve allowed the most receiving yards and third most FPPG to opposing tight ends.

Others to consider (outside the Top-15): A.J. Barner (@WAS) and Theo Johnson (vs. SF).

Fades:

Cut and paste: I’ll keep fading T.J. Hockenson (@DET) each week, unless and until his performance changes my mind. He has yet to top six catches or 50 yards in a game, and currently sits as the TE24 for the season, at six points per contest. Could a QB change help? I doubt it. Pass.

Hunter Henry (vs. ATL) is a Fade for me once again. He’s hauled in a total of just 12 passes across his last five contests, as Drake Maye continues to pepper his array of wide receivers. Hunter is always a threat to score, and that’s what you’re hoping for if you start him. The matchup this week is awful. Atlanta has allowed the fewest FPPG to opposing tight ends, and just 7-105-1 TOTAL to the position across seven games.

Mark Andrews (@MIA) has had just one good game all season. Could he blow up in any given week? Yes, and he’s often the outlet target when the opponent blitzes, and Miami blitzes at the fifth highest rate in the NFL. But he only played one more snap than Isaiah Likely last week. Lamar Jackson returning is a positive, but I still think he’s a risky start.

PK and D/ST Streamers (ranked outside the top-15 for the week): See my Week 9 Waiver Wire column.

Good luck in Week 9!

***This column appears each Thursday right here at Big Blue View. Each Monday, my Waiver Wire column appears here, and on Fridays you can find my weekly Prop bets of the week for the Giants, also right here. ***

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Giants NFL trade rumors: Jalin Hyatt going? ‘Whatever happens happens’

The Tuesday, Nov. 4 NFL trade deadline is just days away. Whether the discussion is about the New York Giants potentially being buyers, sellers, or both, Jalin Hyatt always seems to be part of the conversation.

That’s the case when the conversation turns to adding a wide receiver with Malik Nabers out for the season. That part of the conversation usually involves a reference to the idea that Hyatt, a third-year receiver, has not been good enough to pick up the slack.

When discussing players the Giants might trade for draft assets, Hyatt’s name is always on the list. The Giants don’t appear to have a use for him. Maybe somebody else will.

“It’s the NFL,” Hyatt said on Thursday. “Whatever happens happens. Right now I’m just focused on what I can do here. Focused on how I can continue to keep getting better and helping this team.”

Hyatt would still like to make things work with the Giants.

“I have a lot of faith and belief in this team,” Hyatt said. “Right now my main focus is being the best player I can be here.”

The Giants moved up in Round 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft to select Hyatt. He caught 23 passes as a rookie, but had only eight receptions in 2024 and only three in five games this season.

Hyatt was inactive Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time in his 2½-year NFL career. The Giants have elevated Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the practice squad in each of the past three games. They would have to add Humphrey to the 53-man roster to play him this week against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Giants also added veteran wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud to the practice squad a week ago. There is a possibility he could be elevated for Sunday, as well.

Could all of that make Hyatt expendable? We may find out over the next few days.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-york-giants-rumors/142739/nfl-trade-deadline-2025-jalin-hyatt

 

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Giants’ DL coach Andre Patterson defends Dexter Lawrence: ‘The film don’t lie’

New York Giants’ defensive line coach Andre Patterson on Friday issued a passionate takedown of Carl Banks’ comments this week that “nobody respects” Giants’ All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence any longer.

“He’s [Banks] a great Giant player. But he is not coaching the D-Line, or a D-Line player in the National Football League. Players have all kinds of opinions, but that doesn’t mean it’s right,” Patterson said. “I’m not putting his opinion down. He has that right to have his opinion. The bottom line is the players are being evaluated truly by the people that coach them, and the players that play against them.

“As a coach and a player you’ve gotta keep your focus and mind in the right spot. You’ve gotta know what voices you listen to, and what voices you put to the back.”

"He's a great Giant player. But he is not coaching the D-Line, or a D-Line player in the National Football League. Players have all kinds of opinions, but that doesn't mean it's right."

– Andre Patterson on Carl Banks' Dexter Lawrence comments pic.twitter.com/18P6G5zlF0

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 31, 2025

Patterson, one of the game’s most highly-respected defensive line coaches, has been in the profession since 1982. He came to the Giants in 2022 and has overseen Lawrence’s rise to becoming one of the game’s great players.

Patterson was vehement both in his belief that teams are respecting Lawrence, and that he is still playing well despite the lower numbers.

DL coach Andre Patterson offers a strong defense of Dexter Lawrence amid Carl Banks' commentary on his game:

"The film don't lie. He played 40 plays. In 40 plays, he got double-teamed 29 times. That's run and pass. How is that being disrespected? He got double-teamed 29 times.… pic.twitter.com/giKBX5pBwU

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 31, 2025

“The film don’t lie. He played 40 plays. In 40 plays, he got double-teamed 29 times. That’s run and pass,” Patterson said. “How is that being disrespected? He got double-teamed 29 times. That’s showing respect.

“All Dex can do is go out there and be Dexter. ”

Patterson has coached many great players since getting his first NFL job in 1997, with Lawrence being the latest.

“I don’t baby my players. I deal in truths. If you’re not playing well, I get after you – no matter who you are. Whether you’re Dexter Lawrence, a three-time Pro Bowler, or you’re D.A. [Darius Alexander], a rookie. It don’t matter to me. I’m gonna tell you the truth,” Patterson said.

With just a half-sack and four quarterback hits in eight games, Lawrence is not coming close to the nine sacks and 16 hits he had in 12 games last season.

Patterson pointed out that per research provided to him by the Giants’ PR staff, the last full-time nose tackle in the NFL to have a double-digit sack season came in the 1980s. Lawrence likely would have hit double figures if he had not finished the season on IR.

“What he did last year was unreal,” Patterson said. “Is he still striving to go out there and try to achieve those goals? Yes. It’s hard to do from where he plays. He’s not a three-technique that gets one-on-ones. He’s trapped right in the middle, and he made a name for himself.

“I get people look at the numbers and say, ‘he’s not playing to the numbers that he had last year.’ That part of it is true. But that does not mean he’s not playing well. I don’t know if people understand that.

“If he wasn’t playing well, I think all of you that know me here, I would stand right here in front of you and tell you, ‘he ain’t playing well and I’ve got to get him to play better.’ But that’s not the truth.”

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...ence-feud-coach-andre-patterson-film-dont-lie

 

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2026 NFL Draft prospects for the Giants in college football’s Week 10

Good morning New York Giants fans! Happy Saturday and welcome to Week 10 of the 2025 college football season.

The Giants are currently carrying a 2-6 record and are likely once again headed for a Top 10 draft pick. It isn’t quite draft season yet for the Giants, but right now hold the 6th overall pick with the third-hardest remaining strength of schedule.

With that in minde, I want to shift a bit from a broad survey of the college game and focus in a bit more. So this week we’ll highlight some games that feature players who could fit what we now perceive to be the Giants’ needs.

It bears repeating that things change and there’s a long time between now and the end of April. Players could ascend in the second half of the season, and free agency has yet to happen. Either has the potential to shift our perception of the Giants’ needs for the upcoming draft.

But as things stand now, I would judge that the Giants’ biggest needs are:

• Wide receiver – Preferably a player who can be a 1b to pair with Malik Nabers
• Offensive line – Likely guard, but also potentially tackle if the team doesn’t re-sign Jermaine Eluemunor)
• Linebacker – Bobby Okereke has been disappointing over the last two years, and Micah McFadden is a free agent.
• Cornerback – Cor’Dale Flott has exceeded expectations, but he’s a free agent. This need could go away if Flott is re-signed and Deonte Banks builds on a promising game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

So with that in mind, let’s take a look at some games.

SMU vs. (10) Miami​

ESPN – noon

The line of scrimmage is the big attraction in this game. Most scouts will be watching EDGE Rueben Bane Jr., who has been one of the very best defenders in the country.

For the Giants, I’m focusing on RT Francis Mauigoa. Offensive tackle His is a name I’ve brought up a few times already, and whether he’s even in consideration for the Giants could depend on the status of Eluemunor. The Giants could also look at WR C.J. Daniels, who has solid size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and is a reliable route runner. Daniels could be a reliable option across from Malik Nabers, though he probably isn’t the kind of player to offer defenses a true “pick your poison” decision.

Players to watch​

SMU

• Kevin Jennings (QB – 7)
• Logan Parr (LG – 71)
• R.J. Maryland (TE – 82)
• Ahmaad Moses (S – 3)
• Isaiah Nwokobia (S – 23)

(10) Miami

• Carson Beck (QB – 11)
• Francis Mauigoa (OT – 61)
• C.J. Daniels (WR – 7
• Rueben Bane Jr. (EDGE – 4)
• Akheem Mesidor (DL/EDGE – 3)

Virginia Tech vs. (16) Louisville​

The CW – 3 p.m.

The focus in this game is Louisville wide receiver Chris Bell. Bell is currently listed as questionable, but he should be on the Giants’ radar if they don’t acquire a wide receiver before the draft.

Bell has great size at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, and plays fast for his size on the field. His dense frame allows him to be physical in tight coverage and contested catch situations, while his athleticism allows him to pick up yards after the catch. We can’t compare Bell to A.J. Brown, but the duo of Bell and Nabers could have as similar dynamic as Brown and DeVonta Smith with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The the Giants could also be interested Louisville edge defender Clev Lubin if he lasts to the third day of the draft.

Players to watch​

Virginia Tech

• Kyron Drones (QB – 1)
• Tomas Rimac (OT – 55)
• Terion Stewart (RB – 8)
• Ben Bell (EDGE – 33)

(16) Louisville

• Miller Moss (QB – 7)
• Chris Bell (WR – 0) *questionable
• Rene Konga (DL – 90)
• Adonijah Green (DL – 98)
• Clev Lubin (EDGE – 50)

(14) Tennessee vs. (18) Oklahoma​

ABC – 7:30 p.m.

These two teams have a bunch of players in whom the Giants could be interested. In particular, I want to highlight Tennessee’s red-shirt sophomore cornerback Colton Hood. Fellow CB Jermod McCoy was lost for the season with a knee injury, and both corners could be on the Giants radar if they declare for the draft. McCoy was a member of the Colorado Buffalos in 2024, and the Giants were on hand for multiple games as well as practices.

The Giants could also be interested in Tennessee receiver Chris Brazzell II, a 6-foot-5, 200 pound deep threat who already has 8 touchdowns on the season.

I’d also add that Oklahoma’s head coach, Brent Venables, could be on the hot seat if Oklahoma loses this game. He was one of the best defensive coordinators in college football when he was with Clemson, but hasn’t lived up to expectations as the Sooners’ head coach. He could be on the Giants’ radar if both he and Shane Bowen are fired at the end of the season.

Players to watch​

(14) Tennessee

• Lance Heard (OT – 53)
• Miles Kitselman (TE – 87)
• Chris Brazzell II (WR – 17)
• Joshua Joesphs (EDGE – 19)
• Colton Hood (CB – 8)

(18) Oklahoma

• John Mateer (QB – 10)
• Deion Burks (WR – 4)
• Gracen Halten (iDL – 56)
• R. Mason Thomas (EDGE – 32)
• Sammy Omosigho (LB – 7)

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...s-for-the-giants-in-college-footballs-week-10

 

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Giants roster moves: New York QB Jaxson Dart gets a new target

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will have a new receiving weapon available Sunday when the Giants host the San Francisco 49ers at MetLife Stadium.

The Giants are elevating wide receiver Ray Ray McCloud for Sunday’s game. The Giants signed the 29-year-old McCloud to their practice last week, just one day after he was released by the Atlanta Falcons.

McCloud has 158 career receptions in 98 regular-season games. He had a career-best 62 receptions for Atlanta last season.

The Giants had elevated wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the practice squad for the last three games. Humphrey is out of elevations and would have to be added to the 53-man roster.

The Giants will also elevate linebacker Zaire Barnes for the third and final time. In two games, Barnes has played 40 special teams snaps (71%).

The Giants also made a move to help their cornerback depth. Art Green, already ruled out for Sunday’s game, has been placd on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Rico Payton, on injured reserve with a groin injury since being claimed off waivers right before the season began, has been added to the 53-man roster.

Cornerbacks Paulson Adebo (knee) and Cor’Dale Flott (concussion) will miss Sunday’s game.

The Giants did not elevate or sign running back Dante Miller from the practice squad. That means they will have only two running backs — Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Devin Singletary — active against the 49ers.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...oud-rico-payton-art-green-lil-jordan-humphrey

 

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Giants-Week 9: Live in-game updates

In-game updates​

First half updates​

Giants defense might want to guard CMC

— NFL Daily News (@fantasynflnews.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:23:49.552Z

Think Okereke got picked, but he was so far from CMC it's hard to even tell.

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) November 2, 2025

49ers answer Giants with a touchdown drive. 5 yard Mac Jones to wide open Christian McCaffrey pass completes 12-play, 68-yard, 6:34 drive to tie the game 7-7. Are we in for a shootout?

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:22:46.412Z

Brian Daboll livid after the 49ers convert a 4th down — perhaps helped with a false start.

Brian Burns calling for a false start on that 4th down conversion

— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) November 2, 2025

Theo Johnson with a 15-yard TD catch. Stiff arms his way through a defender for the score. 7-0 Giants 10:50. 10-play, 64-yard, 4:10 drive.Nice mix of short pass, run game, and tempo.Giants success on opening drives with Jaxson Dart at QB continues.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:10:32.201Z

TOUCHDOWN GIANTS!

Jaxon Dart finds Theo Johnson for a 15-yard catch and run to cap an efficient opening drive with a touchdown. Dart finishes the drive 3-of-4, 28 yards, 1 touchdown. Devin Singletary ran for 20 yards on 3 carries.

Methodical drive by the Giants, worked down the field with ease with a steady diet of runs and quick passes. Great job by Dart to get the ball out quick to Theo Johnson against a rare 49ers blitz and Johnson stiff-armed Lenoir into the first row to get in for a 15-yard TD.…

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) November 2, 2025

Nice opening drive here. Giants using tempo, 1st down at SF 28.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:06:54.898Z

Jaxson Dart escapes the pocket and gets a 1st down on 3rd and 5.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:05:05.911Z

Jalin Hyatt is back as one of the kickoff returners. First time we have seen that.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:02:12.626Z

The 49ers win the opening coin toss and defer, so the Giants will receive the opening kick-off.

Giants will start w/the ball as 49ers win coin toss and defer.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T18:01:36.092Z

Pre-game updates​

There are an awful lot of RED San Francisco 49ers jerseys out in the MetLife Stadium fans. If this goes badly today for the Giants, it will sound like a 49ers home game.

— Ed Valentine (@edvalentine.bsky.social) 2025-11-02T17:52:36.600Z

Giants inactives​

The Giants will be without three starting defensive backs (Jevon Holland, Paulson Adebo, Cor’Dale Flott, starting right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor and tight end Daniel Bellinger.

RT Jermaine Eleumunor | Pectoral
CB Paulson Adebo | Knee
CB Cor’Dale Flott | Concussion)
QB Jameis Winston | Emergency 3rd QB
TE Daniel Bellinger | Neck
DL Chauncey Golston | Neck
S Jevon Holland | Knee

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The New York Giants will try for a third straight home victory on Sunday when they host the San Francisco 49ers at MetLife Stadium. Game time is 1 p.m. ET.

The Giants are 2.5-point underdogs, per FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Giants will be short-handed at cornerback without starters Cor’Dale Flott (concussion) and Paulson Adebo (knee). The Giants will also be without right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, who won’t play on Sunday due to a pectoral injury. Rookie Marcus Mbow will likely start in his place.

The Giants are 2-1 at MetLife Stadium with Jaxson Dart, the Offensive Rookie of the Month for October, at quarterback.

The Giants on Saturday elevated wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud and linebacker Zaire Barnes from the practice squad. They added cornerback Rico Payton from IR and added cornerback Art Green (hamstring) to injured reserve.

Stay right here for updates and discussion during the game. See our Giants-49ers StoryStream for full coverage, and come back after the game for news, opinion and analysis.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/game-day-threads/142908/giants-week-9-live-in-game-updates

 

[New York Giants]

Giants-49ers winners and losers: A loss that looked all too familiar

Let’s go through the ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ from Sunday’s latest New York Giants embarrassment, a 34-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers that wasn’t nearly as close as the score might make you believe

Kudos to …​

Brian Burns — It felt like Burns, who entered the game tied for the league lead in sacks with 10.0, was trying to win the game by himself.

Burns had a sack/fumble, his 11th sack of the season, with :38 left in the half and the Giants trailing 17-7. The fumble was recovered by Abdul Carter at the 49ers’ 27-yard line. The Giants, though, could not score and went to the locker room still trailing by 10 points.

Burns finished with a sack, a forced fumble, a quarterback hit, a tackle for loss and four overall tackles.

If the rest of the defense playing as hard as Burns, maybe they wouldn’t have given up 105 points over the last nine quarters.

Rakeem Nunez-Roches — ‘Nacho’ did not have a great game, but it was clear from the plays he did make that the veteran tackle was giving effort. That counts for something the way the rest of the defense looked. He ended up with his second sack of the season, six tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.

Jaxson Dart — The rookie quarterback is doing everything he can. He just can’t play defense or make all of the plays on offense alone.

Dart completed 24 of 33 passes for 191 yards, and ran eight times for a team-leading 56 yards. He accounted for all three Giants’ touchdowns, passing for two and running for one.

Wan’Dale Robinson — Robinson caught nine passes for 46 yards. Yes, that is just 5.1 yards per reception. It isn’t Robinson’s fault, though, that the Giants had him on the Daniel Jones stick route plan and didn’t try to get the ball to him down the field at all.

The Giants clearly need more at wide receiver. New receiver Ray-Ray McCloud caught just one pass for 5 yards. His only target came in the fourth quarter with the score 27-10.

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Wet Willies to …​

Brian Daboll — Yes, the Giants were under-manned. That isn’t an excuse for a team being lifeless, having the same issues week after week, for running a simplistic, unimaginative game plan that looked like the Daniel Jones stick route offense and the first game of the preseason on defense. Oh, and what is with running Dart over and and over and over two weeks in a row in games that were hopelessly out of hand. The job is to develop him, not kill him.

The Giants are now 11-32 over the last 2½ years with Daboll at the helm. Injury-riddled at this point or not, it is a team that should be better than 2-7.

One more thing: All I could think of when the score was 20-7 in the third quarter, the Giants had fourth-and-goal at the 3-yard line, and Daboll chose to kick the field goal rather than play for the touchdown was Joe Judge at the end of his tenure coaching to keep scores respectable rather than actually trying to win games.

Run defense — Pitiful. The 49ers watched the Broncos and the Eagles run wild by running to the edge against the Giants’ defense the last couple of weeks, and did the same. San Francisco ran for 159 yards, and their dominance on the ground is not reflected by their 4.1 yards per carry average.

Giants’ players talked about execution and players doing what they are supposed to do after the game. Sadly, that was the same babble we have begun to hear week after week. Except the execution doesn’t get better.

Shane Bowen — I do not like to call for people to be fired, but Bowen should not have a job on Monday morning. The defensive coordinator is completely devoid of answers as to how to fix any of the myriad of issues plaguing a defense that was expected to be — at least — top 10-15 in the NFL this season and is, instead, among the league’s worst.

The run defense continues to be abysmal. The pass rush, aside from Burns, is disappointing. Aside from Cor’Dale Flott, the Giants can’t seem to cover. With Flott, Jevon Holland and Paulson Adebo missing Sunday’s game the Giants made San Francisco backup quarterback Mac Jones (19 of 24, 235 yards, 2 TDs) look like Tom Brady.

The defense, expected to be at least among the best 10-15 groups in the league, has been abominable. It doesn’t appear that the coordinator has any answers.

Dexter Lawrence — The star defensive tackle had a much-publicized spat with Giants great Carl Banks this week. Lawrence said Banks was “delusional” that teams didn’t respect him the way they used to. He also defended his play, which is not producing the statistics Lawrence has usually compiled, as “disruptive.”

Lawrence had another invisible game on Sunday. He had a single tackle, which went for a loss. Otherwise, he did not dent the stat sheet.

Lawrence said after the game that “everyone as an individual has to look at themselves.”

He also said in reference to his own performance that he “was getting a lot of knock back, a lot of push. Seeing a lot of doubles. Same stuff. Think I’m playing well, but gotta make more plays.”

Lawrence is the leader of the Giants’ defense. If he is going to lead any kind of turnaround, it would certainly help if he would look at himself and admit he hasn’t performed up to his standards this season.

Deonte Banks — The third-year cornerback was at the center of another play where his effort was being questioned. Here’s the play:

Embarrassing effort by the Giants on this play. https://t.co/GhNFBwz9Xu

— Big Blue View (@bigblueview) November 2, 2025

Maybe Banks was trying to strip the ball from Brian Robinson. Maybe. Getting run through was certainly a bad look. Running next to Robinson as he scored wasn’t a great look for Jarrick Bernard-Converse in his Giants debut, either.

This revelation, which I did not see while in the locker room Sunday night, makes it worse:

#Giants CB Deonte Banks, who got trucked by #49ers RB Brian Robinson on a TD, skirted waiting reporters by walking into bathroom with his pants around his ankles and leaving thru back door. #accountability

— NYPost_Cannizzaro (@MarkCannizzaro) November 3, 2025

Sorry, but things won’t get better until the players are actually accountable.

Graham Gano — The Giants needed some sort of points after Burns and Carter combined for a fumble recovery that gave the Giants a chance to creep back into the game late in the half. Instead, Gano yanked a 45-yard field goal wide left.

Kwillies to …​

Theo Johnson — The second-year tight end showed what he can be with a 15-yard touchdown catch on the Giants’ opening drive. Johnson not only caught the pass from Dart, but ran through a defensive back to score. Unfortunately, he also showed why so many Giants fans think Daniel Bellinger should be TE1 for the Giants by dropping a third-and-7 pass from Dart in the second quarter that would have been an easy first down.

Johnson now has four drops on the season, one in each of the past three weeks. He has now dropped nine of 86 targets over two seasons, a 10.5% drop rate.

That’s not good enough.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/kudos-w...isco-49ers-winners-losers-results-final-score

 

[New York Giants]

NY Giants won’t fire defensive coordinator Shane Bowen

Shane Bowen during 2024 training camp with the Giants.

The New York Giants won’t fire defensive coordinator Shane Bowen despite giving up 105 points during a three-game losing straak that has seen the Giants go from 2-4 to a disheartening 2-7.

The Giants lost 34-24 to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, a third straight game in which they have allowed more than 30 points.

The Giants gave up 33 points in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 7, 38 points to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8 and 34 on Sunday. They were head of Denver 19-0 after three quarters, but the defense has fallen apart since.

“Nothing’s good enough,” Daboll said. “Offense, defense, kicking game, we all can be better. That’s what we’re all working towards.

“That’s what Shane is working towards. That’s what the defensive staff, that’s the offensive staff, that’s the kicking game. And that’s what we’re going to try to do.We’re doing everything we can do to try to improve it. And I’m confident we will.”

The Giants have talked about making improvements defensively all season. With eight games to go, how can those be made now?

“There’s a number of things from technique to maybe change up the scheme a little bit, to open field tackling, everything that’s important on defense,” Daboll said. “We’ve got to do a better job of that collectively. That starts with me and that’s what we’ll work on doing.”

With a revamped unit that was expected to be one of the better defenses in the league, the Giants are 28th in points allowed (27.7) and last in the NFL in yards allowed per rushing attempt (5.5). Aside from Brian Burns, who leads the league with 11.0 sacks, the defense has fallen short of expectations.

Bowen was hired by the Giants before the 2024 season after Daboll and former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale engaged in a highly-publicized power struggle that ended with Martindale leaving the Giants.

In Bowen’s first year, the Giants’ defense was 21st in the NFL in in points and 24th in yards allowed. The Giants have surrendered more than 30 points four times.

Co-owner John Mara, clearly unhappy with the defense in Bowen’s first season, gave Daboll and GM Joe Schoen an opening to replace Bowen at the end of last season.

“Quite frankly, I didn’t think our defense played very well this year, at all,” Mara said. “I’m tired of watching teams go up and down the field on us, so I think that has to be addressed.”

The Giants stuck with Bowen.

During the offseason, they spent significant money on cornerback Paulson Adebo, safety Jevon Holland and defensive lineman Chauncey Golston. They drafted edge defender Abdul Carter No. 3 overall and defensive tackle Darius Alexander in the third round.

Rather than getting better, the defense has regressed.

There was speculation after the meltdown in Denver that the Giants would replace Bowen. That did not happen. It still has not happened, and at this point would seem unlikely to happen during the season.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...-defensive-coordinator-not-fired-brian-daboll

 

[New York Giants]

Fantasy Football ‘25: Waiver Wire, Week 10 edition

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire for Week 10.

Believe it or not, we’re at the halfway point of the NFL season. Each team has played either eight or nine of 17 games. The fantasy football playoff push is officially here. This isn’t a great week for free agents, but with all the injuries we’ve had and four more teams on Bye in Week 10, working the waiver wire is crucial. If you aren’t using the wire to your advantage, you’re giving up ground to the competition.

The Process: Each week, I try to identify the top Waiver Wire targets and evaluate the short- and long-term prospects of those players. I also do my best to reveal which players who are coming off a big week are fool’s gold. Finally, I look at streamers who might help you in a pinch.

Note that I’m writing this column BEFORE the Week 9 Monday night game (ARI@DAL), AND before the NFL’s trade deadline (Tuesday, 4 p.m. ET). NFL trades could shake things up, and create opportunities for a few players that aren’t rostered in lots of leagues.

Some players discussed won’t be available in your league. I try to list players who are available in more than 50% of leagues. But what does that even mean? A 10-team league with six bench spots will have a much larger Free Agent pool than a 14-team league with eight. Most leagues fall somewhere in between. This isn’t “one size fits all.” By way of example, I won’t list Jaxson Dart, Matthew Stafford, Kyle Monangai, Tyrone Tracy, Jr., Bam Knight, R.J. Harvey, Troy Franklin, or Harold Fannin, Jr., among others who probably aren’t available in any of your leagues.

WEEK 10 BYES: CIN, DAL, KC, TEN

Week 10 Waiver Wire

Quarterback:

Quarterback availability varies widely between 1-QB and Superflex/2-QB leagues.

Justin Fields was dropped in some leagues and especially with the Jets on Bye in Week 9. He should continue starting after he led the team to its first Win before the Bye, and his elite rushing upside always makes him intriguing for fantasy. Garrett Wilson’s return will also help. The Jets have one of the tastiest schedules for quarterbacks during the fantasy playoffs (MIA, JAC, NO), so even if you don’t need Fields now, he’s worth stashing if you’ve got space.

Joe Flacco is the poster child for 40 is the new 30, and just like in 2023 when he caught fire late with the Browns, he’s making a case to be a low-end QB1 the rest of the way. The Bengals’ defense just gave up 86 points in two weeks to the Jets and Bears, at home. Read that sentence again. If you thought the 2024 Cincinnati defense was garbage (and it was), get a load of this group. Awful defense forces the offense to keep its foot on the gas, and Flacco still has a big and capable right arm. Flacco has attempted at least 40 passes in all four of his starts for the Bengals, and he’s got the best WR tandem in the NFL. It’s a winning formula for fantasy, so add him if he’s still on your wire.

Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers, Geno Smith, Trevor Lawrence, and J.J. McCarthy won’t be available in most Superflex leagues, but they’re the obvious places to start if you need long-term help, a streamer, or an injury replacement in a 1-QB league. Smith’s Raiders are at Denver on a short week Thursday night, so don’t think of him as a streaming option for Week 10 – but boy does he look better with a (finally) healthy Brock Bowers.

Tua Tagovailoa, Michael Penix, Jr., and Bryce Young are a step below that group, but all are capable of a big game here or there when the matchup is right. Example: The Panthers host the Saints in Week 10. All three are also capable of stinkers at any time, so be careful if you wade in these waters.

Marcus Mariota could be the Commanders’ quarterback for the rest of the season and is another name you can consider if you need a second QB in a Superflex. He’s got some rushing upside but has been just OK when Jayden Daniels missed starts earlier in the season. I’ve got him in the same general tier as the three guys immediately above.

I don’t think Tyler Shough or Davis Mills offer much upside for fantasy, and would only consider them if you’re truly desperate, in very deep Superflex leagues.

Running Back:

Unless you and your league-mates have been asleep at the wheel and haven’t picked up Kyle Monangai, Bam Knight, or Tyrone Tracy, or forgot that Trey Benson could return in a week, there isn’t all that much to choose from at RB, beyond depth adds. But depth adds at this position make sense if you have room. Rostering a couple of players who are one injury away from a starting role at RB can win a league.

With Breece Hall possibly on the trading block, Isaiah Davis is a player to watch on Tuesday. If Hall gets moved, Davis immediately ascends to the “priority add” level. If Hall stays put, Davis has limited stand-alone value but is a decent stash nonetheless.

Tyjae Spears continues to get about half of the RB touches in Tennessee, and on that awful offense, that means he’s only a desperation start as an RB2 or Flex. But that role could grow, and if Pollard gets moved on Tuesday, Spears becomes a high priority target. So watch the news. Even if the Titans keep both backs, Spears has stand-alone value as a pass-catching back in a timeshare.

It sounds like Quinshon Judkins (shoulder) won’t miss time, but given that he’s going to be playing with an AC joint sprain in his shoulder, Dylan Sampson is worth a roster spot.

Depth adds: Tyler Allgeier, Ollie Gordon, II, Tank Bigsby, Bhayshul Tuten, Jaydon Blue, Brian Robinson, Jr., Kenneth Gainwell, and Emmanuel Wilson.

Wide Receiver

The Jaguars’ wide receiver corps took a beating over the last few days. Travis Hunter injured his knee in practice last Thursday, and landed on IR. Brian Thomas, Jr. (ankle) and Dyami Brown (concussion) both got hurt before their game went into overtime on Sunday. Parker Washington, anyone? He was the team’s leading receiver Sunday. Dyami Brown could also see increased opportunities once he is cleared.

Tory Horton blew up with two TDs in the first half in Seattle’s big blowout on Sunday night, with Cooper Kupp inactive with hamstring and heel injuries. Horton has mostly made his mark as a punt returner thus far, but he might offer more than Kupp to the Seattle offense at this point. He profiles as a spike-week type of player, and is worth adding.

Christian Watson, Tez Johnson, and Malik Washington all made last week’s column and I’ll mention them all again as good upside adds who can serve as WR3s or Flexes as needed.

Others to consider for depth: Darius Slayton, Keon Coleman, Calvin Austin III, Christian Kirk, Jalen Coker, Tre Tucker, Kyle Williams (Kayshon Boutte might miss some time), and Rashod Bateman.

Tight End:

Colston Loveland was my Sleeper of the Week in Week 9 and it hit big, but before you go overboard to pick him up after his amazing game-winning TD catch-and-run in the final minute, remember that his 6-118-2 stat line came against the Bengals, who have now allowed a league-worst 12 TDs to opposing tight ends. Loveland might be starting to emerge, but it’s an offense with a lot of weapons. Still, the Bears took him with a Top-10 draft pick for a reason, Cole Kmet is in the concussion protocol, rookie pass-catchers have been known to pop in the second half of the season, and you get the picture…he’s 100% worth adding if you need TE help.

Luke Musgrave has big cleats to fill with Tucker Kraft out for the season, but remember that he was the more highly touted (and drafted) of the two. With Matthew Golden also getting hurt Sunday and Jayden Reed still out, Musgrave could be a thing, and since he isn’t rostered anywhere he’s going to be a popular target on waivers this week.

Cade Otton should have a nice target share going forward with so many injuries to the receivers, just like last season when the top two options got hurt.

Theo Johnson and Juwan Johnson are both playing important “safety blanket” roles for rookie QBs, and both are worth targeting if you need a streamer or help in general at tight end.

I don’t think Mark Andrews is going anywhere. But if he does get moved at the deadline, Isaiah Likely should be prioritized. Likely had his best game of the season Thursday night, with 60 receiving yards.

Others to consider if you need a streamer or depth at tight end: Mason Taylor, A.J. Barner, and Dalton Schultz.

PK and D/ST Streamers, Week 10: (ranked outside the Top-12 for the week):

PK: J. Myers (vs. ARI), M. Prater (@MIA), C. Santos (vs. NYG)

D/ST: CAR (vs. NO), DET (@WAS), JAC (@HOU), NYJ (CLE)

Good luck with your waiver claims!

***This column appears each Monday right here at Big Blue View. Each Thursday, my weekly fantasy preview with my rides, fades and sleepers (start/sit) appears here, and on Fridays you can find my weekly Giants Props of the week, also right here. ***

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/fantasy...ntasy-football-25-waiver-wire-week-10-edition

 

[New York Giants]

Jaxson Dart’s scrambles — the good and the bad

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart took a beating against the San Francisco 49ers. He was only sacked twice, though the first one was a big hit. Much has been made of the Giants’ decisions to use Dart on designed quarterback runs in a game that was out of reach.

However, the bulk of the hits Dart took came on four scrambles throughout the game.

This week I want to take a look at those scrambles, and the hits at the end of them, and see why they happened. Were they poor decisions by Dart, or a symptom of something greater within the offense?

Scramble 1​

First quarter, 13:55 – Third-and-5

Dart’s first scramble came on the Giants’ opening drive. It was an incredibly efficient drive and easily the best the Giants looked all game, and this was the play that really made everything go. The Giants were in a third and medium, just past the 40-yard line. They weren’t in four-down territory, nor were they anywhere near close to field goal distance.

The Giants are in their 11-personnel package with Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, and Ray-Ray McCloud at wide receiver, Theo Johnson at tight end, and Tyrone Tracy at running back. They align in a 3×1 set, with Robinson motioning from wide receiver to the slot and forming a bunch formation.

The 49ers call a quarters coverage with what looks like a MEG call on McCloud at the top of the screen and pure zone coverage against the Giants’ bunch formation. The Giants have a shot play called, with both Robinson and Slayton running vertical routes out of the bunch formation while Johnson runs a stick route to the first down marker and McCloud runs a slant — Tracy releases to the flat as a checkdown.

Unfortunately for the Giants, the 49ers are able to pick up the vertical routes, with the boundary safety able to get over to pick up Robinson while the field safety keeps Slayton in front of him. The underneath coverage also accounts for Johnson and McCloud, taking the pass to the first down marker away.

At the same time, the 3-technique beats Greg Van Roten but trips over Marcus Mbow — which knocks Mbow over as well — muddying Dart’s pocket and convincing him to scramble rather than try to extend.

Dart quickly commits to the run, refusing to slide as the defender goes to make the tackle. His forward momentum allows him to pick up the first down with a 6-yard run, but lands hard in the process.

Scramble 2​

Third quarter, 8:57 – First-and-10

Spinning ahead to the middle of the second quarter, the 49ers are up 20-7 and the Giants are trying to claw their way back into the game.

The Giants are once again in their 11-personnel package, starting the play in a 3×1 alignment before McCloud motions to the offensive left to create a 2×2 alignment. The Giants once again seek to attack all three levels of the 49ers’ defense, with Slayton and Robinson running mirrored curl routes, while McCloud runs a deep route. Johnson and Tracy run mirrored flat routes as check-downs for Dart.

The 49ers once again run a zone coverage scheme with pattern matching rules on the outside, allowing them to account for the Giants’ receivers at all levels. This time, however the Giants’ protection holds and Dart is able to extend and buy time in the backfield — but not quite enough time to find Wan’Dale Robinson as he breaks open running toward the bottom of the screen. Dart clearly thinks about trying to get Robinson the ball, but Marcus Mbow loses his handle on the defender he’s blocking and Dart is forced to scramble away from Robinson.

Dart is able to slip through three closing defenders, narrowly avoiding a big hit in the process. He has the angle and speed to pick up the first down without incident, but rather than turn out of bounds, Dart stays inbounds to pick up additional yardage. It wasn’t as big a hit as he could have taken in the backfield had he not slipped through the three defenders, but Dart still takes a shot to his right shoulder, knocking him out of bounds.

His willingness to take on contact to pick up additional yardage is a testament to his competitiveness. It’s also worth noting that the 49ers committed a holding penalty, which could have contributed to Dart holding the ball and ultimately needing to run.

But even so, he does need to be more judicious in when he takes on contact.

Scramble 3​

Third quarter, 8:37 – First-and-10

Dart’s third scramble comes on the very next play. The penalty yardage on the holding call was added to the end of Dart’s run on the previous play, setting the Giants up just outside the red zone on the 25-yard line

The Giants might not be in the red zone, but they’re in scoring position for an aggressive player like Dart. They call a six-man protection with Theo Johnson staying home to pass protect while Darius Slatyon and Ray-Ray McCloud run to the endzone. The Giants call a pair of double-moves, with Slayton running an out route before sprinting to the endzone, while McCloud runs a classic Sluggo (slant + go). Robinson, meanwhile, releases to the flat as a check-down, while Tracy runs an angle route.

For their part, the 49ers appear to be in a Cover 6 shell (quarter/quarter/half — essentially a hybrid of Cover 4 and Cover 2), with pattern matching rules over Slayton.

This is a pretty slow-developing play as Dart needs to wait until both deep routes get to the second part of their double-moves.

Dart may have been able to find McCloud in the corner of the end zone, or Robinson near the sideline. However Mbow loses his rep pretty quickly, forcing Dart to pull the ball and scramble. He ultimately decides to run through the middle of the defense, which results in a big hit as he starts to go to the ground.

Scramble 4​

Fourth quarter, 1:56 – Third-and-10

Finally we come to the end of the game and the Giants are down 34-17 with almost no hope of a comeback. This is two plays after Dart nearly had a long touchdown pass to Darius Slayton, only for the ball to be ripped out of Slayton’s hands as he went to the ground in the end zone.

The Giants are faced with a 3rd and long with the 49ers playing a Cover 4 defense to try and keep the ball in-bounds and force the Giants to burn as much clock as possible.

The Giants send their three receivers deep, likely hoping for a quick chunk play. The deep routes by Wan’Dale Robinson and Gunner Olszewski get picked up by the 49ers’ coverage, but that also draws much of San Francisco’s defense away from the intermediate area of the field.

McCloud does find open field at the top of the screen, and Theo Johnson is running free on a crossing route. However, Dart’s protection breaks down and he’s forced to scramble before he can get the ball to McCloud. At the same time, it’s unlikely that Dart could get the ball to Johnson with enough time for him to turn downfield and pick up the first down before being tackled — it’s also notable that Johnson leads the Giants in drops this year with three.

So instead of being a receiver, Johnson runs downfield and essentially blocks CB Upton Stout for Dart.

Dart knows he needs to pick up 10 yards to convert the first down, and angles himself back inside rather than taking a chance on getting stopped before the first down marker. Once again, his momentum is enough to convert the first down, but he pays a price in doing so.

Final thoughts​

I’ve seen comments from fans decrying the Giants’ “dink and dunk offense”. And it’s certainly true that Jaxson Dart averaged a pretty paltry 5.8 yards per attempt against the 49ers. However, one of the common themes in each of Dart’s scrambles — as well as his first sack — is that they came on vertical pass attempts.

We have a pretty good idea of the Giants’ vision for their offense by this point in the season. They pretty clearly want to stretch the defense horizontally with quick passes to create coverage voids, use vertical passes to either pull defenders out of the tackle box or take advantage of stacked boxes, and then attack light boxes with a power run game.

It isn’t an uncommon philosophy, but it’s an effective one that allows the offense to be explosive or methodical— At least when it works.

At least on these plays, the Giants didn’t do much to scheme separation for their receivers. They didn’t use crossing routes to create traffic, nor did they use route combinations to put defenders in responsibility conflict. That doesn’t mean their offense is devoid of those concepts, but they likely need to make much greater use of them with their depleted roster.

The other part of the problem for the Giants is that they simply don’t have the skill position players to execute the offense as they want to run it. Wan’Dale Robinson is reliable and has shown much greater ability as a downfield receiver than expected based on how he was used earlier in his career. But he’s also just one receiver, and neither Darius Slayton nor Theo Johnson have proven to be reliable catchers of the football. Likewise, Slayton has never been a natural separator, and Jalen Hyatt has been a non-factor.

NFL caliber players are typically divided up into two groups in scouting circles: “Trucks” and “Trailers”. In other words, some players are “trucks” or players who’s play is a reason why you win. “Trailer” players, on the other hand, are players you can win with, but won’t pull you to victory — they need Trucks to enable them.

For quarterbacks, I tend to shift the terminology to “Trucks” and “Sleds”. A “Sled” can certainly haul goods for you, but it needs a team of dogs to pull it. “Trucks”, however, can pull the trailers and the dogs love to ride in them.

Dart certainly looks like the Giants’ Franchise Quarterback, and he’s proven through six games that he’s a “Truck”. Now the Giants just need to get the dogs to ride with him.

They need the players to execute their scheme, and to keep Dart from feeling as though he has to win games himself.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...73/jaxson-dart-scrambles-the-good-and-the-bad

 

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New York Giants fan survey: Was sitting out the trade deadline correct?

Evan Neal

The 2025 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, and the New York Giants were spectators.

Predictions of an active trade market were right on the money, and if anything insiders undersold just how wild the trade market would get. We saw star players change hands, with trades coming fast and furious right up to the deadline.

The Philadelphia Eagles added edge Jaelen Phillips, as well as cornerbacks Jaire Alexanders and Michael Carter II. The Dallas Cowboys added linebacker Logan Wilson and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

But there were no trades involving the Giants.

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We don’t know exactly why the Giants sat out the trade market. There were reports that the Giants were interested in adding a wide receiver to help rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, and were open to moving wide receiver Jalin Hyatt and offensive guard Evan Neal.

If there was truth to those reports, the markets never materialized the way the Giants envisioned. Of course, it’s also possible that the Giants were never seriously considering trading Neal or Hyatt, no were they seriously pursuing an impact receiver.

So now that the dust has settled, we want to know: Do you approve of how the Giants handled the trade deadline?

They didn’t spend any future capital, nor did they move any young players (or Russell Wilson). On the other hand, they also didn’t get any help for Jaxson Dart, depth for a defense hit by injury, or add any draft capital.

Were they right to stand pat, or did they miss opportunities?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Giants fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...ey-was-sitting-out-the-trade-deadline-correct

 

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New York Giants injuries: 2 offensive line starters not practicing

If Wednesday’s list of players who did not practice is any indication, the New York Giants might be extremely short-handed on Sunday when they face the Chicsgo Bears. Per head coach Brian Daboll, here is the list of players not practicing:

CB Paulson Adebo | Knee
Edge Victor Dimukeje
LB Darius Muasau | Ankle
DL Chauncey Golston | Neck
C John Michael Schmitz | Shin
RT Jermaine Eluemunor | Pectoral
WR Beaux Collins | Neck

If Adebo, the Giants’ best cornerback, can’t play that would mark three straight missed games. The good news at cornerback is that Cor’Dale Flott (concussion) is back to practice, a step closer to clearing the protocol. Also, safety Jevon Holland, who missed last week’s game with a knee injury, appears to be back at practice.

Eluemunor and Golston also missed Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Schmitz left the game with his injury. When needed, Austin Schlottman has filled in capably for Schmitz this season.

Wednesday injury report​

Giants​

Add Graham Gano (neck) to the pre-practice list Daboll gave out.

Did not practice

CB Paulson Adebo | Knee
Edge Victor Dimukeje
LB Darius Muasau | Ankle
DL Chauncey Golston | Neck
C John Michael Schmitz | Shin
RT Jermaine Eluemunor | Pectoral
WR Beaux Collins | Neck
PK Graham Gano | Neck

Limited participation

TE Thomas Fidone II | Foot
CB Cor’Dale Flott | Concussion (non-contact)
LB Neville Hewitt | Foot
S Jevón Holland | Knee
TE Theo Johnson | Shoulder
DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Elbow
CB Dru Phillips | Calf

Full participation

TE Daniel Bellinger | Neck
S Dane Belton | Neck

Bears​

Did not practice

DB Josh Blackwell | Concussion
DB Kevin Byard III | Back/Ankle
LB T.J. Edwards | Hand/Hamstring
DL Grady Jarrett | NIR – Rest
WR DJ Moore | Hip/Groin
WR Rome Odunze | Ankle/Heel
DL Dominique Robinson | Ankle

Limited participation

TE Cole Kmet | Concussion
RB Kyle Monangai | Ankle
RB Roschon Johnson | Back
RB D’Andre Swift | Groin

Full participation

WR Luther Burden III | Concussion
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga^ | Knee

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...ries-2-offensive-line-starters-not-practicing

 

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Mel Kiper, Field Yates mock draft: Giants get WR help for Jaxson Dart

Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate makes a catch against the Wisconsin Badgers.

We’re roughly halfway through the 2025 NFL season, and the New York Giants have a familiar 2-7 record.

So while the Giants aren’t technically out of the hunt for the playoffs, it’s much closer to Draft Season than Playoff Season for Big Blue. The Giants would own the 5th overall pick if the season ended today, which which could make a variety of interesting prospects available to them.

Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates of ESPN alternated picks in their Mock Draft 1.0 on Wednesday afternoon, with Yates getting the Giants pick. He decided to get some help for rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart and reinforce a woefully thin receiving corps.

5. New York Giants – Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State​

Yates says:

He [Tate] is exceptional, he looks so pro ready to me. His route running, his strength, his hands, the contested catch ability, all of it is so good. This ‘Brian Hartline U’ pipeline is just unbelievable. I don’t know how he gets these guys to basically be ready to be contributors from day one, but he does that at a very high level.

I absolutely love everything that Carnell Tate brings to the table.

Kiper says:

It’s three horse race right now [at wide receiver].

Makai Lemon (WR, USC) is the guy I’ve loved all along, but I’d say right now it’s Jordan Tyson from Arizona State, who’s hurt right now, and Carell Tate is the red-hot guy.

Now, you where we are right now with tape because of all those factors [Tate’s tape, quarterback Julian Sayin, and teammate Jeremiah Smith] … right now I would say if you polled people in the league Carnell Tate would be wide receiver one

Raptor’s thoughts​

I don’t have a problem with this at all.

Assuming the Giants retain Jermaine Eluemunor, their needs on the offensive line are on the interior and there probably won’t be a guard worth drafting in the top 10. If Cor’Dale Flott continues to ascend and is extended, the Giants probably won’t have a pressing need at cornerback.

The Giants probably can’t spend another Top 10 pick on an edge defender.

Yates mentions Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods as a player he strongly considered, but opted for Tate due to need and positional value.

That pretty much leaves wide receiver as the premium position that fits both need and value for the Giants.

Tate is a long, lanky receiver at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, with easy deep speed, strong hands, and a big catch radius. As we’ve come to expect from OSU receivers, Tate is a deceptively smooth and savvy route runner. He appears to have good quickness despite his length, and mixes subtle fakes into his route stems to manipulate defenders.

As Yates notes, the Giants need to get more help for Jaxson Dart. Finding a “1b” receiver who can both compliment and take the load off Malik Nabers could truly unlock the Giants’ offense. Dart is an aggressive quarterback who wants to attack the defense, and Tate is averaging a conference-leading 18.2 yards per catch this year. The duo of Tate and Nabers would be somewhat akin to what Jayden Daniels enjoyed at LSU with Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr.

As both Yates and Kiper note, it’s still a long way from draft night. We don’t know where teams will be picking, nor which players will even declare for the draft.

My personal belief has been that the Giants need to add another receiver, both to help Nabers and reinforce the depth behind him, but also to protect Jaxson Dart from himself. His biggest hits against the San Francisco 49ers came when he scrambled because his receivers weren’t getting open.

The Giants aren’t in a “rebuilding” period anymore, but should rather be in the process of building around Dart. That means getting him the weapons he needs to attack the opposing defense, without feeling as though he needs to win the game himself.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...ld-yates-select-wr-carnell-tarte-for-new-york

 

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New York Giants could be headed for another placekicking change

Graham Gano, who already missed four games and most of a fifth this season with a groin injury, appears on the verge of being unavailable to be the placekicker for the New York Giants on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

Gano on Thursday missed a second consecutive day of practice with a neck injury. Per Dan Duggan of The Athletic, Gano has a herniated disc in his neck.

Graham Gano said he started having some discomfort in his neck last week. He said the pain was more intense after lifting on Monday. He was diagnosed with a herniated disc in his neck. He got an injection on his spine yesterday and is hoping to kick tomorrow and hasn’t ruled out…

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) November 6, 2025

Gano called the injury “unbeliavably frustrating.”

“Obviously all I want to do is play football,” Gano said. “I can’t control the injuries that have happened. It’s not like I’ve done something that is out of the ordinary, like outside the building to hurt myself or anything. So, I think that’s frustrating. I

“I hear everyone else’s frustration, media, fans. I mean, shoot, ever since sports betting started happening, I get people telling me to kill myself every week. You know, because I’ll hit a kick that loses them money. I’ll miss a kick, and it loses them money. It was the other day somebody told me to get cancer and die. I mean, that stuff’s part of it. But just playing this long, that stuff, you’re used to it by now. But with that being said, I see everyone’s frustration, and I’m frustrated too. I just want to play ball. I think that just constantly not being able to is tough. I’m doing everything I can to try and come back and play, and that’s my hope.

“I wish there was something I could do to not be hurt. At the end of the day, I want people to know I care. I want to play. I want to be the best I can. I want to make every kick. I want to be the best teammate I can. It’s something I care about. I wouldn’t be playing this long if I didn’t care about it.”

If Gano cannot kick on Sunday, the Giants would turn to veteran Younghoe Koo, who has spent most of the season on the team’s practice squad.

Koo said he feels “very ready” if he gets the opportunity.

“Definitely want to get on the field and just show what I can do,” Koo said.

Head coach Brian Daboll said Gano reported the neck issue on Monday.

When Gano, 38, was injured in the Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Giants signed Koo to their practice squad.

They chose second-year placekicker Jude McAtamney, who had one game of NFL experience in 2024, over Koo as Gano’s replacement while the 38-year-old was on injured reserve.

McAtamney missed three extra points in the final two games before Gano returned to action two games ago against the Philadelphia Eagles. McAtamney is back on the Giants practice Koo.

In eight NFL seasons, including six full years with the Atlanta Falcons, the 31-year-old Koo has made 85.8% of his field goal attempts and 96.2% of his extra points.

Thursday injury report​

Giants​

Did not practice

CB Paulson Adebo | Knee
WR Beaux Collins | Neck
OLB Victor Dimukeje | Shoulder
K Graham Gano | Neck
DL Chauncey Golston | Neck
ILB Darius Muasau | Ankle
C John Michael Schmitz Jr. | Shin
T Andrew Thomas | NIR – Rest

Limited participation

T Jermaine Eluemunor | Pec
TE Thomas Fidone II | Foot
LB Neville Hewitt | Foot
S Jevón Holland | Knee
CB Dru Phillips | Calf
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | Pec

Full participation

CB Cor’Dale Flott | Concussion (non-contact)
TE Theo Johnson | Shoulder
DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | Elbow
TE Daniel Bellinger | Neck
S Dane Belton | Neck

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...9/graham-gano-injury-younghoe-koo-nfl-week-10

 

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Giants host placekicker for tryout with Graham Gano uncertainty

The New York Giants on Thursday hosted rookie placekicker Ben Sauls for a tryout, likely as insurance with a new injury to 38-year-old Graham Gano clouding their kicking situation.

Sauls, who kicked collegiately at Pitt, was signed after the 2025 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was cut at the end of the preseason and signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad in September. Sauls was cut by Atlanta earlier this week.

If Gano, who said Thursday that he has a herniated disc in his neck, cannot kick on Sunday against the Chicago Bears former Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo will fill that role. Koo has been on the Giants practice squad since Gano suffered a Week 3 groin injury that landed him on injured reserve for a month.

Jude McAtamney took over for Gano, but the second-year placekicker struggles. He missed three extra points in a two-week span before Gano returned in Week 7. McAtamney is now back on the Giants practice squad.

Sauls made 52 of 64 field goals (81.3%) and 122 of 124 extra points (98.4%). He made six of seven field-goal attempts from beyond 50 yards in 2024.

Source: https://www.bigblueview.com/new-yor...s-tryout-placekicker-graham-gano-younghoe-koo