Five Biggest Questions:
1. Can Daniel Jones re-claim fantasy legitimacy?
2. Will Devin Singletary be a weekly fantasy starter?
3. Is Malik Nabers a top-20 WR?
4. Are any other WRs draftable?
5. Are any TEs draftable?
The Daniel Jones era in New York symbolizes the challenges some young players face to earn big paydays, as well as the challenges every team faces when assessing a young player's actual value.
In their haste to find a replacement for the aged Eli Manning in 2019, the Giants drafted Jones #6 overall in what was a relatively weak QB draft class. Had this franchise opted to postpone this decision until 2020, they might have had their pick of Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love, or Jalen Hurts. Instead, saddled with Jones, they plowed forward in the hope that he'd be very good, if not great.
But after looking pretty good as a rookie, he descended into mediocrity the following two seasons. In what was essentially a contract year in 2022, he played some of his best football. It helped that Saquon Barkley was healthy and productive. To be fair, New York didn't give Jones enough WR assets. Kadarius Toney and Kenny Golladay flopped. Sterling Shepard couldn't stay healthy. Darius Slayton often looked like the team's best WR by default.
With Saquon Barkley gone, the backfield almost assuredly won't be as productive, and there's camp buzz that the offense will operate faster (the Giants ran the fifth-fewest offensive plays last year). Jones remains a consistent threat on the ground, and he now has the best receiving corps -- even with Darren Waller retired -- of his career. Jones's QB26 ADP assumes he'll be benched for Drew Lock. I'm very willing to snag Jones a couple rounds early in Superflex leagues, with the understanding that at his best, Jones can still be a top-14 guy.
As for the RBs, Devin Singletary earned a solid contract after averaging 14.3 fantasy points in his final nine regular season outings, plus 14.0 in two playoff games. This was Singletary at his best, operating as the lead guy in a powerful offense. While I expect the Giants' offense to rebound, Singletary's RB31 ADP isn't appealing. Maybe it should be. Maybe in August, Eric Gray and rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. will flop. But for now, consider that Tracy caught 113 balls in college, while Singletary has rarely played the bell-cow role. The veteran has a good shot at top-28 numbers, but his ceiling probably will remain outside the top 22. I want a bigger boom and a more assured floor at his market price.
Through the air, rookie Malike Nabers (WR19 ADP) appears to be the unquestioned #1, with Wan'Dale Robinson (WR73 ADP) and Jalin Hyatt (WR91 ADP). Not so fast. I've got Nabers as a tangible bust and Robinson as a modest bargain. While that doesn't mean Robinson will compete for the top job, it does mean he's the best value play and worth a final-round snag. Barkley's and Waller's absences are a bigger boost for Robinson than for Nabers.
Speaking of Waller, it's anyone's guess whether Daniel Bellinger or Theo Johnson becomes Jones's top TE target. For what it's worth, I've got Johnson beating his TE33 ADP, though it probably won't matter. It would be a minor miracle if either cracks the top 20.
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