New York Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. was starting to generate a fair amount of sleeper buzz since the start of training camp, with reports suggesting he was very much in the mix for the RB2 spot behind Devin Singletary entering the 2024 NFL season.
Unfortunately, Tracy suffered an injury at practice today — which could jeopardize his status for the 2024 NFL season.
Here is the latest update we have and the potential fantasy football impact for the rest of the Giants’ backfield.
Latest News Surrounding Injury Tyrone Tracy Jr. and His Injury
A recent report from Pat Leonard on X delivered some heartbreaking news for the Giants’ 2024 fifth-round pick.
Rookie RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. just went down during a kickoff drill. Looks like right foot/ankle/lower leg. Looks bad. Cart is out. So is aircast for his leg #Giants @NYDNSports pic.twitter.com/tNCzHRDf7a
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 13, 2024
Any time the cart comes out, it is reasonable to be concerned a player suffered a major injury.
But later in the day, it sounded as if Tracy escaped serious injury.
According to ESPN Giants reporter Jordan Raanan, “there is hope Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s leg injury is not as bad as it looked,” and the rookie running back is already back at team meetings.
As noted on @SportsCenter, there is hope that Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s leg injury is not as bad as it looked. He was put into an air cast and taken off on a cart. Already back in meetings. A sigh of relief.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) August 13, 2024
NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo later reported that sources told him Tracy’s injury is a sprain.
PFN Consensus PPR Fantasy Ranking for Tyrone Tracy Jr.
40) Tony Pollard | Tennessee Titans
41) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | New York Giants
42) Chuba Hubbard | Carolina Panthers
43) Ray Davis | Buffalo Bills
44) Roschon Johnson | Chicago Bears
45) Jerome Ford | Cleveland Browns
46) Kendre Miller | New Orleans Saints
47) Rico Dowdle | Dallas Cowboys
48) J.K. Dobbins | Los Angeles Chargers
49) Antonio Gibson | New England Patriots
50) Zach Charbonnet | Seattle Seahawks
51) Blake Corum | Los Angeles Rams
52) Ty Chandler | Minnesota Vikings
53) Dylan Laube | Las Vegas Raiders
54) MarShawn Lloyd | Green Bay Packers
55) Tyler Allgeier | Atlanta Falcons
Tracy was one of my sleeper targets at the RB position entering the 2024 NFL season.
Singletary is certainly a competent veteran back and is familiar with Giants head coach Brian Daboll’s offensive scheme from their time together with the Buffalo Bills. But Tracy’s explosiveness and pass-catching versatility made him a candidate to get on the field on third downs early in his career and potentially see his role expand if he provided a spark to the Giants’ offense.
This injury could certainly change the outlook of New York’s offense entering the year.
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Singletary still has the inside track to lead the backfield in total touches, but Eric Gray stands to gain the biggest bump in fantasy football drafts if Tracy’s injury is serious enough that it could keep him off the football field for a large portion — or the entirety — of the upcoming season.
Gray flashed in his 2024 preseason debut with 52 rushing yards and two touchdowns on only four carries in the Giants’ win over the Detroit Lions. He had a very quiet rookie year with just 17 carries for 48 yards and six receptions for 22 yards with no scores while working behind Saquon Barkley last year.
If Gray can continue to make the most of his opportunities over the Giants’ two remaining preseason games, he could make a compelling case for a consistent role in this New York offense in 2024.
Singletary still presents a very fair draft day price in the eighth round at No. 95 overall as the RB34 off the board. You may see his ADP climb slightly if Tracy’s injury turns out to be serious.