The New York Giants will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7. Here’s fantasy football start-sit advice for every Giants skill player who has the potential to make a fantasy impact during the game.
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Daniel Jones, QB
There simply is no middle ground for Jones these days – he’s ranked inside the top 12 at the position three times and outside the top 20 three times. He’s thrown just two touchdown passes in his past three games against the divisional rival (85 attempts), trending me toward a negative ranking.
The Eagles have yet to play a QB with Jones’ mobility profile, but Baker Mayfield, Kirk Cousins, and Jordan Love did all throw multiple touchdown passes against these Eagles. If we get good news on Malik Nabers, Jones’ status as a streamer elevates, but I’m not going to have him as a top-15 play regardless this week, as the middle tier of signal caller is exceptionally strong this week.
Devin Singletary, RB
The groin injury has resulted in consecutive DNPs for Singletary, and given the rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s production (35 carries for 179 yards and three scores, not to mention seven grabs), the odds of this team slow-playing the recovery are increasing.
Singletary has struggled in this limited offense (3.9 yards per carry), and this isn’t exactly a great spot for a back without form or full health. The Eagles have faced Josh Jacobs, Bijan Robinson, and Alvin Kamara — they’ve yet to allow more than 16.2 PPR points to a single running back this season.
At best, Singletary is a bench and hold. If he’s healthy and used behind Tracy, there’s a world in which he is on the chopping block soon.
Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB
Devin Singletary’s status obviously dictates much of the math here, but how can we not be surprised by the kid? Tracy posted the first Giants RB finish inside the top 10 this season (107 total yards and a touchdown) against the Bengals and has been a top-20 producer at the position in both of his starts.
This is one of those unique situations when it comes to rankings. If Singletary plays, I’d have him tentatively penciled in as the starter in an average Flex play. If he sits, Tracy vaults into my RB2 tier, as it would mean a featured role against a defense that ranks 27th in yards allowed per carry before contact to running backs this season.
This is shaping up to be a true “if you have two, you don’t have any” situation where the presence of both results in a lack of stability given the unknown touch distribution.
Darius Slayton, WR
We know that the WR position doesn’t handcuff quite like the RB position — if a running back goes down, the backup fills a similar role. But if a receiver gets dinged up, the entire target hierarchy adjusts.
Usually.
In the case of the G-men, Slayton has walked right into a poor man’s version of the Malik Nabers (concussion) role. In Weeks 1-4, he was targeted on 15 of 135 routes, but with the star rookie sidelined, he’s seen 22 looks on 80 routes (14 catches for 179 yards and a touchdown, a stat line that could be bigger if not for a defensive pass interference call in the end zone last week).
I hope Nabers returns. Not for my own selfish fantasy reasons, but because I get more nervous every week that a head injury lingers. His status is going to single-handedly swing my ranking of Slayton by some 25 spots, in part due to the volume that appears locked in and in part due to the matchup that awaits …
WR1s vs. Philadelphia Eagles:
- Week 1: Jayden Reed, 33.1 fantasy points
- Week 2: Drake London, 17.4 fantasy points
- Week 3: Chris Olave, 20.6 fantasy points
- Week 4: Mike Evans, 23.4 fantasy points
I’m not giving them credit for shutting down the Browns last week because that situation is a mess. The point here is that the Eagles have struggled to take away where their opponents most want to go and, if the past two weeks have taught us anything, it’s that Daniel Jones is interested in this Nabers role, even if it’s not the rookie sensation filling those shoes.
With an active Nabers, Slayton sits outside of my top 40 without much question. With an inactive Nabers, I think there is a conversation to be had between Slayton, Tank Dell, Amari Cooper, and receivers like that in the high-end Flex position of my Week 7 rankings.
Malik Nabers, WR
The Eagles are a bottom-10 defense in terms of interception rate, sack percentage, and yards per completion allowed, making Nabers a WR1 without much thought if he is deemed to be fully healthy.
That’s the tricky part — the rookie suffered a concussion on September 26 and hasn’t returned since. The Giants have sounded cautiously optimistic when discussing the status of their star receiver, though an extended stay in protocol is concerning.
Keep an eye on the beat reporters. But barring multiple reports about a snap limit, if Nabers is active for New York, he’s active for you (in a perfect world, you have Darius Slayton on your roster, giving you exposure to this matchup one way or another).
Wan’Dale Robinson
If Robinson played for a better team, his 105-catch pace would draw more attention in what appears to be a Year 3 breakout for the former second-round pick.
A chain-mover like Robinson often gets overlooked in favor of Sportscenter Top 10 types, but, much like the “real” NFL, finding a player that you can count on weekly is critical in fantasy. The slot machine has been a top-40 PPR producer in all six weeks this season, something that CeeDee Lamb, Drake London, Mike Evans, and most other receivers can’t claim.
Opponents have completed 31-of-46 passes against the Eagles when throwing to the slot this season, racking up five scores and a 124.3 passer rating (third-highest) in the process. You can count on another double-digit PPR performance, and in most leagues, that floor has a way of landing into optimal starting lineups.