NEW YORK GIANTS
NFC East•4-13 SU · 9-8 ATS•MetLife Stadium
2026 Just J Football Companion profile
Schedule
Next up · Week 1
vs Dallas Cowboys
Sun 9/13 · 8:20 PM
2026 schedule
- Wk 1vs Dallas CowboysSpread —Total —Sun 9/13 · 8:20 PM
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- Wk 2at Los Angeles RamsSpread —Total —Mon 9/21 · 8:15 PM
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- Wk 3vs Tennessee TitansSpread —Total —Sun 9/27 · 1:00 PM
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- Wk 4vs Arizona CardinalsSpread —Total —Sun 10/4 · 1:00 PM
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- Wk 5at Washington CommandersSpread —Total —Sun 10/11 · 1:00 PM
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- Wk 6vs New Orleans SaintsSpread —Total —Sun 10/18
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- Wk 7at Houston TexansSpread —Total —Sun 10/25
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- Wk 8Bye week
- Wk 9at Philadelphia EaglesSpread —Total —Sun 11/8
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- Wk 10vs Washington CommandersSpread —Total —Thu 11/12 · 8:15 PM
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- Wk 11vs Jacksonville JaguarsSpread —Total —Sun 11/22
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- Wk 12at Indianapolis ColtsSpread —Total —Sun 11/29
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- Wk 13vs San Francisco 49ersSpread —Total —Sun 12/6
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- Wk 14at Seattle SeahawksSpread —Total —Sun 12/13
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- Wk 15vs Cleveland BrownsSpread —Total —Sun 12/20
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- Wk 16at Detroit LionsSpread —Total —Mon 12/28
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- Wk 17at Dallas CowboysSpread —Total —Sun 1/3 · 1:00 PM
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- Wk 18vs Philadelphia EaglesSpread —Total —
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Every game gets a JustJ pick — ATS side and total. Posted numbers are used the moment books hang them; until then the pick is quoted on the JustJ line and refreshes each week.
Schedule & market notes
- Bye: Week 8 — a mid-season bye, giving a roughly even split on either side.
- Short-week / non-Sunday games: 1 Thursday, 2 Monday — short-rest games carry their own well-documented ATS variance, worth flagging on your calendar as they approach.
53-MAN ROSTER
Handicapping
Betting profile — vs. the number
2025 ATS
9-8
52.9% cover rate — 12th of 32
2025 Straight up
4-13
Point differential -58
Scoring environment
48.2
Combined points per game — 10th highest of 32
Home venue
Turf
MetLife Stadium
Points scored / allowed
22.4 per game scored (17th) · 25.8 allowed (26th)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory -3.4 (22nd) · Strength of schedule -0.2
- Totals: Went 9-8 ATS despite a 4-13 record — competitive as underdogs even in a lost season, a trend worth tracking as Jaxson Dart gets a full season under center.
Power ratings — strength against the field
SRS power rating
-3.6
22nd of 32 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
-0.6
17th of 32
Defensive SRS
-3
26th of 32
Points (margin of victory)
-3.4 · 22nd of 32
Against the spread
9-8 (52.9%) · 12th of 32
Totals (combined PPG)
48.2 · 10th of 32
Turnover differential -2 · 2025 results, Just J Football Companion / Pro-Football-Reference.
Power ratings & 2025 results
- 2025 record: 4-13-0 — Points For 381, Points Against 439 (differential -58).
- Margin of Victory: -3.4 pts/game — the average scoring margin across all 2025 games, win or lose.
- Strength of Schedule (SoS): -0.2 — Pro-Football-Reference's SRS-based measure of 2025 opponent quality; positive means a tougher slate than average.
- SRS (power rating): -3.6 — Simple Rating System score, which converts directly to a projected point spread on a neutral field against a leagueaverage team.
- Offensive SRS: -0.6 · Defensive SRS: -3.0 — the SRS power rating split into offensive and defensive components; higher offensive and higher defensive figures are both better.
- Turnover differential: -2 — total takeaways minus giveaways across the 2025 season, one of the more volatile year-to-year metrics and worth weighing against the rest of this profile rather than on its own.
League-wide unit ranks
Offensive Line
23
Defensive Line / Front Seven
21
Abdul Carter broke out as a rookie (84.5 grade, 66 pressures); interior run defense a real concern
Linebackers
17
Tremaine Edmunds (80.6 run-D grade) plus rookie Arvell Reese (88.2 grade in limited snaps)
Defensive Backs / Secondary
—
Lowest PFF run-defense grade of any secondary in the league last season when the front seven is factored out
Special Teams
—
Kicker: Ben Sauls
Overall Offense
17
Offensive SRS: -0.6
Overall Defense
26
Defensive SRS: -3.0
Handicapping notes
- Turf: MetLife Stadium — 2025: 4-13 straight-up, 9-8 against the spread.
- Went 9-8 ATS despite a 4-13 record: competitive as underdogs even in a lost season, a trend worth tracking as Jaxson Dart gets a full season under center.
Pro Bowlers
- Offense: None — no Giants offensive player was a 2025-season Pro Bowler.
- Defense: Edge/DL Brian Burns — 3rd career Pro Bowl selection, his 1st with New York (career-high 16.5 sacks, first-team All-Pro).
Coaches
Coaching staff
Head Coach
John Harbaugh
1st season
Offensive Coordinator
Matt Nagy
1st season
Offensive Line Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Defensive Coordinator
Dennard Wilson
1st season
Defensive Line Coach
Dennis Johnson
Offense
Offensive unit ranks
Offensive Line Rank
20/32
Sharp Football Analysis, 2026 preseason
Key skill players
- QB1Jaxson DartQB7
- RB1Cam SkatteboRB16
- WR1Malik NabersWR9
- WR2Darius Slaytonoutside the top 90 WRs
- TE1Isaiah LikelyTE16
- TEAM DEFENSE (D/ST)Giants D/ST
Key Offensive Line
LT Andrew ThomasGeorgia
~$23.5M AAV; recently restructured, one of the NFL's top-paid left tackles. 6th NFL season; a 2020 first-round pick and multiple-time Pro Bowler when healthy.
RT Jermaine EluemunorTexas A&M
re-signed 3 yr / $39M (Mar. 2026); ~$13M AAV. 9th NFL season; a steady veteran who's started for four different franchises.
C John Michael Schmitz Jr.Minnesota
still on his rookie contract (2023 2nd-round pick, No. 57 overall). 4th NFL season; a former First-team All-American entering a make-or-break year at the position.
Defense
Defensive unit ranks
Defensive Line Rank (front seven)
17/32
Sharp Football Analysis, 2026 preseason
Defensive efficiency
- 5.8 yards allowed per play, 27th of 32.
- 22.7% pressure rate generated (blitzed on 25.6% of dropbacks), 17th of 32.
- 43.3% opponent drive scoring rate — a below-average mark.
- 8.3% opponent drive turnover rate — roughly league-average.
- 79 missed tackles on the season.
Key Defensive Line
Edge/DL Brian BurnsFlorida State
5 yr / $141M extension (2024); ~$28.2M AAV, restructured in 2026 to help fit Abdul Carter's rookie deal under the cap. 7th NFL season; 2025 first-team All-Pro with a career-high 16.5 sacks.
Edge Abdul CarterPenn State
still on his rookie contract (2025 top-3 overall pick). 2nd NFL season; PFF's No. 16-ranked edge defender as a rookie despite modest sack totals — a name evaluators expect a real Year 2 jump from.
DT D.J. ReaderClemson
2 yr / $12.5M free-agent signing (2026), $5.25M guaranteed. 11th NFL season; brought in to help replace the traded Dexter Lawrence, has never posted a PFF grade below 60.0 in his career.
Key Linebackers
ILB Tremaine EdmundsVirginia Tech
3 yr / $36M free-agent signing (2026), $23.7M guaranteed; ~$12M AAV. 8th NFL season; has topped 100 tackles in every season played and was the youngest player in NFL history to reach 100 career games.
ILB Micah McFaddenIndiana
re-signed on a one-year deal after a season-ending foot injury in Week 1 of 2025. 5th NFL season; ranked 12th among qualified linebackers in run-stop rate in 2024.
ILB Arvell ReeseOhio State
still on his rookie contract (2026 draft pick). Beat reporters project him to break into top-32 linebacker rankings within a year of arriving.
Key Defensive Backs
S Jevon HollandOregon
3 yr / $45M free-agent signing (2025), $30.3M guaranteed; ~$15M AAV. 6th NFL season; one of the more experienced playmakers on New York's defense.
CB Paulson AdeboStanford
returning starter opposite a competitive cornerback room; 5th NFL season, penciled in as CB1 entering 2026.
CB Deonte BanksMaryland
still on his rookie contract (2023 1st-round pick, No. 24 overall). 4th NFL season; was on the trade block before last year's deadline and now faces real competition to hold a starting job under the new staff. NF C E AS T NEW YORK GIANTS
Fantasy
Projected fantasy points per game · 2026
Standard 12-team scoring (non-PPR): 1 pt / 25 pass yds, 4 pts pass TD, -2 INT, 1 pt / 10 rush+rec yds, 6 pts TD, -2 fumble lost. Projections are modeled from each player's 2026 positional rank.
| Player | Rank | Proj FPPG | Proj season | Actual FPPG | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 Jaxson Dart | QB7Starter | 19.6 | 333 | — | — |
| RB1 Cam Skattebo | RB16Starter | 13.2 | 224 | — | — |
| WR1 Malik Nabers | WR9Starter | 14.7 | 250 | — | — |
| WR2 Darius Slayton | outside the top 90 WRs | — | — | — | — |
| TE1 Isaiah Likely | TE16 | 8.3 | 141 | — | — |
| TEAM DEFENSE (D/ST) Giants D/ST | — | — | — | — | — |
Season fantasy tracker
Weekly fantasy scoring for these players appears here once 2026 games go final — each week's points are graded in standard 12-team scoring and rolled into the actual FPPG above.
Environment
- Home games: outdoor stadium — late-season (Dec./Jan.) home dates carry real weather risk for passing-game and kicking volume.
- Road dome/retractable-roof games: ideal weather-neutral spots for maximum fantasy production: Wk 2 (Los Angeles Rams), Wk 7 (Houston Texans), Wk 12 (Indianapolis Colts), Wk 16 (Detroit Lions), Wk 17 (Dallas Cowboys).
- 2025 recap: Malik Nabers was a top-10 fantasy WR before injury, Cam Skattebo flashed real three-down ability as a rookie, and Jaxson Dart's rookie starts showed real rushing-QB upside.
- 2026 projection: Dart enters as a fringe QB1 with real rushing equity. A healthy Nabers projects as a top-10 WR lock. Skattebo could push into every-down RB1 territory if he holds off the committee pieces around him.
- Jaxson Dart: Pro: real rushing floor plus a full offseason as the starter. Con: still a young passer; turnover risk is real.
- Malik Nabers: Pro: elite target volume and route-running when healthy. Con: has to prove full health after a 2025 injury.
- Cam Skattebo: Pro: real three-down flashes as a rookie. Con: backfield competition could cap his workload if he doesn't fully separate. NF C E AS T NEW YORK GIANTS
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