For the first time since the 2010 season, the New York Giants won a Week 1 home game on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys with a calculated 28-20 victory. Back when the Giants accomplished that feat in 2010, MetLife Stadium was still known as New Meadowlands Stadium.
With a week of stats and, more importantly for some, fantasy football results from new Giants Offensive Coordinator Matt Nagy’s unit officially in the books, let’s take a look at which Giants took a step forward in fantasy and a few who moved in the wrong direction.
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Isaiah Likely, 27.8 points (points per reception league)
Likely was one of the biggest winners league-wide on Sunday, hauling in eight receptions for 78 yards and two touchdowns. This isn’t the first time Likely has performed at this level in fantasy. On opening day in 2024, Likely notched 26.1 points in a nine reception, 111-yard and one touchdown performance against the Kansas City Chiefs.
A pessimistic fantasy manager might point to the fact that he eclipsed 10 points on just three more occasions across the 2024 season and only twice in 2025. On a positive note, Likely is no longer playing second fiddle to former All-Pro Mark Andrews.
The 26-year-old served as Dart’s safety blanket while also being a main focus of the offense, with Nagy intentionally scheming Likely open throughout the evening. While the former Raven obviously won’t score a pair of touchdowns in every performance, there’s a reason former Baltimore Head Coach John Harbaugh brought Likely with him to the Big Apple on a three-year/40-million-dollar contract.
Jaxson Dart, 26.6
Not much needs to be said about what Dart brings to a fantasy roster. The second-year signal caller processes a combination of speed and a strong arm that is key to fantasy success. The only question was if the Ole Miss product could put the pieces together, especially in the early going of the season in a new offensive scheme.
Dart put those questions to rest Sunday, going an efficient 23 of 29 in the passing game while adding 54 yards on the ground. The 23-year-old showed that he could both manage a game and be a difference maker, and he will continue to grow more comfortable with time. With improved weapons from a season ago and arguably the best offensive line that the Giants have fielded in the past decade, Dart is the type of legitimate dual threat quarterback that fantasy managers drool over.
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Cam Skattebo, 14.1
Carrying the ball 18 times for 81 yards a touchdown, the backflip Skattebo attempted and landed after the score should put to rest any lingering questions surrounding lasting effects of the season-ending injury that cut his rookie campaign short in 2025.
Leading Giants’ running backs in offensive snaps, that volume and the presence of run game guru Greg Roman on the coaching staff should ensure that Skattebo remains a strong second option in fantasy who still has the ability to win you a week here and there.
While the presence of Devin Singletary will cut into Skattebo’s production in the passing game, the latter is still the Giants’ clear No. 1 back.
Devin Singletary, 13.8
Despite gaining just 38 yards on offense Sunday night, Singletary still finished with a solid performance in fantasy thanks to his four receptions and game sealing touchdown. Essentially, the car looks a lot better on the outside than it does under the hood.
In 2025, three of the 29-year-old’s four double-digit performances included at least one touchdown. The journeyman’s production will continue to remain touchdown dependent.
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Tyrone Tracy Jr., -0.6
After a preseason fumble brought Tracy’s roster security into question, the third-year former college receiver held on to his spot on the Giants roster heading into week one. Tracy then immediately skated back onto thin ice with another fumble on his second carry of the game in the second quarter. The former fifth rounder out of Purdue didn’t see another offensive snap from that point on.
Tracy brings speed and agility that none of Skattebo, Singletary or Najee Harris can truly replicate. That speed is only a factor if Tracy can keep the ball off the ground. Instead, it wouldn’t be a surprise and may even be expected at this point to see Tracy take Harris’ spot as a healthy scratch when the Giants head to Los Angeles next week to face the Rams on Monday Night Football.
The sight of Harbaugh on the sideline pulling Tracy in by his chest pads and warmly embracing his running back may give some fantasy managers hope but should be taken with a grain of salt.
Theo Johnson, 1.9
Though Johnson was only projected to amass 3.8 points as Likely’s backup, the third-year tight end couldn’t even manage to reach that measly mark. Instead, the former fourth rounder was relegated to blocking duties, seeing the field on 46% of offensive snaps. The Penn State product garnered just one target, which he corralled for a nine-yard reception.
That kind of production won’t even cut it for a bench role. Only rostered in 0.5% of ESPN leagues at the time of writing, Johnson could still be an interesting handcuff for Likely considering the latter’s usage against the Cowboys. However, it is more plausible that any absence from Likely would lead to an uptick in production from the returning Malik Nabers than a boom-like performance from Johnson. Even 6-foot-4, 222 pound rookie receiver Malachi Fields may see more additional looks than Johnson after impressing in a blocking role on Sunday and leading Giants receivers in offensive snaps.