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RB · NYG · New York Giants · Bye 8 · Purdue

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

ADP 12.02 · 134 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

Purdue · Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGAttRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2025NFLNYG151767402362882
2024NFLNYG171928395382841
2023NCAAPurdue11113716819132

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

Earlier+6 picksConviction mediumData high

Projected Giants RB2 behind Skattebo.

Skattebo's plus is Thomas on the field. Thomas healthy is the whole line story.

ADP
12.02 (134)
Target
11.08
Move
+6
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

10 real changes. The rest held.

Run blocking

upgradehigh

Was Thomas out

Now Thomas back; Mauigoa first-year interior

Skattebo's plus is Thomas on the field.

Pass blocking

upgradehigh

Was Andrew Thomas injured 2025

Now Thomas is healthy. Mauigoa is a first-year interior.

Thomas healthy is the whole line story.

Backfield

upgradehigh

Was 2025 Giants backs

Now Skattebo named the lead in scheme writeups

Nagy wants a lead back. Cam Skattebo is the backfield scheme winner.

Quarterback

upgradehigh

Was 2025 Giants mix

Now Jaxson Dart projected starter

Dart is the named 2026 starter.

Play caller

upgrademedium

Was 2025 Giants staff

Now Nagy's offense; Dart year one as the starter

Nagy wants a lead back and 12 personnel.

Head coach

neutralmedium

Was Brian Daboll

Now New staff, Harbaugh year one

Rebuild year.

Scheme & pace

neutralmedium

Was Daboll 2025

Now Nagy: more run, more 12

Run tilt is a WR negative if it hits.

Pass catchers

neutralhigh

Was Malik Nabers WR1

Now Nabers remains WR1

Run tilt is a WR negative if it hits.

Tight end

upgrademedium

Was 2025 TE room

Now 12 personnel is more Nagy than Daboll

12 personnel is more Nagy than Daboll.

Team environment

neutralmedium

Was Daboll 20-40-1

Now Harbaugh year one, still a rebuild

Win total not a 2024-contender script.

Vacated volume

Targets
Carries
Red zone
Air yards

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

No meaningful new competition sourced.

This player

Projected role
Projected Giants RB2 behind Skattebo.
Usage
Complementary backfield work.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Skattebo's plus is Thomas on the field. Thomas healthy is the whole line story. Nagy wants a lead back. Cam Skattebo is the backfield scheme winner. Dart is the named 2026 starter.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

No source URLs were returned with this brief.

Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.