Team Reports
Loading report…
Team Reports
Loading report…
NFC / NFC East / 2026
Faze Draft Cheat Card
A
Offseason Grade

Ascending
Team DNA™
Ascending
Playoff Odds™
52%
New York Giants Playoff Odds™: 52%Projected Record
9-8
New York Giants projected record: 9-8Fantasy Impact
Ascending
Draft Assets
4
Best Value
Isaiah Likely
Biggest Risk
Nabers Health
Draft Verdict
Bet on Talent
Draft Verdict
Bet on Talent
Data Driven
Fantasy Focused
Results Proven
Team Report
Team Report
The Giants made one of the NFL's most important organizational changes by hiring John Harbaugh.
This is not simply a coordinator change or another new playbook. Harbaugh brings a proven football structure built around physical play, discipline, situational football, accountability, and complementary team identity.
Faze Take
The Giants are no longer a team FAZE wants to dismiss automatically.
John Harbaugh gives New York proven leadership, and Jaxson Dart showed enough as a rookie to justify real belief in the direction of the offense. His rushing ability gives him fantasy upside while the new coaching structure should make life easier for a young quarterback.
The draft approach is simple. Bet on Malik Nabers' talent while respecting the health risk. Target Cam Skattebo if his ankle is right. Isaiah Likely has sleeper value because his opportunity in New York may finally match his ability.
The defense also has enough talent to improve quickly under a more disciplined program.
This team still has to prove the rebuild is ready to win consistently, but the foundation is stronger than the market may realize.
Bet on the talent. Trust the coaching. Target the upside.
That alone changes how New York should be evaluated entering 2026.
Matt Nagy takes over as offensive coordinator, but the Giants have built a deeper offensive staff around Jaxson Dart. Brian Callahan and Greg Roman add significant experience and different offensive perspectives.
The goal should not be to force Dart into one rigid system.
The goal should be to build the system around him.
Dart's mobility has to remain part of the offense. The Giants should use a physical running game, multiple personnel groups, play action, movement, quarterback rushing, and defined passing concepts that make the game easier for a second-year quarterback.
Patrick Ricard reinforces that identity.
Isaiah Likely gives Harbaugh another familiar weapon.
Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. give New York two legitimate running backs.
Francis Mauigoa gives the offensive line another premium building block.
This staff has enough experience to take the traits Dart already showed as a rookie and build a functional offense around them.
Dennard Wilson takes over a defense with premium athletic talent at multiple levels.
The Giants have enough pass-rush ability to create disruption. Wilson's job is to turn that disruption into consistent defensive football.
Coaching Grade: A
Harbaugh changes the culture immediately.
The Giants now have one of the strongest coaching structures they have had in years, and that matters when evaluating a young roster.
Snapshot
The Giants finished 4-13, but the record does not fully describe what developed during the season.
Jaxson Dart emerged as the franchise quarterback.
He threw for 2,272 yards with 15 passing touchdowns and only five interceptions.
He also rushed for approximately 490 yards and nine touchdowns.
That gave Dart 24 total touchdowns despite not beginning the season as the starter and missing time because of injury.
From a fantasy standpoint, his rookie year was extremely encouraging.
Dart produced a 71% Consistency rating with seven HIT performances, three MID performances, and only three BUSTS.
That is excellent for a rookie quarterback.
His rushing production is what changes the ceiling.
Nine rushing touchdowns from a quarterback creates fantasy value that does not require massive passing volume.
Dart showed he can win with his arm and with his legs.
He also showed leadership qualities that give the Giants something they have lacked for years: a quarterback they can legitimately build around.
Cam Skattebo also changed the tone of the offense before his season ended.
In only eight games, Skattebo rushed for 410 yards and five touchdowns while adding 207 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
He produced approximately 115 fantasy points in that limited sample.
His consistency profile was also encouraging: one BOOM, two HITS, three MIDS, and only two BUSTS.
Skattebo played with physicality, urgency, and personality.
He helped change the culture of the offense.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. also produced meaningful volume, rushing for 740 yards while adding 36 receptions for 288 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
The difference is consistency.
Tracy finished with a 33% Consistency rating, one BOOM, two HITS, two MIDS, and ten BUSTS.
That makes him useful football depth but a much more volatile fantasy asset.
Devin Singletary also contributed, but his 13 BUSTS make him a depth option rather than a standard fantasy target.
Malik Nabers' season was essentially destroyed by injury.
He appeared in only four games before suffering the ACL injury.
Even in that small sample he produced one NUKE performance, which is a reminder of how explosive his ceiling remains.
The passing environment before Dart took full control of the offense also hurt Nabers' early production.
The important point entering 2026 is not what Nabers' four-game sample looked like.
It is what he can become with Dart.
Brian Burns gave the defense an elite individual pass-rush season and remains one of the most important building blocks on the roster.
The 2025 record was poor.
The individual development underneath that record was significantly better.
New York's offseason deserves an A.
The biggest move was John Harbaugh.
Elite coaching changes football teams quickly.
The Giants did not merely replace their head coach. They added a proven leader with a clear identity and surrounded him with an experienced staff.
Matt Nagy became offensive coordinator.
Brian Callahan and Greg Roman joined the offensive structure.
Dennard Wilson took over the defense.
The Giants then added personnel that supports the new identity.
Isaiah Likely gives New York an athletic receiving tight end who already understands Harbaugh football.
Patrick Ricard gives the offense a true physical fullback.
The Giants added more speed and experience at receiver.
They retained important offensive-line pieces.
They then used the No. 10 overall pick on Francis Mauigoa, strengthening the offensive line around Dart and the running game.
The defense also received premium investment.
New York selected Arvell Reese fifth overall, giving the defense another explosive athlete alongside Brian Burns and Abdul Carter.
The Giants also added Tremaine Edmunds and invested in the secondary.
Trading Dexter Lawrence creates a real loss in the middle of the defense, but New York used the return to acquire premium draft capital and redistribute resources throughout the roster.
The overall result is a roster that fits the new staff significantly better.
Offseason Grade: A
Harbaugh alone raises the organizational floor.
The supporting personnel moves make the grade even stronger.
The Giants should be much better than they were in 2025.
This is not the same old Giants team.
Harbaugh should make the team more disciplined.
Dart gives the Giants a legitimate quarterback.
Skattebo and Tracy create a physical rushing foundation.
Nabers gives the offense superstar talent if his knee responds properly.
Likely gives Dart another athletic receiving weapon.
The offensive line has more premium talent.
The defense has enough speed and pass-rush ability to create problems.
The Giants are not suddenly an NFC favorite.
But they are capable of winning nine games.
They also have a realistic path to ten wins if the offensive development accelerates and the defense becomes dependable.
The biggest variables remain Nabers' ACL recovery, Skattebo's return from the ankle injury, and Dart's Year 2 development.
If those three players are healthy and progressing, the Giants can become one of the more surprising teams in the NFC.
Strengths
Risk Watch
Offense
The Giants should become a physical offense built around Jaxson Dart.
That is the key.
Do not build the offense first and then ask Dart to fit inside it.
Build the offense around what Dart already does well.
His legs are a major weapon.
Approximately 490 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns as a rookie are not accidental production.
That is part of his identity.
Harbaugh, Nagy, Callahan, and Roman should preserve that advantage while teaching Dart to protect himself better.
The Giants can use quarterback movement, designed rushing concepts, read-option elements, play action, multiple personnel groups, and a physical traditional rushing attack.
Skattebo fits that identity perfectly.
He runs through contact.
He scores touchdowns.
He can catch the football.
Tracy gives the offense another explosive back.
Ricard gives the offense additional blocking flexibility.
Mauigoa strengthens the front.
The passing game should flow from that rushing foundation.
Nabers is the alpha.
Likely should become one of Dart's primary middle-of-field and mismatch options.
The secondary receivers should fill roles rather than steal volume from the stars.
This does not need to become a pass-heavy offense.
It needs to become an efficient offense built around its best players.
Defense
The Giants should become an aggressive, fast, disruptive defense.
Brian Burns is the proven foundation.
Abdul Carter is the ascending young pass rusher.
Arvell Reese gives Dennard Wilson another premium athlete.
Tremaine Edmunds adds veteran range and experience.
The departure of Dexter Lawrence changes the front significantly, so New York cannot pretend the defensive line is unchanged.
The Giants must replace Lawrence collectively.
The advantage is speed.
Wilson should be able to move players around, attack protections, disguise pressure, and create difficult pre-snap pictures.
The ceiling of this defense is high.
The concern is whether the secondary and interior run defense become dependable enough to support the athleticism up front.
Team Report
The offensive line is moving in the right direction.
Andrew Thomas remains the foundation.
Jermaine Eluemunor provides veteran stability.
The Giants already showed the ability to run the football effectively in 2025.
Then they added Francis Mauigoa with the No. 10 overall selection.
That matters.
Premium offensive-line talent around a young dual-threat quarterback and two capable running backs can transform an offense quickly.
Mauigoa gives the Giants another powerful blocker who fits the physical direction Harbaugh wants.
The group still has to stay healthy.
That is especially true with Thomas.
But this line has enough talent to support a strong rushing offense and give Dart a better Year 2 environment.
Offensive Line Grade: B+
Team Report
The Giants' defensive front has tremendous edge talent.
Brian Burns is already proven.
Abdul Carter has significant Year 2 upside.
Arvell Reese gives Wilson another elite athlete.
The challenge is replacing Dexter Lawrence.
Lawrence gave New York a rare interior force who could disrupt both the running game and the pocket.
That player is gone.
The Giants must replace that impact through a deeper rotation, better structure, speed, and pressure creativity.
The pass-rushing ceiling remains high.
The interior defense is the larger question.
Defensive Front Grade: B+
Team Report
The secondary remains a prove-it unit.
New York has invested in the room and added competition.
Greg Newsome II gives the Giants another experienced corner.
Paulson Adebo, Deonte Banks, Tyler Nubin, and the existing secondary pieces give Wilson options.
Colton Hood adds another young corner after being selected early in the 2026 draft.
The secondary does not need to become elite.
It needs to become dependable.
If the coverage holds for an extra second, the Giants' pass rush can become extremely dangerous.
If coverage breaks down immediately, Burns, Carter, Reese, and the rest of the front cannot fully control games.
This unit will help determine whether Giants DST becomes a legitimate weekly fantasy option or remains a matchup streamer.
Faze Context
The Giants matter because fantasy managers may still be pricing them like the 2025 Giants.
They should not.
Jaxson Dart is better than the record suggests.
Cam Skattebo is better than his incomplete rookie season suggests.
Malik Nabers is an elite talent coming at a discount because of injury risk.
Isaiah Likely may finally have the opportunity required to show his full fantasy ceiling.
The coaching staff is dramatically better.
The offensive identity makes sense.
There are four legitimate fantasy draft targets on this roster.
The important thing is not to manufacture more.
Nabers.
Skattebo.
Dart.
Likely.
Those are the players with clear independent fantasy cases.
<!-- Historical Team Fantasy DNA™ is renderer-owned and appears here publicly. -->
Historical Team Fantasy DNA™
The Team Fantasy DNA™ Score measures how much proven fantasy production exists within this team's current offensive core. Team Consistency reflects how dependable that production has been from week to week. Together, these ratings measure what this core has already proven. The Fantasy Impact section below explains how FAZE evaluates the opportunity this team presents.
DNA
62%
Consistency
51.3%
League Rank
#13
Team Report
Ascending
The Giants are an ascending fantasy environment.
Dart changes everything because rushing production raises both his own value and the efficiency of the running game.
Nabers remains an elite talent.
Skattebo fits the offensive identity.
Likely has a path to a breakout season.
The risk is health.
Nabers and Skattebo are both returning from serious injuries.
That means fantasy managers must build their teams intelligently.
The correct strategy is not to avoid the talent.
It is to price the risk properly.
If Nabers starts slowly but becomes fully healthy by October, fantasy managers could be adding a superstar-level receiver to an already functional lineup.
If Skattebo is healthy and owns the primary role, he could become one of the better running back values in the middle rounds.
This offense has legitimate upside.
Team Report
Team Report
Team Report
Team Report
Team Report
Player
Target Round
Bet on the elite talent while respecting the ACL risk. Monitor camp progress closely, but do not let the injury erase the WR1 ceiling.
Physical breakout candidate with a 75% rookie Consistency rating and strong touchdown upside if healthy.
Preferred target is Rounds 6-7 once the fantasy roster foundation is established. His rushing gives him legitimate QB1 upside.
Aggressively target one round ahead of market if tight end remains open. Breakout candidate with Top-5 positional upside.
Team Report
Tracy is not the preferred Giants running back target, but he is too talented to ignore.
He rushed for 740 yards and added 36 receptions for 288 yards.
The issue is consistency.
His 33% Consistency rating included ten BUST performances.
That makes him difficult to trust as a weekly fantasy starter.
He is still important because his talent prevents New York from automatically becoming a one-back offense.
If Skattebo controls the primary rushing and touchdown work, Tracy becomes an explosive complementary and contingency option.
If the split becomes closer than expected, Skattebo's ceiling comes down.
Austin should be monitored because somebody has to emerge behind Malik Nabers.
The Giants do not currently have another receiver who should be forced into the standard redraft target pool.
Austin has speed and an opportunity to earn a role.
That is enough to watch.
It is not enough to draft aggressively before the hierarchy becomes clear.
Fields has a developmental path to playing time.
Wan'Dale Robinson's departure creates available opportunity.
Nabers' recovery also creates a reason for the Giants to develop depth quickly.
Fields remains a watch-list player until he earns a consistent route share.
Beckham's return is a great Giants story.
It is not automatically a fantasy story.
Do not draft nostalgia.
Monitor the role.
If he earns meaningful volume, reevaluate.
Until then he is not a standard draft target.
Team Report
Jaxson Dart is a stud.
His rookie season showed exactly why the Giants believe he can become their franchise quarterback.
He produced a 71% Consistency rating.
He recorded seven HIT games, three MID games, and only three BUSTS.
He threw for 2,272 yards with 15 touchdowns against five interceptions.
He rushed for approximately 490 yards.
He scored nine rushing touchdowns.
That is approximately 24 total touchdowns despite not beginning the year as the starter and missing time.
The rushing ability gives Dart a fantasy ceiling that many quarterbacks simply do not have.
Some starting quarterbacks play 17 games without approaching 400 rushing yards.
Dart approached 500 in his rookie season.
He can beat defenses with his arm.
He can beat them with his legs.
And he plays with the leadership and competitiveness the Giants need.
The new coaching structure should help him.
Harbaugh brings discipline.
Nagy, Callahan, and Roman give the offense experienced quarterback and scheme minds.
If Dart's passing efficiency improves while the rushing remains part of his game, he can become a Top-10 fantasy quarterback.
Quarterback Grade: B
Draft Target: Rounds 6-8, with Rounds 6-7 preferred when the roster foundation is already built.
Cam Skattebo is the preferred Giants running back.
The rookie sample was excellent.
He produced a 75% Consistency rating.
In only eight games he rushed for 410 yards and five touchdowns.
He added 207 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
He produced approximately 115 fantasy points.
His weekly profile included one BOOM, two HITS, three MIDS, and only two BUSTS.
That matters.
He was not simply producing through one or two explosive games.
He was giving fantasy managers usable weeks.
Skattebo also changed the energy of the football team.
He plays exactly the kind of physical football Harbaugh should want.
The ankle injury is real.
Fantasy managers must track his camp progress.
But if the Giants say he is healthy and ready for Week 1, the correct move is to believe the evidence and bet on the talent.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. remains important.
He rushed for 740 yards and has enough athletic ability to earn touches.
His 33% Consistency rating, however, makes him a significantly less dependable fantasy option.
Skattebo has the better combination of consistency, touchdown ability, receiving production, and offensive fit.
Draft Target: Cam Skattebo, Rounds 4-5.
Malik Nabers remains the clear WR1.
The 2025 season tells us almost nothing useful about his long-term ceiling.
He played only four games before the ACL injury.
Quarterback instability also affected the early passing game before Dart fully took over.
Even in that small sample, Nabers produced a NUKE performance.
That is the talent.
The concern is the knee.
FAZE has Nabers around overall 35 while the market is around 32.
That is not a major disagreement.
It simply reflects slightly more caution because of the injury.
Nabers is still approximately WR14 in the FAZE view.
The decision is simple:
Either you are willing to bet on the talent or you are not.
FAZE is willing.
If Nabers begins the season at less than 100% but still gives fantasy managers usable production, there is a realistic path where he becomes a superstar-level weekly asset once he fully rounds into form.
That makes the risk worthwhile when the roster is constructed properly.
Fantasy managers should monitor his camp participation and medical progression.
But they should not push an elite talent too far down the board simply because he was injured.
Draft Target: Rounds 3-4.
Behind Nabers, there is no approved standard fantasy draft target.
Calvin Austin III should be monitored.
Malachi Fields should be monitored.
Odell Beckham Jr. should be monitored.
Theo Johnson and other complementary targets will be involved.
But FAZE should not invent a WR2 before the Giants show us one.
Isaiah Likely is the Giants' sleeper alert and breakout candidate.
His 2025 Baltimore production does not explain the 2026 opportunity.
That is the entire point.
Likely spent years playing behind Mark Andrews.
Now he comes to New York with John Harbaugh.
The talent has always been there.
Likely has the ability to become an elite fantasy tight end if the opportunity finally matches the skill set.
He can stretch the field.
He can create after the catch.
He can win against linebackers and safeties.
He can operate as more than a traditional inline tight end.
Theo Johnson remains part of the room and produced 45 receptions for 528 yards and five touchdowns in 2025.
His 50% Consistency rating shows he can contribute.
But Likely is the player with the higher fantasy ceiling.
FAZE should not draft Likely based on last year's stat line.
Draft him based on the new role.
His market ADP is around 126 and FAZE is around 131.
That normally places him around the 11th round.
If tight end is still open in Round 10, FAZE should be willing to move one round early and secure the player.
Sometimes the correct way to get a sleeper is to stop trying to squeeze every last pick of value from him.
If you believe the breakout is coming, get the player.
Sleeper Alert: Isaiah Likely
Breakout Candidate: Isaiah Likely
Draft Target: Round 10.
Giants DST has upside.
Burns is proven.
Carter can make a major Year 2 jump.
Reese adds another premium athlete.
Wilson should create an aggressive structure.
The concern is whether New York can replace Dexter Lawrence's interior effect and whether the secondary becomes dependable.
This defense should create sacks.
It should create negative plays.
It could create turnovers.
That makes Giants DST a legitimate late-round or streaming candidate.
Do not force the unit as an every-week defense until the coverage and interior structure prove themselves.
Schedule
Verified Schedule Status: Official 2026 schedule confirmed.
Schedule Difficulty: Difficult.
Critical Stretch: Weeks 13-17.
| Week | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs | DAL |
| W2 | @ | LAR |
| W3 | vs | TEN |
| W4 | vs | ARI |
| W5 | @ | WAS |
| W6 | vs | NO |
| W7 | @ | HOU |
| W8 | BYE | — |
| W9 | @ | PHI |
| W10 | vs | WAS |
| W11 | vs | JAX |
| W12 | @ | IND |
| W13 | vs | SF |
| W14 | @ | SEA |
| W15 | vs | CLE |
| W16 | @ | DET |
| W17 | @ | DAL |
| W18 | vs | PHI |
New York has a legitimate path to nine wins.
The schedule is not easy, but it is manageable enough for a well-coached team to improve significantly.
Dallas opens the season.
The Rams are a difficult road game.
Tennessee and Arizona create opportunities.
Washington is a divisional fight.
New Orleans may be stronger than people expect.
Houston is a difficult road opponent.
The Week 8 bye comes at a useful time.
After the bye, Philadelphia immediately tests how far the Giants have come.
Washington, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis all present legitimate challenges.
Then comes the defining stretch:
San Francisco.
Seattle.
Cleveland.
Detroit.
Dallas.
That five-game run from Weeks 13-17 will determine whether the Giants are simply improved or actually competing for the playoffs.
Division games are division games.
The NFC East frequently produces splits even when one team appears stronger on paper.
New York does not need to dominate Philadelphia, Dallas, and Washington.
It needs to compete.
Harbaugh should help them do that.
Schedule Grade: C+ — Difficult
Team Report
This is not an easy fantasy playoff schedule.
That does not make the Giants' core players unplayable.
Dart's rushing protects his weekly value.
Nabers, if healthy, should be started regardless of opponent.
Skattebo's volume and touchdown role can travel.
Likely's value will depend more on his role than on the opponent.
The secondary receivers and Giants DST should remain matchup-sensitive.
Team Report
| Player | Market | Faze | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers | 32 | 35 | -3 |
| Cam Skattebo | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| Jaxson Dart | 87 | 74 | +13 |
| Isaiah Likely | 126 | 131 | -5 |
The market and FAZE are fairly close on Nabers.
FAZE is slightly more cautious because of the ACL recovery, but not enough to move away from the talent.
Skattebo is a player FAZE likes slightly more than the market.
The difference is his consistency, physical fit, and the possibility that Harbaugh builds the offense around the run.
Dart is the strongest positive difference.
The market sits around 87 while FAZE has him around 74.
That reflects confidence in his rushing floor, rookie production, leadership, and Year 2 development.
Likely is interesting because FAZE's numerical rank is slightly behind the market, but the editorial recommendation is more aggressive.
That is intentional.
His breakout case is based on a role change rather than last year's production.
Team Report
NFC East Label: Difficult
The NFC East is difficult.
Philadelphia remains one of the conference's strongest teams.
Dallas is dangerous.
Washington can create difficult divisional games.
That does not mean the Giants cannot compete.
Divisional football is different.
These teams know each other.
Games are often split.
Harbaugh should make New York significantly harder to beat inside the division.
The Giants do not need to dominate the NFC East to reach nine wins.
They need to avoid being dominated by it.
This roster and coaching staff are capable of doing that.
Team Report
Roster: B
The Giants have legitimate premium talent.
Dart.
Nabers.
Thomas.
Burns.
Carter.
Reese.
Mauigoa.
Skattebo.
Tracy.
Likely.
That is a meaningful young core.
The roster is not complete.
But it is significantly better than a typical four-win roster.
Quarterback: B
Dart already demonstrated that he belongs.
The question is how quickly he moves from promising young starter to high-level NFL quarterback.
The fantasy upside is even better than the football grade because of his rushing.
Coaching: A
Harbaugh changes the organization.
The rest of the staff gives New York experienced football minds around its young quarterback and young defense.
Offensive Line: B+
The group is improving and has more premium talent.
Health remains important.
Defense: B+
The front-seven ceiling is high.
Replacing Dexter Lawrence and stabilizing the secondary are the biggest questions.
Offseason: A
Harbaugh is the defining move.
The Giants also added players and draft capital that support the new identity.
Division: Difficult
No easy games.
Schedule: C+ — Difficult
The late stretch keeps the schedule from becoming favorable.
Projected Record: 9-8
Nine wins is the correct expectation.
The Giants have enough talent and coaching to make a major jump from four wins.
Ten wins is realistic if the major health and development questions break positively.
Team Report
Final Locked Playoff Odds™: 52%
Tier: Fringe Playoff Team
Ceiling: 10-7
Floor: 6-11
The Giants have a real playoff path.
That statement would have been much harder to make a year ago.
The biggest reason is Jaxson Dart.
If Dart continues developing and the rushing remains part of his identity, New York has a quarterback who can create offense even when everything around him is not perfect.
Harbaugh raises the floor of the entire team.
Nabers gives Dart elite receiving talent.
Skattebo and Tracy give the offense a legitimate rushing foundation.
Likely adds another dangerous receiving option.
The defensive front has enough talent to create disruptive football.
The ceiling is approximately ten wins.
That does not require everything to go perfectly.
It requires Dart to improve, Nabers and Skattebo to get healthy, and the defense to become more consistent.
The floor remains significantly lower because the roster is still young and several important players are returning from injuries.
This is not a team FAZE should automatically project into the postseason.
It is a team that should legitimately compete for it.
Team Report