#189 overall · NYG · 103.5 projected half-PPR pts · -42.3 Draft Value
New York Giants — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
The case for drafting him
The Giants have averaged 39 sacks per season over the three-year window from 2023 through 2025, and their 10.7 interceptions per year over that same stretch show a pass rush that does generate turnovers. The 2024 season in particular produced 45 sacks, the unit's best mark in the sample. If you are filling out a DST roster spot late and need a name, the sack production is the one number that keeps this unit in the conversation.
What the model projects
The projection is 103.5 half-PPR fantasy points for the 2026 season. The draft value is -42.3, meaning the projection sits below replacement level at the DST position. The Giants come in at DST26 and #183 overall, placed in Tier 9. Their bye week is Week 8.
| Sacks | INT | FF | FR | TD | PA | PA 7-13 | PA 14-20 | PA 21-27 | PA 28-34 | PA 35+ | Half-PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 407 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 144.0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 415 | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 101.0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 439 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 78.0 |
| 3-yr avg | 39 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 420.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 108.3 |
The range of outcomes
The three-year history frames the variance clearly. Points allowed ranged from 407 in 2023 to 439 in 2025, a steady climb in the wrong direction. Touchdowns scored by the defense dropped from 4 in 2023 to 1 in 2025. Interceptions swung from 18 in 2023 down to 5 in 2024, then back to 9 in 2025. Fumbles forced fell from 19 in 2023 to 9 in 2025. The unit's best-case outcome leans on a sack total near the 2024 peak and a turnover bounce; the floor is a continuation of the 2025 trend across points allowed and takeaways.
How to draft him
The Giants carry no market ADP across public 2026 drafts, which means they are not being consistently drafted on the platforms tracked. At DST26 and #183 overall with a negative draft value, this is a unit for the final rounds of a draft at the earliest, and only if roster construction demands a second DST. Their Week 8 bye is worth noting for streaming planning. There is no urgency here.
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Questions drafters ask
The projection is 103.5 points with a draft value of -42.3, placing them at DST26 and #183 overall in Tier 9. That is below replacement level at the position, so the model does not support rostering them as a primary DST.
Sacks were 34 in 2023, rose to 45 in 2024, then came back to 38 in 2025, for a three-year average of 39. The production has been present, but the surrounding numbers, including touchdowns (4, 2, 1) and fumbles forced (19, 16, 9), have declined each year.
Points allowed were 407 in 2023, 415 in 2024, and 439 in 2025, a three-year average of 420.3. The trend has moved in the wrong direction across all three seasons.
They carry no consistent market ADP across tracked platforms. At #183 overall with a negative draft value, they belong at the very end of a draft if taken at all, and only as a streaming or handcuff option given their Week 8 bye.
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