New York Giants Start-Sit: Week 12 Fantasy Advice for Jameis Winston, Devin Singletary, Wan’Dale Robinson, Theo Johnson, and Others

The fantasy football landscape shifts each week, bringing fresh opportunities and unexpected challenges that separate the prepared from the pretenders. Savvy managers know that last week’s performance tells only part of the story, and diving deeper into the underlying metrics reveals the accurate picture.

This week presents some intriguing decisions. Here’s insight about key New York Giants players heading into their matchup with the Detroit Lions to help you craft a winning lineup.

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Jameis Winston, QB

It was fun to talk about, but Jameis Winston was unable to juice any value out of this banged-up Giants offense, and we probably shouldn’t be surprised.

What has made Jaxson Dart a fantasy asset in this setting has nothing to do with the players around him and everything to do with his willingness to risk it all to move the chains.

On Sunday, 27 of Winston’s 29 pass attempts came in the pocket, and I suspect that what we saw from the Packers last week will be consistent with what we see from opponents when facing Dart moving forward: “make anyone besides the QB beat us”.

I’m going to be than the industry on Dart should he play, and that general pessimism will spill over to the backup should the franchise QB be sidelined for another week.

Jaxson Dart, QB

The Giants are working with an interim coach and a franchise QB who has been tested for a concussion four times already this season.

That’s not exactly a profile I like leaning into with one of the better NFC teams on the schedule, but the results of Jaxson Dart demand that we consider him as a viable option if active and, to be honest, closer to a lineup lock.

The rookie has run for a touchdown or thrown 40+ passes in every start of his young career, and the reckless play that landed him on the sidelines last week is exactly what makes him a difference maker in our game.

It’s a fine needle to thread for a team going nowhere in 2025. If this were a team making a serious run, I don’t think I’d be far from ranking Dart as a Tier 1 fantasy QB: we’d have no reason to think that his style of play was at risk of changing, and with an offense like the Lions on the other side, we’d love the script potential.

But after a Week 11 DNP, we are left with more questions than answers.

I don’t think they can change Dart’s approach to the game overnight. His duality and bold play are what got him to this point, and I can’t imagine this is the first time there have been discussions about how he goes about his business.

That said, this is very much a franchise that needs to take a long-term view. They are already without two skill-position players who figure to impact their future in a major way: the training wheels will come off this offense next year at full strength, but that won’t matter if the bike isn’t in pristine condition beforehand.

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I’ve got Dart ranked safely inside of my top 10 this week, with the thought being that he’ll continue to challenge defenses on the ground in a significant way. That’s the fantasy cheat code, but we have also seen some subtle passing growth despite a limited crew of pass catchers by his side:

• Weeks 4-7: 41.2% complete on ball thrown to (or past) the sticks
• Weeks 8-10: 52.8% complete on ball thrown to (or past) the sticks

Devin Singletary, RB

Devin Singletary has been out-snapped 82-57 by Tyrone Tracy over the past two weeks as this offense adjusts to life without Cam Skattebo, and while snaps are often tied to production, I don’t play in any points-per-snap leagues.

Heck, Tracy has a 38-28 touch edge over Singletary during those two games, but the veteran has handled 13 of the 15 red zone touches.

Yes, 86.7%.

I think we can rule out sheer volume as a means to an end when it comes to obtaining value in an offense like this, so give me the touches with the most projected points attached to them.

With Evan Neal on IR, I’m skeptical about the traditional run game in New York. That said, they experimented with a wildcat snap for Singletary on a fourth down last week, giving me hope that they can get a running back to return flex value weekly.

This matchup works more in Tracy’s favor, given the G-Men’s status as a big underdog.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB

Tyrone Tracy has been fine in the two games post-Skattebo injury, but he hasn’t owned this backfield in the way that we had hoped.

In Week 10 against the Bears, he ran 14 times for 71 yards, but Devin Singletary out-scored him as a pass catcher, 8.3 PPR points to 1.0.

In Week 11, Tracy held the edge in pass game production, but Singletary got the valuable carries and punched in a pair of touchdowns.

I don’t think either running back in this system has top 10 upside, and if New York is wedged into a one-dimensional script, the floor becomes an issue.

Of course, Tracy’s resume as a former receiver looms, and that has me slightly favoring him in PPR formats this week. In a perfect world, you’re not relying too heavily on either back (both sit outside my top 25 this week) and waiting for one to work while the other is away in terms of touch projection.

Darius Slayton, WR

What could have been.

Jameis Winston started last week, and a player like Darius Slayton is built for a risk-taking QB like that, but it wasn’t meant to be with this hamstring injury nagging at the explosive receiver.

For the season, Slayton has three games with 4+ receptions, and two came in Weeks 8-9. He doesn’t possess the skill set of a consistent option, but he has shown some signs of coming around under Jaxson Dart for an offense in desperate need of playmakers.

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I’m hopeful that we get him (and Dart) back this week. While it’s a tough matchup, it is on a fast track in a game where the G-Men figure to be playing from behind. You know what you’re signing up for, and if you’re in a spot where a wide range of outcomes is acceptable, you have my blessing to roll these dice.

New York has been an underdog in eight of Dart’s nine career games with 15+ PPR points.

Wan’Dale Robinson, WR

It was good to see Wan’Dale Robinson haul in Jameis Winston’s first pass of the season (20-yard gain), but he managed to turn eight targets into just 16 yards after that chunk play, giving us the 7.5-13.6 PPR points that have been customary for over a month now.

There’s nothing fun about playing him, but this is an offense that is low on better options and high in potential pass volume as a huge underdog this week.

Robinson is sitting as my WR23 this week, not because I think he has the 23rd-best odds of leading the position in scoring, but more because there aren’t 30 receivers I trust more to flirt with 10 points.

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That’s a distinction that I think is worth highlighting. If you’re playing a powerhouse in your league and grasping for straws, playing New York’s slot machine is setting yourself up for failure. You’re better off with Christian Watson, Alec Pierce, or Tez Johnson.

But if you are the powerhouse, Robinson should be in your mix weekly, as he can steady the ship and let your stars do the heavy lifting.

Theo Johnson, TE

The play-calling in New York is what has me skirting the QB inconsistencies and ranking Theo Johnson as a low-end TE1 in a game that sportsbooks are projecting to go over 50 points.

Last week against the Packers, Johnson forced a DPI flag in the end zone, and with an aDOT north of 7.5 yards in four straight games, the G-Men are clearly aware that they have a unique athlete who is a walking mismatch.

To be honest, I’m intrigued by the optionality Johnson provides this offense when the roster is at full strength next season, but in the short term, I think he can thrive, even if defenses make him a priority.

There’s obvious risk in backing a second-year TE attached to an iffy offense as a monster underdog, but the reward potential is rare at this point in the rankings, and that has me interested.