With Saquon Barkley no longer leading the backfield, the Giants face an uncertain RB corps. The team has added another option to the mix, as the team announced that they’ve signed running back Jacob Saylors. In a corresponding move, the team placed wide receiver Chase Cota on injured reserve.
Saylors had 3,851 yards and 33 touchdowns during his time at East Tennessee State. That performance helped earn him preseason and practice-squad jobs with the Bengals and Falcons as an undrafted rookie. After getting cut by Atlanta’s practice squad late last season, Saylors ended up catching on with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL. There, he rushed for 461 yards and five touchdowns.
Now, he’ll be looking to make his NFL debut with the Giants, although he faces an uphill battle to make the roster. Devin Singletary is expected to lead the depth chart, with Saylors joining a backup grouping that features the likes of Eric Gray, Jashaun Corbin, and rookies Dante Miller and Tyrone Tracy Jr..
Cota has bounced around the NFL since going undrafted out of Oregon in 2023. The wideout has had stints with the Lions, Chiefs, Texans, and Giants. After not receiving a reserve/futures contract with the Texans at the end of the 2023 campaign, he ended up getting that opportunity from the Giants. Unfortunately, Cota suffered an injury that required him to land on IR, although depending on the severity, an injury settlement could allow him to catch on with another squad.
Wow, what an uninspiring RB room. Dante Miller looks like the only non-bottom of roster option. The Eagles improved at running back, and destroyed the 2024 Giants’ running game in a single smart move.
Singletary is actually pretty good – but yeah.
I also agree with the philosophy of being cheap at RB , but the Giants are going too far with it.
Considering their QB is Daniel Jones, and that division could be competitive – Fade the G-men big time.
Don’t sleep on Saylors if the RB room stays like this, he could win lead back
♫ I’m Jacob the Saylors man
I’m Jacob the Saylors man
I’z strong to the finich
Cuz I eats me spinach
I’m Jacob the Saylors man ♫
Lul
I’m not a fan of singletary’s style. More of a scat back but he has upside. I like drafting Tracy, he reminds me of Derrick Ward – more of a downhill slasher, not going to break a lot of long runs. You would think they wouldve added some more to that room in light of their poor QB situation. But sometimes RBs come out of nowhere, maybe miller, this guy, and Tracy can put something together. With no run game, they are going to have a real hard time (again)