The New York Giants got their first win of the season last Sunday in a thriller in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers. The Giants will hope to start stacking the wins as they play their division rival Washington Redskins this coming Sunday.
Let’s take a look at some of the plays to consider starting in your fantasy lineup this Sunday as the Giants host the Redskins.
TE Evan Engram
Engram has stepped up immensely following the departure of Odell Beckham Jr. in the offseason. Engram is averaging 10 targets per game this season and already has two touchdowns. The Giants may look to exploit a matchup between Engram and former Giant Landon Collins if the opportunity presents itself — Collins struggles in pass coverage as many fans will know from his time with Big Blue.
Engram seems to be getting a generous amount of targets and with one more game before Golden Tate makes his Giants debut, Engram should get a hefty amount of opportunities for at least one more week.
QB Daniel Jones
The Giants rookie took the league by storm last week in the first performance of his career. It wasn’t perfect but the Duke product looked good, especially in fantasy.
‘Danny Dimes’ surely impressed with his four-touchdown performance to start his career. The Redskins defense has given up over 30 points in every game this year.
With Saquon Barkley out, the Giants will have to focus on success through the air in his absence. Jones as a running threat makes him even more of an attractive start in weeks ahead. Jones may have even more success against the Redskins porous defense.
WR Terry McLaurin
The rookie wide receiver has a touchdown in each game this season and has caught at least five balls in those each of those contests as well.
McLaurin seems to be one of Case Keenum’s favorite targets at this point in the season.
Mike Evans had quite the field day against Big Blue on Sunday and in the Giants’ first two games, their secondary was no better, leaving receivers wide open.
The defense has certainly been the weak point for the Giants this year and the secondary may be the worst part of the entire defense. McLaurin has the most targets on the team this year, he might be worth starting against the Giants defense.
QB Case Keenum
Let’s face it, you’re probably not starting Case Keenum in any single QB league. However, in a deeper league where you may have an injury at quarterback (there have been plenty already), giving Case Keenum some thought against the Giants defense might not be that crazy.
Dak Prescott, Josh Allen and Jameis Winston have all put up pretty good numbers against the Giants defense. And until the Giants prove they can slow down an offense, starting the quarterback against them isn’t the worst idea.
