Fact or Fiction: Way-too-early predictions (offense)

The Giants will have more than two players with at least 300 rushing yards.

John Schmeelk: Fact – Unless there is an injury to Devin Singletary, I don’t think the Giants will go to a three-man running back committee to get three players to 300 yards. I could see Tyrone Tracy Jr. get to 300 yards rushing along with Singletary, but right now I doubt anyone else will. But wait! This doesn’t say running back. Daniel Jones, if he stays health enough, will easily surpass 300 yards rushing. Jones looked as mobile and explosive as ever running around at the end of minicamp, so I don’t expect his running to be curtailed at all.

Dan Salomone: Fact – All signs point to a full-go Daniel Jones this season, which gets you one-third of the way to “fact” here. In his two seasons under Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka, Jones averages 7.3 carries for 41.5 yards per game. In his three seasons prior, he averaged 4.6 and 26.9 as a starter, respectively.

Matt Citak: Fact – Barring injury, there’s a good chance that both Devin Singletary and Daniel Jones will reach 300 yards on the ground this season. The question of who could be the third 300-yard rusher is where things get interesting, but I believe Tyrone Tracy Jr. will be able to hit that mark. Tracy’s abilities as a pass-catcher should earn him some playing time early on, and once he’s given an opportunity, the rookie will take advantage. Tracy, who averaged 6.6 yards per carry on his 130 rush attempts at Purdue over the last two seasons, brings both explosiveness and elusiveness that should help him succeed at the next level.

Jalin Hyatt will lead the Giants in yards per reception this season.

John Schmeelk: Fact – Darius Slayton has consistently averaged over 15 yards per catch during his career, so he might be the safer pick here. Malik Nabers has the dynamic, physical ability to make explosive plays and pump up his yard per catch average. However, I think the Giants will try to get the ball to him enough in space on short passes to depress his average. Can Jalin Hyatt reach 16 yards per catch like he did last season? I think the answer is yes. Even though I expect Hyatt to run a more nuanced and complete route tree, I still expect him to be targeted mostly on downfield throws. Hyatt might finish 4^th in receptions on the team, but he will lead them in yards per catch.

Dan Salomone: Fact – While Malik Nabers is a big play waiting to happen, the volume of catches could bring down his average. On the other hand, Hyatt had just 23 catches as a rookie last year, but six went for 25 yards or more.

Matt Citak: Fact – This one was close between Hyatt and Darius Slayton, but I’m going with the second-year wideout here. Hyatt beat out Slayton last year in this category by 0.8 yards per reception, albeit on 27 less receptions. However, the 22-year-old was used sparingly as a rookie, playing just 51 percent of the team’s offensive snaps. I expect that number to increase this year, and with Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson likely running more of the shallow and over-the-middle routes, Hyatt should get plenty of chances to come up with big catches downfield.