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Should fantasy owners punt on New York Giants running backs?

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Should fantasy owners punt on New York Giants running backs?

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Schoen and Daboll reached into their shared past with the Buffalo Bills and signed Singletary to a three-year, $16.5 million deal. Singletary, who spent last season with the Houston Texans, averaged 1,031 total yards and five touchdowns during his four years with the Bills. His lone campaign with Houston was much the same: 1,091 total yards, four TDs. In terms of durability, the veteran has missed just one game since his rookie season and has averaged 13.6 touches per game in his career.

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That last number can be viewed two ways. Optimistically, you can say even after five years and, at age 27, Motor should have plenty left in the tank. On the flip side, no team has viewed him as a true bell cow, even though he was signed to replace Barkley, who averaged 20.6 touches per outing in 2023. Given that Daboll knows Singletary from their Bills days, odds are he’ll continue to utilize him in the mid-teens range and look for someone down the depth chart to step up — a year ago, the Giants’ top four rushers were Barkley and their three QBs.

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