Devin Singletary leads Giants RBs in Week 6 snaps

Singletary is once again a healthy scratch as the Giants will roll with Cam Skattebo, Najee Harris, and Tyrone Tracy as their top three backs. J.J. McCarthy will serve as the QB2 behind Jameis Winston in what figures to be a messy game in the elements in Washington this afternoon.

This is the second-straight week that Singletary has been made a healthy scratch for the Giants. Najee Harris and Tyrone Tracy will serve as the backups to Cam Skattebo. It’s also worth noting that QB J.J. McCarthy, who was acquired from the Vikings earlier this week, is active for Week 4.

Singletary is a healthy scratch this week. Najee Harris and Tyrone Tracy are the backup running backs for New York. Singletary had nine carries and four catches in the first two weeks of the year. His absence could be a slight boost to Cam Skattebo, though Singletary’s touches may just be distributed to the other backups.

Although Skattebo was not targeted in the pass game, his 18 carries handily led the team. Furthermore, presumed backup Tyrone Tracy lost a fumble on one of his two carries, resulting in Devin Singletary taking over primary backup duties for the remainder of the game. Those two variables should keep Skattebo’s weekly volume high after showing no ill effects of the devastating ankle injury suffered in 2025. His touchdown now gives him eight total scores in nine professional appearances despite only six of those being starts, a rate that will keep Skattebo in the weekly borderline RB1 discussion moving forward. Tracy managed just two snaps to Singletary’s 25, leaving Singletary as the primary backup for the moment. It’s possible Najee Harris gets into this discussion after being a healthy scratch in Week 1.

We can’t endorse relying on anyone in this backfield as a surefire bellcow in the event that Cam Skattebo gets hurt or is ineffective enough to lose playing time. It seems like it will be hard to rely on Tracy to have a major role this year with Harris in town.

It’s worth noting that Cam Skattebo continues to be the first running back up in practice, but it sounds like the Giants could have a vision for Harris, who signed with the team on a one-year, minimum-salary deal, per Raanan. Harris is returning from a torn Achilles that ended his 2025 season in Week 3, but there’s plenty of room for him to earn snaps behind Skattebo once he gets up to speed. A blown pass-blocking assignment by Tyrone Tracy in the team’s first preseason game against the Vikings raised immediate questions about whether or not the Giants will trust Tracy in pass-blocking situations this season, and Harris has proven to be a capable pass-blocker in the past. At this point, it’s hard to imagine Harris having any standalone fantasy value in a healthy Giants backfield, but he could be worth a handcuff to Skattebo in deeper leagues based on these latest reports.

According to Hughes, Skattebo is “the first up in almost every running drill,” and he has also handled the majority of carries in practice. While it’s certainly an encouraging sign for Skattebo’s usage, Hughes also notes that the preferred options in the passing game are Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary. If the Giants were to dial back Skattebo’s role in the receiving game, it could deal a bit of a blow to his fantasy stock. He was on a 17-game pace to catch 51 passes last season, and his work in the passing game made up 43.7 percent of his fantasy scoring in PPR leagues last year. Skattebo’s role as an early-down grinder and goal-line back should be more than enough to satisfy fantasy managers this season, but a reduced role in the passing game would put a bit of a cap on his ceiling.

Singletary’s job with the Giants is safe, for now. The 28-year-old back has been relegated to backup duty in each of his last two seasons with the Giants, totaling 874 yards and nine touchdowns on 232 carries while appearing in 232 games. The Giants are reportedly going to be big players in the running back market once free agency kicks off next week, and could also eye a high-end rookie in the draft. Any major additions could put Singletary’s spot on the 53-man roster in jeopardy, especially if Cam Skattebo is healthy for the start of next season.

The 28-year-old will finish the season with 119 carries for 436 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games. He also added 18 catches on 19 targets for 151 yards and served primarily as the red zone option whenever either of Tyrone Tracy Jr. or Cam Skattebo was injured. Singletary is under contract for $5 million next season, but the Giants could opt out of that deal and take on a $1.25 million dead cap. Whomever they hire as head coach will likely play a big role in deciding that.

The Giants allowed RB Tyrone Tracy to handle 10 of the team’s first 11 snaps. Singletary caught a five-yard checkdown pass at the end of the first drive and then bided his time until the Giants’ third drive. He accounted for 38-of-44 scrimmage yards and one touchdown on that drive, keyed by a 29-yard toss play that set up his one-yard scoring plunge. He operated as a frequent change-of-pace player after that. Singletary warrants FLEX consideration against the Cowboys next week.