Fantasy football: Where to draft New York Giants RB Devin Singletary

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New York Giants RB Devin Singletary moves on to his 3rd different NFL team. After being a 3rd-round draft pick for the Buffalo Bills in 2019, he had 4 decent seasons, but had fumbling issues which led to his demise.

In 2023, Singletary, nicknamed “Motor”, bet on himself by signing a 1-year deal with the Houston Texans as the backup to Dameon Pierce. Instead, he seized the starting job by mid-season, fitting the offensive coordinator’s inside zone running scheme to a tee. He ended up with a career-high 898 rushing yards, although his yards per attempt (4.2) was actually a career low.

The Giants viewed Motor as a viable alternative after losing mainstay Saquon Barkley to the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles, but will Singletary be a good fit?

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Devin Singletary’s ADP: 81.21

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Singletary’s 81.21 ADP in redraft leagues puts him in the neighborhood of the late 6th to 9th round depending on the size of the league. Singletary is expected to be the top drafted RB among Giants, and he shouldn’t even be pushed, with RB Tyrone Tracy, Jr. with an ADP of 138.63.

Among running backs, Singletary ADP puts him 28th at the position, behind Miami’s Raheem Mostert (63.36), Las Vegas’ Zamir White (63.55), Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris (66.09), Tennessee’s Tony Pollard (70.03) and Denver’s Javonte Williams (71.10), while slotting in just ahead of Washington’s Brian Robinson Jr. (82.62).

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Devin Singletary’s 2023-24 stats

Games: 17

Carries | rushing yards: 216 | 898

Rushing touchdowns: 4

Receptions | receiving yards: 38 | 193

Receiving touchdowns: 0

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Where should you draft Singletary?

Singletary isn’t a player to depend upon as your RB1. In fact, it’s probably a good idea to make him a RB3 or RB4 on a fantasy roster for depth, occasionally relying upon him as a flex fantasy option for those occasional big games. There are other times where he can completely disappear, too.

He piled up a career-best 898 rushing yards, and Singletary is very durable. Those are very good things, but he also had a career-low in targets out of the backfield (38) in Houston, while averaging a career-low 4.2 yards per game.

Motor should remain in favor with the Giants coaching staff as long as his fumbling issues are licked. He didn’t lost one fumble last season in Houston, but he did have 3 lost fumbles in 2022 in his final campaign in Buffalo. He has Tracy as his backup, so Singletary is the only one with meaningful NFL experience, so expect a heavy dose of Motor, at least in the early going.

Taking Singletary earlier than Round 7 might be a mistake, but he is durable, and shouldn’t be on the board later than Round 9.

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