The writing was on the wall for Daniel Jones, and it seems as though his Giants career is effectively over after six disappointing seasons in the Big Apple. Despite providing serviceable fantasy performances every now and again for fantasy managers (four top-12 finishes placed sporadically in his game log), his play wasn’t enough for New York in real life as they’ve sputtered to a 2-8 record to open the 2024 season. Despite his struggles, he’s been peppering rookie phenom Malik Nabers, who has himself come back down to Earth in terms of his production as a result of Daniel Jones’ play: after three straight top-6 finishes in Weeks 2-4, Nabers has finished as the WR24 or worse in his last four games.
The last time we saw DeVito under center, he played serviceably and didn’t have the luxury of an elite WR1 on his offense like he will this week against a porous Buccaneers pass defense. It’s hard to imagine that DeVito won’t lean on Nabers in a similar way as he draws his first start in 2024, and he could have appeal as a QB2 in superflex leagues given the matchup and a history of relatively solid production. His most important job the rest of the way, though, is undoubtedly his ability to not only sustain a useful baseline of fantasy production for Nabers, but also dig him out of WR3 purgatory and restore him to his rightful place among the WR1 ranks. The good news: the Giants’ schedule is arguably the best for any WR the rest of the way, so help could be on the way for fantasy managers who have been waiting for Nabers to save them down the stretch.