Daboll did his best to clear the air surrounding New York’s current QB situation, saying that Daniel Jones would be the starter when he returns from his ACL tear. The last time the former 6th-overall pick himself saw the field in 2023, he failed to muster 1000 passing yards through six starts and tossed just a pair of touchdowns and six interceptions. The Giants now find themselves back at 6th in the draft order in 2024 with most, if not all, of the top quarterback talent projected to be off the board by the time they get on the clock a month from now.
Outside of an outlier 2022 season that saw Jones light up the box score with 700+ rush yards and seven touchdowns on the ground, Jones has hardly been usable in fantasy throughout his career and now faces the uphill battle of regaining his rushing ability off a major leg injury. It would be disingenuous to assume that Jones won’t be the same as before following an ACL tear, but with his level of play being questionable at best even before the injury, fantasy managers shouldn’t bank on Jones as anything more than a potential upside QB2 option in 2024.