Although the Giants signed Devin Singletary to be Saquon Barkley‘s successor at running back, Tyrone Tracy ended up in that role for most of the 2024 season. Tracy played well as a rookie, but the former fifth-round pick’s stock has dropped since.
The Giants turned back to Tracy following Cam Skattebo‘s season-ending ankle injury, and the former Iowa and Purdue back made 11 starts last season. Skattebo, who had usurped Tracy as the Giants’ top RB prior to his injury, returned in training camp. New York has since signed veteran starter Najee Harris, and Singletary opened Saturday’s Dolphins matchup in front of Tracy.
Tracy lost a fumble in the team’s Miami matchup, and that came a week after the third-year RB missed a block that led to Jaxson Dart taking a hard hit in the team’s preseason opener. The Giants signed Harris midway through last week, and while the former Steelers first-rounder (and Jim Harbaugh Chargers signing) is not yet 100% after his 2025 Achilles tear, John Harbaugh said he does not expect Harris to need too much time before he is ready to go.
Singletary and Eric Gray both enjoyed better training camps than Tracy, according to the New York Post’s Paul Schwartz, who places Tracy on the roster bubble ahead of Sunday’s roster-setting deadline. Singletary, who accepted a pay cut that dropped his salary to the veteran minimum, looks to be a good bet to make the team, per Schwartz.
Tracy totaled 1,579 rushing yards and seven touchdowns during his first two seasons. Even with John Harbaugh noting Gray has looked good during August workouts, it would be surprising if the team kept the seldom-used 2023 draftee (31 career carries; none last season) over Tracy, but it appears that is in play.
With Skattebo and Harris coming off injury, it would stand to reason the Giants would keep four RBs on their 53-man roster for insurance purposes. Tracy would undoubtedly generate interest on the waiver wire if he is cut, and if it is trending in the wrong direction for a young starter, Big Blue dangling him in trades this week would make sense.
Elsewhere on the Giants’ roster, Schwartz Post colleague Ryan Dunleavy notes the team has been rotating first-team reps at safety between two-year starter Tyler Nubin and the returning Jason Pinnock. The Giants used a second-round pick on Nubin in 2024 and have used him as a regular starter for two seasons.
The team previously let Pinnock walk in free agency, as he spent 2025 with the 49ers, but re-signed him this offseason. Pinnock made 32 Giants starts from 2023-24, being a key part of the team’s safety corps after the departures of Julian Love and Xavier McKinney. He is back on a one-year, $1.4MM deal.
Ar’Darius Washington has also been part of the competition for the spot alongside Jevon Holland, Dunleavy adds. Washington, one of the many players who followed Harbaugh from Baltimore this offseason, has also been given time in the slot; Andru Phillips has played there for the past two seasons in New York. Nubin was listed as the starter on the Giants’ unofficial depth chart, and Pro Football Focus assigned the Minnesota alum the highest grade among Big Blue players in the team’s win over the Dolphins.
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