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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR · FA · 29 yrs · exp 9 · USC
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Latest: Aug 25, 2026 · 463
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6 winners and 5 losers from the Chiefs’ second preseason game
The Chiefs' second preseason game
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Odell Beckham Jr. Consistently Getting Open at Camp
Odell Beckham Jr. has consistently gotten open during training camp, improving his chances of making the 53-man roster
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Giants news: Najee Harris signed, JuJu Smith-Schuster released
Najee Harris signed by Giants, JuJu Smith-Schuster released
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7 winners and 4 losers from the Chiefs’ first preseason game
Who stood out in good and bad ways during Kansas City’s first exhibition game?
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Giants list Odell Beckham Jr. as third-string WR on initial depth chart
The Giants released their first depth chart of the summer on Wednesday and it provides a view of how Odell Beckham Jr.'s bid to make the team is shaping up. Beckham is listed on the third string along with three other wideouts. Reports from camp last week had Beckham, who did not play at all in 2025, getting reps with the first team, but it will be hard for a player who doesn’t play on special teams to make the cut from his current spot on the depth chart. Darius Slayton is listed as a starter along with Malik Nabers with Calvin Austin, Darnell Mooney and Jalin Hyatt on the second rung. Hyatt’s placement is a bit surprising based on how reports from camp about how the receiver reps are doled out. Isaiah Hodgins, Dalen Cambre, and rookie Malachi Fields join Beckham on the third string with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios on the fourth row. Berrios is also listed as the top punt returner. Teams stress the unofficial nature of these depth charts, so the way they line up in preseason games may prove to be more telling about how things will play out for the Giants. Their first game is Saturday against the Vikings
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Odell Beckham Jr.: I feel like I'm doing better, getting more opportunities
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.'s return to the Giants didn’t come with any guarantees that he’ll land a spot on the 53-man roster, but he’s doing his best to make the case for one at training camp. Reporters at the team’s practices this week made note of a strong pair of days for Beckham on Tuesday and Wednesday. That included snaps with the first team as Beckham tries to win a job in a group that also includes Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Calvin Austin, Darnell Mooney, third-round pick Malachi Fields, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios. After the practice, Beckham said he “it’s definitely challenging” being part of a deep group because it limits the chances he has to show why he believes “I can play at a high level.” He also said that it helps that he’s finding it easier to do that as he gets more time in the offense under his belt. “I feel like I’m getting better. I feel like with repetition, with mistakes, unfortunately I’m one of those people who has to touch the stove to know that it’s hot and to not touch it again, so I learn from a mistake and it’s like, all right, that’s something that I corrected,” Beckham said, via a transcript from the team. “So, I definitely feel like I’m getting better. There’s definitely been more opportunities. It’s just a combination of both. But kind of just fizzle all that out and I’m just like — I’m just locked in the moment. I’m truly grateful for being where my feet are at and just trying to enjoy that each and every day and bring the best energy that I can.” Beckham does not play special teams and that will make it hard for him to secure a roster spot unless he’s clearly shown that he can make an impact on offense. The last few days have shown signs of that and his quest to finish the job will continue to be a storyline for the rest of the month
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JuJu Smith-Schuster — Questionable
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Odell Beckham Jr. Seeing Major Uptick in First-Team Reps
Odell Beckham Jr. has seen a significant increase in first-team reps at Giants training camp, but still faces an uphill battle for a significant role in the offense
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Giants 2026 Make or Break: Is this Darius Slayton's last season in New York?
Giants training camp is here, with new head coach John Harbaugh taking the team to The Greenbrier in West Virginia. This will be a "make or break season" for certain Giants, meaning they'll need to step up and show they belong, or else they could be wearing another team's uniform in 2027. We’ll highlight some of those players for Big Blue, continuing with wide receiver Darius Slayton . - 37 catches - 538 yards - 1 touchdown Slayton has played seven seasons in New York. He's gone over the 700-yard mark four times, so he's proven he can step up when needed. But he's coming off of two sub-600-yard seasons, and the timing off those down years isn't great. While Slayton still has two years left on the three-year, $36 million contract he signed a year ago, there is a potential out in the contract after this season that would only cost the Giants $3 million in dead cap money. The Giants also drafted Malachi Fields and signed veterans Odell Beckham Jr. , Juju Smith-Schuster , Darnell Mooney , and Calvin Austin this offseason, and if one of those players proves they can step up and be a starter, it would hurt Slayton's chances of sticking around. There's also Jalin Hyatt , who has been a bust in his first three seasons with the team but possesses a similar skillset to Slayton, which could push him during training camp and make the veteran expendable. Slayton comes into training camp as the likely No. 2 receiver behind Malik Nabers , with Mooney set to occupy the slot. But those veterans mentioned above, and Fields, will be hot on his heels. Beckham, of course, is a fan favorite, and while he clearly won't be the same playmaker he was in his first go-round with the Giants, fans are going to want to see him play. Any time he makes a play, the pressure will further be put on Slayton to go out and prove that he should still be on the field. Drops have been a problem for Slayton over the course of his career. Last season alone, Slayton dropped five passes on just 63 targets, which is far too many for any receiver. He'll need to be much more consistent with his hands to keep his status as a starter in 2026. What Slayton's been able to hang his hat on during his NFL career is his ability to be a deep threat. He's averaged more than 14.0 yards per catch in each of the past four seasons, and if he can be a true stretch-the-field-threat in 2026, he's be a perfect complement to Nabers and Mooney. The Giants aren't asking the world of Slayton for this upcoming season. They don't need him to be a 1,000-yard receiver or really anything close to that. But they need him to be consistent when the ball comes his way. If he can avoid the costly drops that have plagued him and be the down-field stretch the Giants need him to be, then he'll likely be back in 2027
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Odell Beckham Jr. has to Earn a Role on the Final Roster
New York Giants veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. won't just be given a spot on the 53-man roster going into the 2026 regular season because of his past exploits, but ESPN's Jordan Raanan writes that he'll "have to earn his spot on the roster" after he returned to the Giants this spring. The 33-year-old former 12th overall pick by New York in 2014 out of LSU was a Pro Bowler in each of his first three NFL seasons in the Big Apple, but his prime is past him, and he might only stay on the roster if Malik Nabers (knee) isn't ready for the start of the 2026 season. OBJ didn't play at all in 2025 and has nine catches for 55 yards in his last two seasons combined. During training camp this summer, Beckham will be competing with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios for a depth role. Even if Beckham impresses in camp and the preseason and earns a roster spot going into Week 1, fantasy managers in all formats should be ignoring him with little to no upside left in his career
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Eagles schedule preview: Giants
When and where: Week 9 at home, Week 18 in New Jersey Key additions: HC John Harbaugh, LB Tremaine Edmunds , WR Darnell Mooney , half of the Ravens roster Key subtractions: DT Dexter Lawrence , WR Wan’Dale Robinson, LB Bobby Okereke Last season: Brian Daboll, who was not fired a year ago for appearances, was fired The question for this team: Is John Harbaugh a magician? John Harbaugh is here and he is going to fix everything. Never mind that he’s coming off his worst season in a decade, and possibly his career. Never mind that he only won 4 playoff games in his last 13 years. Never mind that he thought he was taking Todd Monken with him only for Monken to take the Browns job, leaving him to turn to Matt Nagy. Never mind that he is leaving one of the better run teams from top to bottom to one of the worst. Because John Harbaugh is here and he is going to fix everything! There’s a lot that needs to be fixed. In 9 of Harbaugh’s 18 years in Baltimore , the Ravens had a top 3 scoring defense. The Giants were 26th in 2025 and haven’t had a top 3 finish in a decade. Harbaugh traded not just his best defensive player but one of the better interior defensive linemen for 1 (one) draft pick. The Giants signed 22 players in free agency, almost all to one year contracts, and most of those to minimum deals. And in addition to signing five former Ravens, the Giants also signed 11 players who Harbaugh coached against last year. In June the Giants brought in JuJu Smith-Schuster , Braxton Berrios , and Odell Beckham for workouts, which seemed like a joke. They signed all three. The Giants have speed run to the “sign guys the coach has heard of” phase of poor roster construction. The Giants also did the classic “it’s a new era” move and replaced their long snapper. Harbaugh does bring competence to the Giants, something they haven’t had in a decade. But you don’t give a coach top of the line salary to achieve competence. You don’t drag out contract negotiations, with details leaking out daily, just to get competence. For 2026, competence will be progress. A four or five win improvement would be significant, and give Harbaugh even more reason to sign some more former Ravens or guys he coached against in 2027. But for all their moves it’s not clear that the Giants even improved their roster. They haven’t significantly improved their skill position players to help Jaxson Dart , their defense has not only not significantly improved it has possibly gotten worse, and their playcallers are uninspiring. The Giants are putting a lot of faith in the magic beans of John Harbaugh. Ben McAdoo was fired in his second season, Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge after their second seasons, and Brian Daboll should have been fired after his third but John Mara didn’t want to seem reactionary and fire him in the offseason, instead firing him during the season. How long does Harbaugh last?
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NY Giants news: What to expect from Darius Alexander; Cam Skattebo on backflip
Bucky Brooks named Darius Alexander and Abdul Carter to his 2026 All-Breakout defense. Darius Slayton is looking to rebound after a disappointing season with many drops, facing competition from new signings like Odell Beckham Jr. and Juju Smith-Schuster, as well as rookie Malachi Fields. Kayvon Thibodeaux remains with the team despite trade talks
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Calvin Austin III Competing for Depth Role in New York
New York Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin III will merely be competing for a depth role with his new team this summer in training camp. Malik Nabers (knee), Darius Slayton, and Darnell Mooney are locked into the top-three receiver spots for the G-Men heading into the 2026 season, with Austin battling Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, rookie Malachi Fields, and Isaiah Hodgins for a backup role. The 27-year-old Austin caught 84 of 143 targets for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns in 48 games (16 starts) in his three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers after he was a fourth-round pick in 2022 out of the University of Memphis. Austin currently appears to be ahead of OBJ and Smith-Schuster, with his primary competition likely to come in the form of Fields for the WR4 role in what should be a more balanced offense under new head coach John Harbaugh. Austin should be avoided in 12-team fantasy drafts this fall, with his only path to waiver-wire appeal early on likely coming if Nabers is not ready to play to begin the regular season
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Survey results: NY Giants fans expect Isaiah Likely to be an impact player
It was viewed as something of a surprise when the New York Giants didn’t move to remake their roster in free agency. John Harbaugh believes that the Giants’ existing roster is in a pretty good place and only needed a few additions to compete with anyone in the NFL. The national media, on the other hand, disagrees and the general consensus seems to be that a six- or seven-win season would be a good step forward for the Giants in Harbaugh’s first year. If the Giants are going to surprise the national media and exceed their expected win total, which is currently set at 7.5 on FanDuel , they’re going to need their veteran additions to have an impact. So this week we asked you which of the Giants’ biggest-name free agents will have the biggest impact for the Giants. The answer was, unsrurpisingly, tight end Isaiah Likely . Like I said, I fully expected Likely to come out on top in this poll. He’ll likely (no pun intended) see the field more than the other three players, and have more tangible production than Reader or Ricard. I could have included any of the myriad wide receivers, punter Jordan Stout , or linebacker Tremaine Edmunds in the poll. However, I do believe Likely will be a more consistent impact player than Mooney, Austin, Beckham, Smith-Schuster, or Berrios. Likewise, I don’t think Edmunds will be an impact player if Reader isn’t an effective defensive tackle. That leaves punter Jordan Stout, who I thought seriously about including. After all, fans who remember Steve Weatherford constantly flipping the field in the second half of the NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers will understand how impactful great punting can be. That certainly would have made the poll more interesting. However, I decided to make a bit of a point here with including Ar’Darius Washington over Stout. Here’s what I wrote in the original survey: One of the dominos to fall in Harbaugh’s arrival in New York was Washington’s injury in the spring of 2025. He was coming off of a breakout season for the Ravens and looking to become one of the big names at the safety position in the NFL. Modern NFL defenses demand a talented “STAR” to blur the lines between box safety, free safety, and slot corner, and allow the defense to be multiple without constantly shifting subpackages. The Ravens definitely noticed Washington’s absence in 2025 and now the Giants hope he can once again be a multifaceted sparkplug for the defense. The nature of defenses is changing right before our eyes. The Giants were one of the first teams to make heavy use of the “big nickel” package with their three safety set back in 2011, and proved highly effective against the Patriots’ 12-personnel package. It’s cropped up several times with other teams over the last couple years, but 2025 was a watershed year. We saw players like Kyle Hamilton , Nick Emmanwori , Cooper DeJean , and Budda Baker change how their defenses are able to gameplan and attack offenses. It’s no coincidence that we saw a very high number of safeties drafted highly this year, as more teams look for ways in which to combat modern offensive trends. Having a nickel defender who can blur the lines between slot corner and box safety is an incredible advantage for defenses. It allows them to shift looks and alignments on the fly and effectively deal with the run or pass, from 11 or 12-personnel packages. “STAR” is the Nick Saban terminology for the position, and I believe that we’ll hear the term used far more frequently over the next year as defensive trends shift. Dennard Wilson wants to run an aggressive match quarters defense that does a lot on the back end. Adding Washington to Dru Phillips gives Wilson more flexibility in designing coverage schemes, post-snap rotations, disguises, and pressures. The fact that just 7% of fans listed him as potentially having the biggest impact, while he could be one of the defense’s pivot players, suggests that he’s a guy we should be keeping an eye on this summer [... truncated ...]
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Travis Kelce swan song? What to expect from Chiefs tight end in potential final season
Three-time Super Bowl champion tight end Travis Kelce returns to the Kansas Chiefs in 2026 for his 14th and perhaps final NFL season. Kelce re-signed on a one-year, $12 million contract with two void years for salary cap purposes. The pact is structured for Kelce to decide whether to retire by June 2027, and after marrying Taylor Swift, he may look forward to more free time on his hands. Kelce doesn't have much left to prove. He ranks as the Chiefs' all-time receptions (1,080), receiving yards (13,002) and receiving touchdowns leader (82) while those same figures respectively have him ranked third, third and fifth all-time among all NFL tight ends. Receptions 1,080 1st 3rd Receiving yards 13,002 1st 3rd Receiving TD 82 1st 5th So what can we expect from a 37-year-old Kelce in 2026? The role is pretty clear, but the raw numbers are a little more murky. Kansas City will once again ask Kelce to be a focal point of their offense in his 14th season: he led the Chiefs in catches (76), receiving yards (851), while co-leading the team in receiving touchdowns (five). Since the Chiefs traded away All-Pro Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in 2022, Kelce accounts for nearly a quarter of all of Kansas City's receiving at 22.7% (3,996), and Rice is second in that span at 10.2% (1,797). The 2010 All-Decade team tight end will continue to be heavily relied on in 2026. Travis Kelce 22.7% Rashee Rice 10.2% JuJu Smith-Schuster 8.6% Noah Gray 6.9% Xavier Worthy 6.6% * Kansas City traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins during the 2022 offseason It's unclear if Patrick Mahomes will be the one throwing the ball to Kelce all season. Mahomes tore both his ACL and LCL in his left knee on Dec. 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers , and a torn ACL injury typically involves a nine-month recovery on its own. It's unclear how the combination of the ACL and LCL tear will affect Mahomes' timetable. If he's unable to suit up for Week 1, the Chiefs have Justin Fields and 2026 seventh-round pick Garrett Nussmeier competing to be Mahomes' placeholder. Kelce made history with a team-leading 851 yards receiving in 2025 at the age of 36. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez as the only tight ends in NFL history with 800-plus receiving yards in a season at the age of 36-or-older. Gonzalez accomplished the feat as a 36-year-old (930 in 2012) and as a 37-year-old (859 in 2013) with the Atlanta Falcons . With how much of a target share he'll likely continue to possess in a Kansas City offense lacking in reliable playmakers at the wide receiver position, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and head coach Andy Reid will likely continue to feature him in Year 14. Expect Kelce to produce numbers similar to his 2025 output in 2026
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Can a Healthy Darnell Mooney Re-Emerge as a Dynasty Sleeper?
Veteran wide receiver Darnell Mooney signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants in the opening days of free agency in what was one of the earliest of several moves made to shore up the position. After a record-breaking rookie season, 2024 first-round pick Malik Nabers suffered a complicated knee injury in Week 4 of the 2025 season, and his difficult recovery has still left question marks about his availability to begin the year. With the team's leading receiver from 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson, departing in free agency, the Giants also added Calvin Austin III and followed up those early signings by spending a third-round pick on Notre Dame's Malachi Fields and since bringing in veterans Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Braxton Berrios. Given his history with new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Mooney could still be the most likely to emerge from the pack and see the largest role, both with and without Nabers on the field. His lone 1,000-yard campaign came with Nagy calling plays in Chicago, and if he can stay healthy in 2026, something he was unable to do in his final season with the Falcons, Mooney could make an impact early in the year and hold a fantasy-relevant outside role even after Nabers' eventual return
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