NY Giants 53-man roster projection after loss to Browns

Tight ends (4)

Evan Engram, Kyle Rudolph, Kaden Smith, Cole Hikutini

Rudolph took a big step towards returning from PUP, when he ran some routes with Jones prior to Sunday’s game against the Browns.

The NY Giants will likely count on Rudolph to give the red-zone offense a significant boost, and provide a security blanket for Daniel Jones after Vikings quarterbacks produced a 116 passer rating when targeting him last season.

Meanwhile, Hikutini has been a training camp standout, but after getting injured last week against the Jets, has been able to do very little. Hikutini’s chances of making the NY Giants roster might hinge on him getting healthy over the next week.