The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone, and the hope of drafting Jeremyah Love from Notre Dame ended with his selection as the third-overall pick. The New York Giants went with a stud in linebacker Arvell Reese, thus retaining a very similar running back room for this upcoming season.
It looks like Giants General Manager Joe Schoen, head coach Jim Harbaugh, and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy are all on the same page with letting the fifth-best running game in 2025 remain the same.
Moe Moton of Bleacher Report tried to make sense of every backfield in the NFL, following the draft. He concluded that the Giants have a solid one-two punch, and there is no correct order for them on the depth chart.
Let it ride, boys.
Giants are running it back with the same backfield in 2026
That is the question, really. Can this running attack from a year ago really sustain itself for another 17-game gauntlet? Or, could it be even better with a head coach who has prided himself on that area of the game for the last decade with the Baltimore Ravens?
If you are a football fan, there is no denying that what Harbaugh did with the Ravens running game with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, and before that with Gus Edwards, wasn't special. Now, imagine that with Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr., and this new look offensive line.
Last season, the G-Men only had Skattebo for five games, and he emerged as the star that we all know and love. As the first real running back to play with power and a north-south attitude with the ball since Brandon Jacobs, the Minnesota product's rookie campaign was cut short by a devastating leg injury.
But all will be right when the Giants' training camp gets underway this summer, and Skattebo might be the player with the most pressure on him to perform in 2026. Under Harbaugh's guidance for the first time, it will be interesting to see if he can improve upon his rookie effort of 410 yards on 110 carries, with five trips to the endzone.
The same goes for Tracy Jr., who is likely going to be slotting back to the number two spot behind the aforementioned Skattebo. Can he try to compete for that top spot and force the fan-favorite to be more of a third-down and short-yardage back?
And of course, there is Dart. We saw a good bit of the Ole Miss product's legs last season, but will that be the same in 2026? For his sophomore season, with the return of Malik Nabers, the acquisition of Darnell Mooney, and the drafting of Malachi Fields, throwing the ball might be a better option for him.
If we know how Harbaugh coaches, and his experience with one of the best running quarterbacks of all-time in Jackson, Dart is going to be learning a thing or two this season. He can certainly add a good bit of yardage to this devastating backfield.
There is no need to fix what isn't broken. And for the Giants and their long list of broken things last season, there is no need to change anything for this upcoming season.
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