Fantasy Football Player Notes

Shepard is dealing with turf toe, and has been placed on IR. He wasn't all that involved in the offense when he did play in his short time this year, as Darius Slayton took a bigger role. Shepard is droppable in nearly all formats.

Slayton had a monstrous Week 1 against the Steelers with two touchdown passes, and looked to have a great rapport with Daniel Jones. Golden Tate was out for the game, and there are plenty of mouths to feed for the Giants, but Slayton immediately moves into close to WR3 range, and another big performance would firmly plant him an every-week starter.

Tate missed four games last year after his suspension but he had a very solid year when he was on the field. He finished the season ranked 31st among wide receiver in fantasy points per game (half-PPR formats) and continued to excel in producing yards after the catch. Tate will be 32 years old when the season starts and will continue to compete for targets with Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Evan Engram, and Saquon Barkley. But in full PPR formats at least, he should be a viable flex option most weeks. In standard or half-PPR leagues, however, draft him only as a bench player.