Kenny Golladay lands with the Giants, fantasy impact

FTN Staff

The New York Giants grabbed one of the last remaining upper-tier wide receivers on the free agent market, signing Kenny Golladay to a deal, per ESPN’s Josina Anderson. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the deal is for four years and $72 million.

I'm told WR Kenny Golladay has agreed to go to the #Giants, per source. "Done" they said.

— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 20, 2021

The #Giants and Kenny Golladay have a 4 year, $72M deal with a max of $76M with $40m guaranteed

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 20, 2021

The 27-year-old Golladay was the third-round pick for the Detroit Lions in 2017. He topped 1,000 yards in both 2018 and 2019, scoring 11 touchdowns and making the Pro Bowl in 2019, but injuries held him to five games and 338 yards in 2020.

Giants get their WR, sign Kenny Golladay

Fantasy slant: Golladay immediately becomes the No. 1 receiver in New York, stepping ahead of Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton in the pecking order. The ceiling for all three guys (and TEs Evan Engram and Kyle Rudolph) will come down to QB Daniel Jones. Jones put up a 24:12 TD:INT ratio as a rookie in 2019, but that fell to 11:10 in 2020. Other than that, his numbers held largely steady (6.6 yards per attempt both year; 87.7 passer rating in 2019, 80.4 in 2020).

Golladay will slide in as a low-end WR2 or flex option in fantasy with the Giants. Shepard and Slayton are both going to be flex/upside options without offering weekly startability. — Daniel Kelley