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Snap Counts: Week 7 usage & takeaways

ANDREW-THOMAS

The Giants lost a tough one in Denver on Sunday as they dropped to 2-5 on the season.

Up three scores heading into the fourth quarter, the Giants gave up 33 points in the final frame and ended up losing 33-32 on a Wil Lutz field goal as time expired.

The Giants will look to rebound on the road this week as they head down the turnpike for a divisional rematch against the Eagles.

Here are snap counts and takeaways from Week 7.

Quarterback

  • Jaxson Dart – 77 offensive snaps (100 percent)

Dart took every snap for the Giants on Sunday, finishing the game with 283 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception for a 93.4 passer rating. He also added 11 yards and an additional touchdown on the ground. The rookie now has seven passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns over the last four weeks, as he became just the third rookie quarterback since 2000 to be responsible for 10 total touchdowns in his first four career starts, joining Justin Herbert and Deshaun Watson.

Running Back

  • Cam Skattebo – 46 offensive snaps (59.7 percent)
  • Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 28 offensive snaps (36.4 percent)
  • Devin Singletary – 3 offensive snaps, 3 special teams snaps (3.9 percent, 10.0 percent)

Skattebo once again led the backfield in snaps, touches and yards, finishing the game with 19 total touches (16 rushes, three receptions) for 94 yards (60 rushing, 34 receiving) and his sixth touchdown of the season. Heading into Monday Night Football, Skattebo leads all rookies in total yards from scrimmage (587) and touchdowns (six). Meanwhile, Tracy saw his usage increase one week after making his return from a shoulder injury in Week 6. The second-year back took nine carries for 46 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown run.

Wide Receiver

  • Lil'Jordan Humphrey – 74 offensive snaps (96.1 percent)
  • Wan'Dale Robinson – 70 offensive snaps (90.9 percent)
  • Jalin Hyatt – 25 offensive snaps (32.5 percent)
  • Beaux Collins – 6 offensive snaps, 16 special teams snaps (7.8 percent, 53.3 percent)
  • Gunner Olszewski – 1 offensive snap, 11 special teams snaps (1.3 percent, 36.7 percent)

Humphrey led the wide receivers in snaps played, but Robinson led the team in every other receiving category this week. Going up against an elite Broncos secondary, Robinson pulled in six receptions for 95 yards on 12 targets, while also drawing a couple of big penalties on Denver. Humphrey, Collins, and Hyatt saw a total of four targets, but did not turn them into any receptions. Collins did pick up a special teams tackle. Olszewski handled all of the returns on special teams, taking three punts for 28 yards (9.3 avg.) and three kickoffs for 85 yards (28.3. avg.).

Tight End

  • Theo Johnson – 68 offensive snaps (88.3 percent)
  • Daniel Bellinger – 52 offensive snaps, 9 special teams snaps (67.5 percent, 30.0 percent)
  • Chris Manhertz – 8 offensive snaps, 15 special teams snaps (10.4 percent, 50.0 percent)
  • Thomas Fidone II – 3 offensive snaps, 16 special teams snaps (3.9 percent, 53.3 percent)

The Giants received big performances from their top two tight ends. Bellinger caught three passes for 88 yards, a new career-high, and his first touchdown since 2022, while Johnson pulled in three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. Both of the touchdowns came on pass plays of 40+ yards, as they became two of just three tight ends to score pass plays of 40 yards or more this season (Pittsburgh's Pat Freiermuth is the third). Since at least 2000, no other team has had two different tight ends record touchdown catches of 40+ yards in the same game. Manhertz and Fidone primarily played on special teams, where the rookie tight end recorded a solo tackle.

Offensive Line

  • Austin Schlottmann – 77 offensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (100 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • Greg Van Roten – 77 offensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (100 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • Jon Runyan – 77 offensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (100 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • Jermaine Eluemunor – 77 offensive snaps (100 percent)
  • Andrew Thomas – 77 offensive snaps (100 percent)
  • Aaron Stinnie – 1 offensive snap, 4 special teams snaps (1.3 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • James Hudson III – 4 special teams snaps (13.3 percent)

With John Michael Schmitz sidelined with a concussion, Schlottmann stepped in and played every snap at center. The other four starting offensive linemen also played every offensive snap, marking the fourth consecutive game the four of them have played every snap together.

View photos from the Week 7 matchup between the Giants and Broncos.

Defensive Line

  • Dexter Lawrence II – 55 defensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps (67.9 percent, 6.7 percent)
  • Roy Robertson-Harris – 37 defensive snaps, 3 special teams snaps (45.7 percent, 10.0 percent)
  • Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Sr. – 28 defensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (34.6 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • Darius Alexander – 24 defensive snaps (29.6 percent)
  • D.J. Davidson – 20 defensive snaps, 8 special teams snaps (24.7 percent, 26.7 percent)

Lawrence led the group in snaps and finished the game with one tackle, one pass defensed and one quarterback hit, along with a team-high four pressures. Robertson-Harris had three tackles and two quarterback hits and nearly came down with an interception. Nunez-Roches also batted a ball down at the line of scrimmage, as did Alexander.

Linebackers

  • Bobby Okereke – 81 defensive snaps, 3 special teams snaps (100 percent, 10.0 percent)
  • Darius Muasau – 73 defensive snaps, 11 special teams snaps (90.1 percent, 36.7 percent)
  • Kayvon Thibodeaux – 57 defensive snaps, 3 special teams snaps (70.4 percent, 10.0 percent)
  • Brian Burns – 56 defensive snaps (69.1 percent)
  • Abdul Carter – 52 defensive snaps (64.2 percent)
  • Victor Dimukeje – 10 defensive snaps, 19 special teams snaps (12.3 percent, 63.3 percent)
  • Neville Hewitt – 26 special teams snaps (86.7 percent)
  • Zaire Barnes – 23 special teams snaps (76.6 percent)

Okereke was once again on the field for every defensive snap as he finished tied for third on the team with six tackles (four solo), matching Muasau's six (three solo). Burns continued his dominant start to the season with two sacks, three tackles for loss, and a pass breakup to go with his four solo tackles. Carter picked up three tackles (one solo) and three total pressures. Dimukeje made his 2025 debut after an offseason pec injury kept him out the first six games of the season. The outside linebacker recorded two tackles and a pass breakup in his first game with the Giants. Hewitt and Barnes continued their key roles on special teams, with the former registering one solo tackle and the latter picking up two tackles (one solo).

Defensive Backs

  • Tyler Nubin – 81 defensive snaps, 9 special teams snaps (100 percent, 30.0 percent)
  • Cor'Dale Flott – 81 defensive snaps, 4 special teams snaps (100 percent, 13.3 percent)
  • Dru Phillips – 68 defensive snaps (84.0 percent)
  • Dane Belton – 63 defensive snaps, 26 special teams snaps (77.8 percent, 86.7 percent)
  • Paulson Adebo – 42 defensive snaps (51.9 percent)
  • Deonte Banks – 39 defensive snaps, 11 special teams snaps (48.1 percent, 36.7 percent)
  • Jevón Holland – 22 defensive snaps, 2 special teams snaps (27.2 percent, 6.7 percent)
  • Nic Jones – 1 defensive snap, 18 special teams snaps (1.2 percent, 60.0 percent)
  • Beau Brade – 1 defensive snap, 12 special teams snaps (1.2 percent, 40.0 percent)
  • Art Green – 26 special teams snaps (86.7 percent)

Nubin and Flott joined Okereke in playing every defensive snap. Flott was targeted 10 times in coverage, according to PFF, and only allowed two receptions for 19 yards while breaking up two passes. His performance earned him a spot on PFF's Team of the Week. Meanwhile, Nubin allowed two receptions for 10 yards on three targets, earning a passer rating against of just 71.5. Injuries to Holland and Adebo led to extended action on defense for Belton and Banks. Belton finished the game with a team-high 10 tackles (six solo), including the key stop on Courtland Sutton to shut the Broncos out on fourth-and-goal. Phillips finished second behind Belton with nine tackles (all solo), including one tackle for loss. Brade got his first defensive snap of the season, while Jones was on the field for his second snap on defense this year.

Specialists

  • Jamie Gillan – 16 special teams snaps (53.3 percent)
  • Casey Kreiter – 10 special teams snaps (33.3 percent)
  • Jude McAtamney – 4 special teams snaps (13.3 percent)

Gillan punted the ball six times for 263 yards (43.8-yard average), including two inside the 20-yard line, with a long of 57 yards. He also handled all kickoffs, of which the Broncos had an average of 19.2 yards on five returns. McAtamney did not attempt a field goal and went two for four on extra points.

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