NEW YORK GIANTS

2017 | 3-13, 4th in East Last year in playoffs | 2016

THREE PLAYERS WHO MUST COME THROUGH

QB Eli Manning: This season is a referendum on the quarterback, because the Giants changed just about everything else on offense. His best recent year was 2015, although the Giants had the NFL’s worst defense at the time.

RT Ereck Flowers: For three seasons at left tackle, Flowers was durable but was a penalty magnet and shaky in pass protection. In the spring, coaches moved him to right tackle. That might be a better fit, but it’s hard to hide there because most everyone has two pass rushers.

LB Alec Ogletree: As he did with the Rams, Ogletree will be making the defensive calls from middle linebacker. New York is looking for him to stabilize the middle of the defense. THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH RB Saquon Barkley: The No. 2 overall pick is expected to reestablish the Giants’ running game. Think there are high hopes for him? General manager Dave Gettleman said Barkley was “touched by the hand of God.”

WR Odell Beckham Jr.: The NFL’s best receiver when he’s healthy, Beckham is coming back from a fractured ankle. He agreed to a five-year extension that makes him the highestpaid wide receiver in football.

S Landon Collins: Coming off a subpar season, Collins will rove all over this defense. He’ll be a little like the versatile Tyrann “Honey Badger” Mathieu in James Bettcher’s system. Collins is a thumper and a ballhawk. FANTASY SLEEPER TE Evan Engram: With defenses focusing on Beckham and Barkley, this could be a big year for Engram ... if he can hang on to the ball.