Turbo Down: Giants Back Facing Uphill Climb

The New York Giants didn’t remake their backfield in the 2025 offseason, but adding rookie Cam Skattebo in Round 4 provided a straightforward projection for the unit.

Second-year back Tyrone Tracy is set to start after exceeding every expectation for a rookie. He found over 1,000 yards from scrimmage and looked the part between the tackles, despite converting from receiver at Purdue. Skattebo, a bigger, more physical back, will complement him in short-yardage and goal-line situations.

Between them, presumably, is veteran Devin Singletary, who struggled in 2024 but offers the roster’s best blend of vision and footwork, providing teach tape for the younger backs. It doesn’t make financial sense to prioritize moving on from him, even if his role is diminished in 2025.

That leaves Eric Gray and Dante “Turbo Miller” as running backs from last season’s roster. Both Giants running backs face stiff competition to make the 53-man roster.

At this point, neither is a safe bet to earn a spot. New York rostered three running backs for much of the season, sporting Gray in a backup role. With Skattebo in the building, there isn’t room for either ancillary back.

Gray, having run for just 79 yards across two seasons, likely has the leg up over. But his experience isn’t sizable, nor was his performance in that limited action. Miller, meanwhile, is yet to take an NFL carry.

That, Big Blue View noted, doesn’t work in his favor, even if he has more theoretical upside.

“Miller is now a 26-year-old with no real NFL resume, and a thin collegiate one,” Ed Valentine wrote. “Since that productive 2021-22 season at Columbia, he had just six carries at South Carolina in 2022-23 and the touches he got in the preseason last year. That is not a lot of football played over the past few seasons.

“Making the 53-man roster and becoming a productive part of the Giants’ backfield is a mountain Miller might not be able to climb.”

New York has the space to offer both practice squad spots, and Miller’s athleticism lends itself to upside on special teams. With how much the Giants invested in special teams in the offseason, there isn’t a clear path for Miller there, either.