Patricia Traina· Sep 5, 2026
Traina projects the Giants' Week 1 inactive list: Darius Slayton, Thomas Fidone II, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Elijah Campbell, J.C. Davis and Bobby Jamison-Travis, with Braxton Berrios elevated from the practice squad.
“Because we project that receiver Braxton Berrios will be elevated from the practice squad, the Giants would only need to have six players inactive.”
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7 checkable claims — 7 roster spot calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Braxton Berrios to make the roster
“Because we project that receiver Braxton Berrios will be elevated from the practice squad, the Giants would only need to have six players inactive.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- NYG
- skill:
- -200
- player:
- 2e93dab5-fed6-431d-92c6-acdce0d49b34
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
Darius Slayton to make the roster
“WR Darius Slayton ... There’s no need to dress Slayton ... for the game”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Thomas Fidone II to make the roster
“TE Thomas Fidone II — The Giants aren’t dressing four tight ends and a fullback. Fidone becomes the odd man out in this case.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. to make the roster
“RB Tyrone Tracy, Jr. The odds of the Giants keeping four running backs active for Sunday night really don’t make sense.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Roster Spot CallsJ.C. DavisNew York GiantsSep 5, 2026
J.C. Davis to make the roster
“OT J.C. Davis — the Giants are not likely to carry a fourth offensive tackle”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Elijah Campbell to make the roster
“DB Elijah Campbell ... I can’t see how the Giants would keep both him and Elijah Campbell active.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Bobby Jamison-Travis to make the roster
“DL Bobby Jamison-Travis — the young draft pick needs a little more time to develop his skills to be fully competitive at this level.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chad MillmanGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win.
- Simon HunterGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Hunter picked Houston and the Giants as underdog money line plays, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Detroit as favorites, and used Pittsburgh plus the Chargers as his survivor picks for week one.
- Chad MillmanGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Millman backed several week one sides outright: Miami to beat the Raiders straight up, the Jets over the Titans, an underdog money line parlay of Houston and the Giants, and a favorites money line parlay of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Detroit. He also stands by his preseason take that Drake Maye is a top-five NFL quarterback.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Parkins picked the Giants to upset Dallas, the Steelers to beat Atlanta by two scores, the Bears to beat Carolina, the Bills to beat Houston and Denver to beat Kansas City outright; he also said Justin Herbert will win an MVP and had the Bengals as AFC North champs.
- LaVar ArringtonGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Arrington picked the Steelers over the Falcons, the Bengals to cover against the Buccaneers, the Texans on the money line over the Bills, and the Giants to upset the Cowboys.
- Mike FlorioScore Predictions · New York GiantsHit · 86Florio gives score predictions for every Week 1 game of the 2026 NFL season, including an opening-night upset by the Patriots in Seattle and narrow home wins for the Giants and Chiefs.
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