{"id":117953,"date":"2024-05-07T07:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=117953"},"modified":"2024-05-07T07:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T07:54:11","slug":"giants-draft-sleeper-tipped-for-tony-pollard-like-impact-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/giants-draft-sleeper-tipped-for-tony-pollard-like-impact-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants\u2019 Draft Sleeper Tipped for \u2018Tony Pollard-like\u2019 Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1673007325-e1715035697793.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Tony Pollard\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"119\" data-dom-ready-time=\"147\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0A New York Giants&#8217; draft sleeper is tipped to have a &#8220;Tony Pollard-like impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Replacing\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u00a0won\u2019t be easy for the\u00a0New York Giants, but they may have found their own\u00a0Tony Pollard\u00a0in the late rounds of the 2024 NFL draft. Fifth-round pick\u00a0Tyrone Tracy Jr.\u00a0is rated as the best sleeper from the Giants\u2019 draft class, somebody who could have a similar impact to\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u2019\u00a0running back and ex-Dallas Cowboys\u00a0star Pollard.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the view of\u00a0The 33rd Team\u2019s Marcus Mosher, who believes Tracy will feature as a rookie, despite the Giants signing\u00a0Devin Singletary\u00a0in free agency. As Mosher put it, \u201cOnly Singletary is ahead of him on the depth chart, so Tracy should find a role right away. He is the most explosive running back on the roster and could have a Tony Pollard-like impact on the Giants in Year 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The idea Tracy can feature immediately for the Giants is shared by\u00a0Touchdown Wire\u2019s Doug Farrar. He rates the former Purdue star as the true sleeper of this class, and pointed out how \u201cWith Saquon Barkley out of the picture, the Giants had a pre-draft running back rotation of Devin Singletary, 2023 fifth-round pick Eric Gray, and a bunch of \u2018meh\u2019 after that. Which means that anyone coming in from the draft would have an opportunity beyond the preseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tony Pollard Comparisons Make Sense for Giants<\/h2>\n<p>Pollard is a good comparison because he made the same transition from wide receiver at Memphis Tracy later made for the Boilermakers. The switch \u201clikely saved his career,\u201d\u00a0according to Mosher.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys didn\u2019t always take advantage of Pollard\u2019s crossover skills as a wideout, but he was effective when given the chance. Like for this\u00a0touchdown catch\u00a0from the slot against the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0back in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy had his own moments as a receiver out of the backfield for Purdue. He tallied 47 receptions in two seasons after redefining himself as a running back, per\u00a0Sports Reference.<\/p>\n<p>Like Pollard, Tracy is adept turning short catches into longer gains. As\u00a0Empire Sports Media\u2019s Alex Wilson\u00a0detailed, \u201c129 yards of 138 receiving yards came after catch.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"d5966e33291555070c479def27110f2a\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>The more I dive into Tyrone Tracy, the more I walk away thinking he\u2019s a steal.<\/p>\n<p>Minimal tread on his tires, with only 148 career carries. He averaged 4.44 yards after contact (best in college at RB), and 129 yards of 138 receiving yards came after catch.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a weapon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gaining yards in chunks isn\u2019t unique to the passing game for Tracy. He\u2019s also a player capable of expanding what the Giants produce on the ground.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tyrone Tracy Jr. the Big-Play Runner Giants Need<\/h2>\n<p>A flair for the big play was obvious as soon as Tracy became a running back: \u201cIn his first year playing the position, Tracy led the Big Ten in yards per carry (6.3) and scored eight rushing touchdowns,\u201d\u00a0per Mosher. Even if \u201cTracy isn\u2019t ready to be a full-time running back (146 career carries in college), he is an incredible athlete who is a threat to score on any play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His impressive yards per carry stats are similar to the 4.8 career average Pollard has managed. It\u2019s an average based on the veteran posting\u00a0over five yards per rush\u00a0in three of his five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>His speed to attack the edges made outside runs a popular part of the Cowboys\u2019s playbook. It\u2019s something the Giants found out the hard way for\u00a0the first\u00a0of Pollard\u2019s two touchdowns from Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy has the same lateral speed, something he showed off en route to \u201c714 yards, eight touchdowns, 46 forced missed tackles, 14 carries of 15 or more yards, and 36 first downs on just 114 carries,\u201d\u00a0per Farrar.<\/p>\n<p>Those numbers owed a lot to plays like this counter run against Michigan, highlighted by\u00a0Nick Falato of SB Nation\u2019s Big Blue View.<\/p>\n<div id=\"d9e9b1c0ba673306812cec41985d59cc\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Tyrone Tracy Jr. on SG GT counter vs. Michigan<\/p>\n<p>Talk about getting skinny inside both force defenders lol<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s room for a back with Tracy\u2019s versatility and sudden-strike skills. The Giants lack experience behind Singletary and would be counting on a considerable second-year leap from\u00a0Eric Gray. An alternative would be to sign a\u00a0tough free agent\u00a0with a 1,000-yard season on his CV.<\/p>\n<p>Giants\u2019 head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka finding multiple ways to turn Tracy loose early will make seeing Barkley ply his trade for the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0easier to take.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0A New York Giants&#8217; draft sleeper is tipped to have a &#8220;Tony Pollard-like impact.&#8221; Replacing\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u00a0won\u2019t be easy for the\u00a0New York Giants, but they may have found&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":117956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117953"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117957,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117953\/revisions\/117957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}