One of the under-the-radar things the New York Giants did in constructing a massively overhauled roster for the 2018 season was pay extra attention to finding players who could not only contribute on offense or defense, but who had been quality special teams contributors in their other NFL stops.
How successful were the Giants in solidifying their special teams in 2018? How much value does that have for them going forward? Let’s look at those questions as we continue our position-by-position reviews of the 2018 Giants.
2018 review
2018 Position Reviews
Using Football Outsiders DVOA (Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average) the Giants went from having the worst overall special teams units in the NFL in 2017 to having the league’s third-best special teams in 2018.