Giants Preseason Finale Snap Counts: Beckham Looks Like a Lock After Leading Team in Targets

J.C. Davis played every offensive snap for the second straight week, Nic Jones made his case at cornerback, and Harbaugh said Odell Beckham Jr. has "done enough to make an NFL roster."

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. celebrates during a game against the New York Jets | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

The New York Giants are done with the preseason after winning 23-6 against the New York Jets inside MetLife Stadium.

For the second straight week, the Giants looked like the far superior team, which is consistent with how head coach John Harbaugh was with the Baltimore Ravens throughout his tenure there. Harbaugh knows what buttons to push during the preseason, and it showed against the Jets.

After the Giants threw an interception and surrendered an opening-drive touchdown, they were able to tack on 23 unanswered points and cruise from there.

Here's a look at the snap counts for each side of the ball, according to the NFL gamebook, and what to take away from the game:

Offense

Player	Snaps
J.C. Davis	74
E. Neal	60
M. Mbow	50
T. Fidone	43
J. Kubas	40
D. Cambre	37
I. Hodgins	37
D. Slayton	33
O. Beckham Jr.	33
B. Allen	30
B. Berrios	27
E. Gray	27
J. Haener	27
R. Schernecke	27
X. Gipson	25
A. Stinnie	24
G. Finley	24
L. Patrick	24
T. Conner	24
B. Hudson	22
N. Harris	22
J. Winston	20
B. Jaimes	18
D. Bankston	18
F. Mauigoa	17
J. Deguara	17
J. Schmitz	13
J. Runyan	13
T. Tracy	10
K. Prentice	8
J. Gray	3

This game for the Giants was about giving the backup offensive line a chance to play. That is why J.C. Davis, for the second straight week, played in all offensive stops and did not come off the field. Evan Neal and Marcus Mbow also look primed to be in the mix as backups on gamedays for the offensive line.

The battle to be the final wide receivers on the roster also took place, with Dalen Cambre, Isaiah Hodgins, Darius Slayton, Odell Beckham Jr., and Braxton Berrios getting a decent amount of work. That is likely one of the harder decisions for the Giants' front office to make.

Beckham looks like a lock to make the roster after making three catches for 53 yards on six targets, which led the team.

"Yeah, I mean, I don't want to like say exactly who's making it right now and not, what the considerations are," Harbaugh said postgame about Beckham's chances to make the roster.

"And things can happen. But I think I would answer the question yes. I mean, I think he has done enough to make an NFL roster for sure. He's played well, and he's gotten better as his camp's gone along. He deserves credit for that. He's done a really good job with it."

Defense

Player	Snaps
R. Layne	40
B. Brade	37
N. Jones	34
J. Kelly	33
C. Murphy	32
T. Ford	30
K. Kareem	28
Z. Barnes	26
D. Alexander	23
C. Hood	22
K. Black	21
JT Woods	18
L. Fotu	18
B. Jamison-Travis	17
U. Amadi	17
Z. Pickens	17
C. Martin	14
M. Davidson	13
A. Washington	10
C. Golston	10
D. Banks	10
J. Pinnock	10
M. McFadden	10
P. Adebo	10
T. Nubin	10
D. Muasau	9
A. Orji	8
A. Green	8
A. Barnes Jr.	6
B. Barten	6
E. Campbell	3

Most of the Giants' defensive starters took a backseat as the rest of the roster fought for their chance to make the final roster.

The most notable player in the higher tier of defensive snaps was cornerback Nic Jones, who is in the running to be the final cornerback on the roster.

Jones might have gotten a boost from Art Green's injury in the game. Green went into the medical tent after getting hurt on a kickoff, but Harbaugh said after the game that it wasn't going to be something that would affect him in the long run.

The Bottom Line

The Giants likely knew what a majority of the 53-man roster will look like, but the final preseason game gave players a chance to earn some of the final spots ahead of Sunday's deadline. For most of the Giants that took the field against the Jets, the game was likely more of an indicator of who will be part of the practice squad and who won't be asked back once they clear waivers.

Regardless, their efforts against the Jets are a positive sign of what's to come. They took the game seriously and it gives the team a lot of momentum after a pair of dominant preseason performances, even if it didn't involve the players who will be playing the majority of snaps on Sept. 13 when the Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

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