NegativeProjectionThu, July 16, 2026
Fade; slot role contested by Isaiah Likely, career-high 548 receiving yards.
Calvin Austin IIIWR
Austin joined the Giants on a one-year, $4.5 million contract this offseason. A former fourth-round pick of the Steelers in 2022, he has totaled 84 career receptions for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns but has never totaled more than 548 receiving yards in a season. He will likely man the majority of snaps in the slot but will have to battle for slot work with tight end Isaiah Likely, who has played 47.9 percent of his snaps from the slot and has two seasons with a slot rate over 50 percent. The source notes that like many Giants receivers not named Malik Nabers, Austin is another receiver who can be faded in fantasy drafts.
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Austin has never totaled more than 548 receiving yards in a season and will have to battle for slot work with tight end Isaiah Likely... Like many Giants receivers not named Malik Nabers, Austin is another receiver who can be faded in fantasy drafts.
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- What did NBC Sports Rotoworld say about Calvin Austin III?
- Austin joined the Giants on a one-year, $4.5 million contract this offseason. A former fourth-round pick of the Steelers in 2022, he has totaled 84 career receptions for 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns but has never totaled more than 548 receiving yards in a season. He will likely man the majority of snaps in the slot but will have to battle for slot work with tight end Isaiah Likely, who has played 47.9 percent of his snaps from the slot and has two seasons with a slot rate over 50 percent. The source notes that like many Giants receivers not named Malik Nabers, Austin is another receiver who can be faded in fantasy drafts.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Calvin Austin III (WR). Fade; slot role contested by Isaiah Likely, career-high 548 receiving yards.
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- Calvin Austin III's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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