Kenny Golladay is a wide receiver for the New York Giants, who was drafted in the third round by the Detroit Lions of the 2017 NFL Draft with the 96th overall pick. Golladay played at St. Rita HS in Chicago, Illinois and began his college football career at the University of North Dakota, where his college stats were dominant. After a breakout sophomore year with 884 yards and 8 touchdowns, Golladay transferred to Northern Illinois after the firing of North Dakota head coach Chris Mussman. In his junior and senior seasons at NIU, Golladay posted over 1,100 both times and 18 total receiving touchdowns.
At the NFL Combine, he measured in at 6-4 218-pounds, with an impressive 4.50 40-yard dash given his size. His 32-inch arms are in the 55th percentile of wide receivers.
During his first three seasons, Kenny Golladay gradually earned a growing role in the Lions offense. After his first 1,000 yard season in 2018, Golladay repeated that in 2019 while leading the NFL with 11 receiving touchdowns. He also led the NFL in deep targets in 2019, and saw a massive 1,826 air yards. In his contract year of 2020, Golladay suffered a hamstring injury that cost him two games and a hip injury in Week 8 that forced him to miss the last nine games of the season. However, these injuries did not stop the Giants from giving Golladay a 4 year, $72 million contract in 2021 free agency.
In 2021, Golladay played in 14 games while dealing with injuries to his hamstring, hip, knee, and ribs. As a result, he had a snap share below 80% in seven games. He also never saw more than 8 targets and had his first season without a touchdown in his career. His 19.4% target rate when on the field ranked #71 among WRs. Entering 2022, the Giants have hired Brian Daboll as their head coach to ignite their offense and Golladay will hope to rebound after a year of rapport with Daniel Jones. His Underdog early best ball ADP is currently 120.4, where he is the 54th receiver off the board.
