Giants PFF Grades Week 7: Abdul Carter Leads, Malachi Fields Shines

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Published Oct 27, 2026, 2:14 PM ET | By Vincent Rapisardi

Key points

Abdul Carter had the top Giants grade, a 91.0, in the 27-21 overtime win at Houston, per Giants Wire's PFF grades story.
Rookie Malachi Fields led the offense at 88.9, and JJ McCarthy graded 80.0 in his first Giants start, Giants Wire reported.
Kicker Dominic Zvada graded 36.1, the low mark on special teams, after missing both field goal tries.

The Giants PFF grades for Week 7 are in, and Abdul Carter set the pace. He posted a 91.0 in the 27-21 overtime win over the Houston Texans, per Giants Wire's rundown of PFF's grades.

PFF's own Week 7 grades roundup had Carter as the top-graded player in the game. It credited him with four quarterback hurries and an 85.2 pass-rush grade over 57 defensive snaps.

The win came in JJ McCarthy's first start and moved the Giants to 4-2-1, per Giants.com. They lead the NFC East heading into the Week 8 bye.

By the Numbers: Top Giants PFF Grades in Week 7

Player	Pos.	Week 7 PFF grade
Abdul Carter	LB	91.0
Malachi Fields	WR	88.9
DJ Reader	DT	87.2
Arvell Reese	LB	81.2
JJ McCarthy	QB	80.0
Malik Nabers	WR	79.7

Source: Giants Wire, citing Pro Football Focus, Oct. 26, 2026. Season grades are on our Giants PFF grades page.

Giants PFF Grades Week 7: The Offense

Fields led the offense at 88.9, per Giants Wire. The rookie caught four of five targets for 83 yards according to the ESPN box score.

McCarthy graded 80.0 in his debut start, Giants Wire reported. He went 20 of 28 for 252 yards, 9.0 yards per attempt, with no touchdowns, no interceptions and three sacks, per ESPN.

Nabers (79.7) caught seven of nine targets for 111 yards, per ESPN. Cam Skattebo (76.8) ran 17 times for 124 yards and a score, and Devin Singletary (75.8) added the 30-yard winner in overtime.

The low end belonged to guard Jon Runyan Jr. at 50.0, with Darnell Mooney at 50.6 and Isaiah Likely at 51.4, per Giants Wire.

Giants PFF Grades Week 7: The Defense

Reader (87.2) and Reese (81.2) followed Carter, per Giants Wire. Houston finished with 237 total yards, per ESPN.

Carter's grade came without a sack; he had four tackles, per ESPN. Micah McFadden graded 36.4 despite a team-high 10 tackles, per Giants Wire and ESPN.

Giants PFF Grades Week 7: Special Teams

Long snapper Ben Mann led the unit at 81.3, and punter Jordan Stout graded 66.3, per Giants Wire. Stout averaged 49.8 yards on four punts, per ESPN.

Zvada's 36.1 was the lowest special teams grade, Giants Wire reported. He missed both field goal tries and made all three extra points, per ESPN.

What the Week 7 Grades Mean for the Season

Reader's 90.4 season grade ranks first among 126 qualified interior linemen, per his PFF page. Carter's 90.3 ranks third of 112 edge defenders, per PFF.

McCarthy still has no season grade; his PFF page lists him below the snap minimum. The Giants visit Philadelphia in Week 9, per Giants.com.

Our Take: Week 7 PFF Grades Back the Young Core

On Sunday I posted that PFF had DJ Reader at 91 and that it's amazing how players get elevated with great coaching. Giants Wire's list has him at 87.2 now, but he's been great.

The rookies are the bigger story. Fields at 88.9 and Reese at 81.2 are why I wrote that young players are actually developing. That is something we rarely saw in recent years of Giants football.

McCarthy averaged 9 yards per attempt, and after the game I said the Giants have themselves a quarterback. An 80.0 in his first start backs that up.

Carter is the one I'll keep pushing. Back in September I said five sacks in 20 career games wasn't good enough and that he needed more disruption. Sunday's 91.0 came with no sacks, so that is the number I'll keep tracking after the bye.

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