| 1979 New York Giants Top Fantasy Players by Position |
| Kickers |
| The top fantasy kicker of 1979 for the New York Giants with 9 field goals and 28 extra points was Joe Danelo. These stats produced a 16 game total of 55.05 fantasy points for an average of 3.44 per game. |
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| Quarterbacks |
| Phil Simms was the top New York Giants Fantasy Quarterback of 1979. He produced 148.75 fantasy points in 12 games for an average of 12.40 points a game. Statistically, he had 134 pass completions for 1,743 yards and 13 touchdowns. Another qb on the roster was Randy Dean with 91 passing yards and 0 td passes. |
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| Running Backs |
| The top New York Giants fantasy Running Back of 1979 was Billy Taylor. He averaged 9.29 fantasy points per game for 16 games for a total of 148.65 points. He also had 700 rushing yards and 7 rushing touchdowns. Other New York Giants rbs on the roster with fantasy points were Doug Kotar with 616 rushing yards and 91.10 fantasy points and Ken Johnson with 168 yards rushing and 28.20 fantasy points. |
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| Tight Ends |
| Averaging 2.22 fantasy points per game for 16 games made Gary Shirk the top New York Giants Fantasy Tight End of 1979. Statistically, he had 31 receptions for 2 touchdowns and 471 receiving yards. The other top New York Giants tight end fantasy point producer of 1979 was Loaird McCreary with 0.35 fantasy points on 7 receiving yards and 1 receptions. |
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| Wide Receivers |
| Earnest Gray was the top New York Giants Fantasy Wide Receiver of 1979 with 28 receptions for 537 yards and 4 touchdowns. These numbers produced a total of 51.05 fantasy points for an average of 3.19 points per game. The other top New York Giants wide receiver fantasy point producers were Johnny Perkins with 337 receiving yards on 20 receptions for 40.85 fantasy points and Dwight Scales with 222 yards receiving on 14 catches. |
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