THE LATE THIRDSMASTER PLAYER PROFILE
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Austin III
Austin III
New York Giants • WR / PR • #82 • 5’9″, 162 lbs • Memphis • 2022 Round 4, Pick 138
4.32 Combine Forty
1,100 Career Receiving Yards
8 Career Receiving TD
2024 Punt-Return TD
2x First-Team All-AAC
9x Tennessee Track Champion
The Read: Austin reaches New York with a real three-season NFL receiving sample, elite timed speed, and a cleaner opportunity than the crowded Giants roster first suggests. Wan’Dale Robinson’s departure opened slot work, Gunner Olszewski’s injury widened the return lane, and Austin has stacked camp evidence with Jaxson Dart on comebacks, crossers, deep overs, and a touchdown. The roster competition is still savage, and a one-year contract with $450,000 guaranteed offers limited protection. Dynasty managers should treat Austin as a deep-roster speed and return specialist with a credible rotational slot path, not a locked starter or a disposable camp body.
Dynasty UseDeep-roster spike-week receiverBest suited to deep formats and best ball where slot routes, deep shots, returns, and contingency volume can combine into usable weeks.
Risk ShapeRole competition and size taxA 162-pound receiver on a one-year deal must keep winning routes and return work inside one of the NFL’s deepest camp competitions.
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