MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — With so many starters sitting, the Giants on a steamy Saturday in South Florida were more in figuring out varied roster spots than they were getting their marquee gamers tuned up for the actual season.

This was going to be an afternoon for some to rise and others to fall.

Consider Tyrone Tracy Jr. as having stumbled, again.

The third-year operating back, a productive participant on unhealthy groups the previous two years, continued to battle in a summer season to neglect.

Just as it seemed as if he hit his groove, he hit a wall.

And where this goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Veteran Devin Singletary began at operating back, with Cam Skattebo on the sideline with most of the other frontline gamers on offense, including quarterback Jaxson Dart.

Tracy came in on the second collection and stayed in for the third collection and that is where it all went incorrect for him as the Giants took a 17-point halftime lead en route to a 26-3 preseason win over the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. had two runs over 10 yards, but one also included a essential fumble in the Giants’ 26-3 preseason win over the Dolphins on Aug. 22, 206 in Miami Gardens, Fla. AP

Tracy ran for 11 yards and then, bottled up, made a sturdy minimize to his left for a 12-yard pickup.

On the Dolphins 10-yard line, Tracy got it again and that is where catastrophe struck.

He lost management of the ball with out any contact for a brutal turnover.

As the first quarter expired, Tracy stood on the sideline, by himself, trying skyward, clearly upset with himself.

Singletary was on the area the next time the Giants had the ball and he ran through the Dolphins, ending off a 71-yard drive by bursting to the proper for a 13-yard landing scamper.

The 28-year-old veteran has had an spectacular coaching camp.

“I imply, clearly Motor is a actually good soccer participant,’’ Harbaugh said just lately. “He always has been. He’s had a nice camp. You know precisely what he’s going to give you.’’

Harbaugh can not say the same proper now about Tracy.

In the preseason-opening loss to the Vikings, Tracy blatantly missed a blitz pickup and Dart got crushed.

The Giants did not signal veteran operating back Najee Harris as a direct response to Tracy’s blunder but that Tracy has not precisely wowed the new teaching workers can not be ignored.

Jackson Woodard celebrates after recovering a fumble by Tyrone Tracy Jr. during the first quarter of the Giants’ preseason win over the Dolphins. Rich Storry-Imagn Images

The signing of Harris modified the dynamic of the operating back room and upped the ante on the competitors.

Skattebo is protected, of course, and it definitely seems Singletary is, as properly.

Harris on Thursday was given snaps in the joint observe with the Dolphins but he did not play in this sport; he is coming off surgical procedure to restore a torn Achilles suffered Sept. 21 when he was with the Chargers.

Before that, he began his NFL profession with 4 consecutive 1,000-yard speeding seasons with the Steelers.

If wholesome, it feels inevitable that Harris will be on the crew and have a position on offense. Harbaugh has said Eric Gray “has really had a good camp.” Where does that depart Tracy?

Odell Beckham Jr. breaks a sort out against cornerback Ethan Bonner on one of his two catches in the Giants’ preseason win over the Dolphins. am Navarro-Imagn Images

In 32 video games the previous two seasons, Tracy — a 2024 fifth-round draft choose — rushed for 839 and 740 yards, respectively, and surpassed 1,000 yards from scrimmage both years.

This, however, is a new starting for the Giants with Harbaugh operating the present and Tracy clinging to a roster spot.

Dart was excellent in the joint observe two days earlier and that was enough in the warmth of South Florida for him. “Certain guys, I’m positive, got enough work,’’ Harbaugh said Thursday, and Dart was one of these certain guys.

There were a lot more of these certain guys, including three beginning offensive linemen: Andrew Thomas, Jermaine Eluemunor and rookie Sisi Mauigoa, who went out with a stinger in the joint observe.

Three projected starters in the secondary — cornerbacks Paulson Adebo and Greg Newsome II and security Tyler Nubin — all began but the total up-front group — Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux, DJ Reader and linebackers Arvell Reese and Tremaine Edmunds — all sat out.

As they did in the joint observe, the Giants in the first half fairly much had their approach with the Dolphins.

Jameis Winston ran for a landing and rookie kicker Dominic Zvada, getting his first preseason motion, hit area targets of 43 and 32 yards and nailed both his further factors.

Odell Beckham Jr. almost had the spotlight he wanted to make a sturdy claim for a roster spot.

He got behind cornerback Miles Battle in the finish zone in the closing seconds of the first half and Winston put the ball where it wanted to be.

Beckham leaped for the reception but could not come down with the ball, as it fell off his arms.

Beckham had two catches for 17 yards in the first half.

Darius Slayton, coming off surgical procedure to restore a sports activities hernia, has been pretty quiet this summer season but he broke out with 4 receptions for 58 yards against a Dolphins protection also resting several starters.