Former Arizona State standout Cam Skattebo knows his entry into the NFL with the New York Giants comes with a big reset button.
Sure, the fourth-round pick finished top five in Heisman Trophy voting and led his team to the College Football Playoff as a player who left high school with just one Division 1 offer. But in his own words, he hasn’t proven anything at the next level yet.
“How many snaps in the NFL have you seen me play? Zero, right? I’ve proved nothing,” Skattebo told a reporter who asked how he keeps a chip on his shoulder on Friday. “I’ve proved what I am in college, but I’ve proved nothing at this level.
“Now where I’m at, I have to prove myself, and if that’s for five years or 10 years, I’m gonna continue to prove myself. The best do it for the longest, so I’m gonna continue to do that and just work my butt off.”
"How many snaps in the NFL have you seen me play? Zero. I've proved nothing."
Cam Skattebo is asked about keeping the chip on his shoulder heading into his NFL career: pic.twitter.com/EA5ZmAg1y0
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) May 9, 2025
Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham appreciated the mindset, chiming in on X with a “Love this!!!!”
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The opportunity is there for Skattebo to prove his usefulness early, as the Giants’ running back room is headlined by second-year pro Tyrone Tracy Jr. and aging veteran Devin Singletary.
Tracy rushed for 839 yards and five touchdowns on 192 carries as a rookie, while Singletary added 437 yards and four touchdowns on 113 carries. Tracy, boasting a 4.48-second 40-yard dash at the 2024 combine, provided more of the speed while Singletary brought the thump at 5-foot-7 and 203 pounds.
Singletary is now at 1,001 career rushes after six seasons, and New York can get out of $12.75 million in cap hits over the next two years by electing to cut him after June 1 and owe just $6 million in dead money over the same timeframe.
It gives the opportunity for Skattebo to take the torch from Singletary as the thumper of the Giants’ backfield.
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“(Tracy) might be a little faster than me, so if you want to call it thunder and lightning, go ahead,” Skattebo said. “Whatever our roles are, you know, if he plays the whole time and I play not at all, I’m just going to be here and I’m going to work, put my head down and keep going.”
The Detroit Lions made the split-back system work for them with Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, the latter of whom Iowa State coach Matt Campbell compared Skattebo to, combining for 2,187 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in 2024.
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Skattebo dominated the Big 12 with his physicality, but many have questioned if it can translate to the NFL and if he can hold up long enough for it to matter.
Skattebo on the go ? pic.twitter.com/A4xD2ITNhv
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He thinks his approach to contact and the angles it takes is what sets him apart on that front.
“Head-up contact, that’s real contact. Shoulder-to-shoulder isn’t as much contact as people think,” Skattebo said. “And I have a good balance underneath my feet, so if I can get half of the body, you know, I feel like I’m in a good shape to go past him.”
ASU fans know his versatility firsthand, as he became the first college player with at least 1,500 rushing yards (finished with 1,711) and 500 receiving yards (605) since Christian McCaffrey did it in 2016.
It’s in the passing game that he’s able to most utilize his elusiveness, which he says defenders can underrate at their own peril.
“(If) people want to sleep (on it), they can sleep. I have no issue with that. It’s been something I’ve had to deal with my whole life, so I’m going to continue to do what I need to do to be successful and play as long as I can in this league,” Skattebo said.
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