New York Giants sign WR JuJu Smith-Schuster

The Giants' signing of JuJu Smith-Schuster earns a B– Contract Value Index (CVI)—a fair-value deal that reflects smart opportunism in a thin veteran receiver market without overstretching resources. At $1.3M on a one-year pact, Smith-Schuster arrives at a price point that removes downside risk entirely; even if his production regresses or injury limits his availability, the Giants have minimal financial exposure and zero dead-cap consequences heading into next season. For context, this is depth-piece money—a veteran minimum-adjacent commitment—yet it comes attached to a player who has logged significant starting experience and can operate across multiple route concepts, making it a rational depth add for a team rebuilding its receiver room during the offseason. The value equation tilts favorably because the contract imposes no long-term cap anchoring; the Giants are betting on a one-year rental of proven NFL experience rather than locking in future years at an inflated rate. This is the inverse of an overpay: the franchise gets optionality and veteran floor without structural cost, making it precisely the kind of low-risk, low-commitment signing that should grade as fair value rather than a bargain or a mistake.