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Old-school OBJ? Giants WR makes one-handed catch at practice as he battles for roster spot

Odell Beckham Jr. makes a one-handed catch at Giants practice as he battles for roster spot, potentially gaining an opportunity due to Calvin Austin III's season-ending ACL tear.

First seen Aug 26, 2026 · 2:03 PM UTC · last updated Aug 26 3:35 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

Odell Beckham Jr. flashing a one-handed catch at Giants camp is a nice headline, but the more actionable piece of this cluster is Calvin Austin III's reported season-ending ACL tear. That's a real dynasty and redraft dent for Austin — he's off the board entirely for 2025 fantasy purposes, so drop him in any format where roster spots matter and stop drafting him in dynasty leagues until you have more clarity on his recovery timeline. Wherever you had him valued as a depth receiver, that value is now zero for the season.

For Beckham, the connection here is speculative and thin — the source frames this as him "potentially" benefiting from an opening roster spot, not confirmation that he's making a team or projected for real touches. Beckham remains a wait-and-see camp battler at this stage; a good practice rep is not the same as a locked role, and he's coming off a lot of injury and productivity question marks in recent years. Treat him as a very late-round dart throw or waiver stash at best in dynasty/best-ball formats — don't reach for him in draft prep based on this alone.

Net effect on your board: bump Austin off your rankings/watchlist, keep Beckham exactly where he was (speculative, low-priority flier) until you see roster cuts or a confirmed role. Confidence in the Austin injury report is moderate (80%) per the source, but the Beckham opportunity angle is still just camp chatter — treat it as such until preseason usage or roster moves confirm anything more concrete.

Old-school OBJ? Giants WR makes one-handed catch at practice as he battles for roster spot

Odell Beckham has surprised many by looking spry during New York Giants camp. The 33-year-old, who didn’t play a lick of football last year, has knocked off the rust admirably in his attempt to make Big Blue’s roster.

On Tuesday, OBJ gave us the latest reminder of his latent abilities.

Turning back the ⏰👀.

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) August 25, 2026

Odell Beckham Jr. made a RIDICULOUS one-handed catch today at Giants practice. pic.twitter.com/40PF5jcnkG

Sure, it was a practice snag against air, but it’s still good to see that the one-handed Beckham still exists.

OBJ has cycled through reps with the backups and starters through training camp. During preseason action, he’s mostly run with the backups and hasn’t stood out from a production standpoint. In 47 snaps over two games, he’s caught four passes on seven targets for 23 yards. A dropped touchdown in Saturday’s game against the Miami Dolphins was a downer for the veteran receiver.

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When last we saw Beckham in an NFL season, he was mostly ineffective for the Miami Dolphins, catching nine passes for 55 yards over nine games in 2024. OBJ has looked better than that this summer, but at 33, remains on an uphill climb to make an impact.

Calvin Austin III’s practice injury on Tuesday, which was confirmed to be a season-ending ACL tear, doesn’t immediately open up opportunity for Beckham. Austin worked as a primary slot option. OBJ runs from the outside (one slot snap, 46 wide during preseason action).

While Beckham won’t replace Austin’s slot snaps, the injury could help open up an extra roster spot in the WR room that New York could decide to use on OBJ.

The deadline for teams to set their initial 53-man roster is Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.

Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Kevin Patra · Aug 26, 2026 · read original