Malik Nabers know about elite offenses. In the 2023 campaign he was the No. 1 receiver for LSU, which led the nation in yards and points per game. Now at the next level, Nabers has high hopes for the New York Giants’ offense.
“We got a lot of key points in the offense that makes a lot of guys move around,” Nabers said. “You can fit a receiver in any route concept that we have. So, I think we can use that to our advantage this season.”
There’s little about Nabers that isn’t advantageous. He caught a combined 189 passes over three seasons at LSU, totaling 3,000 yards and 21 touchdowns. His 3,003 career receiving yards are the most in LSU history; a prestigious honor for such a storied program.
Nabers produced the bulk of his jaw-dropping numbers this past season when he notched career-bests of 89 receptions for 1,569 yards and 14 TDs. Further, the former four-star prospect boasted 17.6 yards per catch.
For Nabers’ efforts in the 2023 season, he was named a unanimous All-American, First-Team All-SEC member from the AP and SEC Coaches and a finalist 2023 Biletnikoff Award, missing out on the trophy by a single vote to Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr.
New York Giants quarterback Daniels Jones has been blown away by Malik Nabers’ practice performances.
“I think he can be a tremendous weapon for us,” Jones said, via the New York Post’s Steve Serby. “He can do everything, there’s not much he can’t do really from a route-running standpoint.
“He’s dynamic either way the ball in his hands, and strong, fast, explosive, catches the ball well. Yeah, he does a lot well.”
NFL expert projects Giants win total for 2024 season
The Giants will welcome the help on offense. The team only averaged 280 total yards of offense per game last season, the fourth-least in the NFL. In turn, the Giants finished the season with 6-11 overall record—a significant step back from the team’s 9-7-1 mark in 2022.
Unfortunately for the Giants, Cynthia Frelund, an analytics expert with NFL Network, doesn’t expect next season to go any better. Earlier this month, she projected the Giants to win 5.4 games.
“The Giants having a really nasty defensive front. Dexter Lawrence and Kayvon Thibodeaux showed their teeth last season, and the inspired tradefor Brian Burns makes me think of Big Blue’s Super Bowl teams, from the recent vintage all the way back to the time when Lawrence Taylor lurked in the Meadowlands.
“The offensive front is more of a question, though, and the unit will be tested early and often. From Week 3 through Week 8, New York faces a six-game stretch against talented teams that present a number of imposing pass rushers: at Cleveland, vs. Dallas (TNF), at Seattle, vs. Cincinnati (SNF), vs. Philadelphia, at Pittsburgh (MNF).”
