After losing star second-year wide receiver Malik Nabers to a season-ending ACL tear, no one would blame the Giants for aggressively pursuing a replacement, but so far, no such efforts have been made. In fact, the team came out earlier this week to say that they are unlikely to pursue any additions at the position. 
Seeming to go against that claim, though, New York hosted a number of pass catchers this week for tryouts, per Pat Leonard of NY Daily News Sports. These were not veteran free agents that were getting their tires kicked. The visitors included Michael Woods, Rakim Jarrett, Brandon Johnson, and Samori Toure, who ended up signing to the Broncos practice squad today.
So, based on the lack of interest in impact veterans available on the free agent market or on other teams’ practice squads and based on the lack of trade talks for impact receivers, it seems clear that the Giants have faith in the abilities of their current receiving corps; they’re more concerned with depth. With Nabers, Da’Quan Felton, and Bryce Ford-Wheaton all on injured reserve, the Giants only have five wideouts on the 53-man roster: Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Jalin Hyatt, Beaux Collins, and Gunner Olszewski. New York also rosters veterans Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Ihmir Smith-Marsette and rookie Dalen Cambre on the practice squad.
Even with the options on the taxi squad, the Giants decided not to utilize one of their two allotted standard gameday practice squad elevations on the position, shocking Dan Duggan of The Athletic, who expected Humphrey’s name to get called. While Robinson and Slayton have shown their ability to be impact players on the offense, this situation is being viewed as an opportunity for the former third-round pick, Hyatt, to step up in a big way. Over his first two seasons, Hyatt has disappointed with only 31 catches for 435 yards and no scores.
Duggan, though, has put forth a theory that Collins, an undrafted rookie out of Notre Dame, will get the majority of looks at WR3. Collins had a couple more snaps than Hyatt in Week 3, while Hyatt just edged out Collins for more snaps last week. Either way, it appears New York is intent on utilizing what it has on hand to run their passing game, while looking to replenish the back end of the group with potential practice squad additions.
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The only thing the Giants are looking at is next season because they are already in “tank mode”.
I don’t think they’re in “tank mode” as Dabol and Schoen are fighting to keep their jobs…they’d better hope that the cancer treatments that Marra is going through work and that he’ll be pre-occupied enough to give them more rope…LOL…..the Giants will continue to fight every game but are totally over matched.
Making Dart the starter was the Hail Mary attempt to save their jobs but it’s clearly not going to work. Dabol and Schoen must now realize they are lame ducks.
“the Hail Mary attempt to save their jobs but it’s clearly not going to work”
It’s been two games.
I like the kid but he’s at risk of being sacked on nearly every pass attempt. No run game support. Darnold was in the same position as a rookie with the Jets.
If their schedule was a little weaker they might have had a little hope but really, the next potential win I see is the Raiders on the last day of the season.
You bring up a point regarding this schedule.
I need to have someone explain to me.. ( not you.. I am venting out loud..) why is it that the Giants have .. this schedule in 2025?
I always thought that based on the your record the year before (2024) that your schedule for this season would be more in line with teams with a similar record. (No need to explain the NFC East..)
Not one of those WRs will help. The receivers the giants have are bad, really bad. Can’t get open and when they do, they drop it.
The time is now for Hyatt if not trade him.