The Giants’ wide receiver room arrived at training camp looking crowded and unsettled, but after a few weeks in West Virginia, the pecking order is starting to come into focus.
That matters because New York turned over this group in a major way over the offseason, adding six receivers to the roster. The newcomers included Darnell Mooney, Calvin Austin III, Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Braxton Berrios, while the team also drafted Malachi Fields in the third round. What started as a wide-open competition behind Malik Nabers is beginning to sort itself out.
At the back end of the battle, Smith-Schuster and Jalin Hyatt appear to be slipping. Per Dan Duggan, Smith-Schuster has been quiet in camp, and Duggan also said, "Smith-Schuster doesn’t play special teams, so he’ll need to pick it up soon to make a serious push for a roster spot."
Hyatt, who was already a long shot entering the offseason, now looks even further from sticking. The hope for him may be finding a better fit elsewhere.
Berrios is hovering on the roster bubble, though his work as a returner could keep him in the mix. Austin, meanwhile, is viewed as a roster lock, but he hasn’t exactly forced the issue in camp. His stretch of practices has been relatively quiet, and even Darius Slayton is fading into the background, with his starting job potentially in jeopardy.
The names gaining momentum are Fields and Beckham Jr. Fields has been one of the most consistent standouts in camp, flashing the downfield speed to stretch defenses while also showing he can be a dependable option for Dart underneath and in the intermediate game. Duggan noted, "Fields has made an early claim for the No. 2 receiver spot opposite Nabers."
Beckham Jr. isn’t really chasing that WR2 label, but he has still made his presence felt. He’s worked with the first team, found ways to separate, and come down with eye-catching catches throughout camp.
Another interesting development has been former undrafted free agent Dalen Cambre, who has turned enough heads to draw encouraging words from Harbaugh. His special teams value gives him a real path to the back end of the roster.
Nothing is locked in yet, and the preseason will still shake things up. But based on what has happened in camp, Nabers and Fields look like the likely starters, with Austin, Mooney, Slayton, and Beckham Jr. lining up behind them. For Dart, that’s a much deeper receiver group than the one he had last year.
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