There will be a lot of battles up for grabs when the NFL training camp rolls around for the New York Giants next month. A season ago, New York finished with a 6-11 record and failed to qualify for the NFL postseason. The Giants somehow last season went 3-3 in the NFC East division.
The New York Giants just averaged 15.6 points per game a season ago. They only averaged 169.8 net passing, but they did average 110.2 yards per game on the ground. Saquon Barkley is no longer with the team and they will go with a running back by-committee system this season.
This will be year three of the Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen regime. The New York Giants are still rebuilding this roster and will see what the 2024 season brings.
Gmenhq.com Writer Stephen Samra Thinks That New York Giants Wide Receiver Darius Slayton’s Stock Has Dropped After Mandatory Minicamp
Over the last few years. Darius Slayton has been one of the most consistent wide receivers on the New York Giants roster. Slayton last season for the Giants had 50 receptions for 770 yards receiving and four touchdowns, along with averaging 15.4 yards per reception. He also was targeted 79 times.
At the start of the offseason, Darius Slayton held out because he wanted a new contract, but he reported to the mandatory workouts. Stephen Samra of gmenhq.com said about Slayton:
“When the Giants drafted Malik Nabers, the writing was on the wall for Darius Slayton. He likely would no longer be the team’s top receiving choice, after fighting his way into the good graces of Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen over the last couple of seasons.
Outside of Nabers, the future of the Giants receiving corps is clear — the former LSU star will lead the way, with Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt filling the gaps. That leaves a limited amount of playing time for Slayton, maybe not in 2024, but beyond, it becomes murkier with each season.
Over the last week, while Nabers was making highlight-reel catches, Slayton was sitting on the sidelines, after suffering an apparent injury on Tuesday. The best ability is availability, and Slayton wasn’t able to practice, and was forced to watch the new Giants trio go viral for their head-turning plays in the meantime.
Alas, Slayton could very well shock Giants fans once again, and pace the team’s wide receiving corps. However, with as much talent as New York has added to the group over the last year and change, he’ll be hard pressed to do so. With that, his stock is falling, even if it’s not particularly anything he could help.”
At the moment, Darius Slayton is still projected to be with the first unit with the New York Giants at wide receiver along with Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson. The one player who could very well steal the spotlight from Slayton will be Jalin Hyatt.
Hyatt is with the second unit at the moment, but he received reps with the first unit when Darius Slayton was sidelined. With Slayton in the final year of his contract, the New York Giants may pivot to a Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt receiving core for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season.