{"id":681697,"date":"2026-01-16T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/681697\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:15:30","slug":"malik-nabers-is-nfls-best-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/681697\/","title":{"rendered":"Malik Nabers is NFL&#8217;s best receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 15, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Following a sensational, record-setting rookie season, it was evident that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a> had selected an elite talent when they drafted Malik Nabers in the 2024 NFL draft. Entering his sophomore campaign, fans were eager to see how Nabers might build on that foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Unfortunately, Nabers\u2019 season ended abruptly in the first half of the Giants\u2019 Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. The injury occurred just as rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart assumed the starting role, depriving the offense of its most dynamic weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Dart recently appeared on the DeepCut YouTube series, where he was asked to name his dream wide receiver. Before answering the question, he offered high praise for his current top target on the Giants roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">From Dart\u2019s perspective, he already considers Nabers the premier receiver in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Nabers has previously stated his belief that he can become the league\u2019s best at his position, and it is entirely plausible that his full potential could be unlocked with Dart at quarterback once he returns to full health.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Nabers faces a lengthy rehabilitation process after suffering a torn ACL, but the Giants are optimistic he will be ready near the start of the upcoming season and miss only minimal time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There is considerable excitement about the possibilities for Dart and Nabers as a tandem. The Giants\u2019 star receiver believes the offense has limitless potential in 2026, given what Dart has already shown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Fans are already looking forward to seeing the Giants\u2019 offense at full strength next season. With a new coaching staff set to take over and key pieces returning, the developing connection between Dart and a fully healthy Nabers should be one of the most compelling storylines to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768565730_922_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 15, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET Following a sensational, record-setting rookie season, it was evident that the New&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[95878,7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6,96069,96070,95882,99689,95896,95891,95888,95895,95899,95906,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-681697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkgiants","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnflgiants","17":"tag-sstsngiants","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagmalik-nabers","20":"tag-tagnational-sports","21":"tag-tagnew-york-giants","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","25":"tag-tagoverall-positive","26":"tag-tagsports-news","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115904730185611125","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}