New York Giants: Eli Manning has never had this many playmakers

Brandon Marshall

Position: Wide Receiver
Age: 33 (3/23/1984)
2016 Season Statistics: 15 games played, 59 receptions, 788 yards, 3 touchdowns
2016 Season Statistics: 167 games played, 941 receptions, 12,061 yards, 82 touchdowns

The immediate comparison when Brandon Marshall signed with the New York Giants was Plaxico Burress. Whether fair or otherwise, Marshall is the most established big-body receiver whom Eli Manning has played with since Burress helped him win Super Bowl XLII.

Some question how much Marshall has left in the tank, but in this deep and explosive receiving corps, he can make a powerful impact.

For as gifted as Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard are in the red zone, Manning has long needed a big receiver to target in the back of the end zone. Beckham can go up and get passes, but Marshall is a more natural option due to his size and strength.

Standing at 6’4″ and a muscular 230 pounds, Marshall can overpower defensive backs and win jump balls on a consistent basis.

On more traditional downs, Marshall can play the role of a possession receiver. He has the size and hands to move the chains on short-to-intermediate routes. He managed to excel in that regard in 2016, when the New York Jets gave him a carousel of below-average quarterbacks.

The last time Marshall had consistent quarterback play was 2015, when he recorded 109 receptions for 1,502 yards and 14 touchdowns. Enough said.