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4 wide receivers the NY Giants must stay away from in free agency

By Stephen Samra

KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 27: JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off of the field against the Los Angeles Rams at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 27: JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off of the field against the Los Angeles Rams at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /
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Allen Lazard, Green Bay Packers
Allen Lazard, Green Bay Packers. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) /

3. Allen Lazard

Next, Allen Lazard falls into the same trap Smith-Schuster is in. He’s been counted on as the No. 1 receiver in a potent offense with a star quarterback, but his success has been limited at best. While Lazard put up career numbers in 2022 – 60 receptions, 788 receiving yards and six touchdowns – would he really make the Giants offense that much better?

Does he move the needle much more than an Isaiah Hodgins or Darius Slayton? We don’t think so. Lazard had his chance to breakout in a big way this season for the Packers. He was the top dog in a wide receiving room begging for one, but what happened?

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers missed the playoffs, which no one expected to happen. The Giants must swing bigger than an Lazard or Smith-Schuster in free agency, or they might as well pass on them both. Schoen knows the pressure is on him to find a WR1. Lazard couldn’t live up to the hype at Lambeau Field. Something tells us it’d be more of the same at MetLife.

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