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4 WRs the NY Giants can still target in free agency

By Zak Musso

Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) is unable to catch a pass while defended by New York Giants cornerback Fabian Moreau (37) during the fourth quarter during a wild card game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) is unable to catch a pass while defended by New York Giants cornerback Fabian Moreau (37) during the fourth quarter during a wild card game at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 2, 2018; East Rutherford, NJ, USA;New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) throws a touchdown pass to New York Giants wide receiver Russell Shepard (81) in the third quarter against the Bears at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2018; East Rutherford, NJ, USA;New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) throws a touchdown pass to New York Giants wide receiver Russell Shepard (81) in the third quarter against the Bears at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

1. WR Odell Beckham Jr.

The last time Beckham was healthy, he was well on his way to taking home Super Bowl LVI MVP honors. Beckham caught a touchdown from Matthew Stafford in the first quarter of that game (and mossed Eli Apple in the process) to put the Rams up early against the Bengals.

The Rams offense did not look the same after Odell tore his ACL, struggling to move the ball up and down the field. With his extensive injury history, you can’t trust Beckham as your WR1, but he certainly has the ability to get back to that level and would be one of the best WR2s in the NFL. OBJ has played in 10+ games in six NFL seasons and posted 1,000-yard seasons in five of the six.

The top free agent wide receivers on the market outside of OBJ are Darius Slayton, Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor, Allen Lazard and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Beckham  is better than all of those wide receivers, even at this stage in his career.

Beckham has matured a ton in the last couple of years of his career, which would make him a solid fit on this young Giants team. From a sheer football perspective, there’s no better wide receiver for the young Giants to learn from than the Giants icon. If he returns to the Big Apple, maybe Kafka will draw up another OBJ to Barkley touchdown for everyone to enjoy.

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