Even amid Malik Nabers’ recovery from a severe knee injury, few New York Giants fans appeared upset about Wan’Dale Robinson’s departure in free agency this past spring.
They’re certainly not missing him now, and not solely because the 3-2-1 Giants sit alone atop the NFC East. Robinson has been relatively pedestrian for the lowly Titans, entering Week 6 with 25 catches for 198 yards and two touchdowns. His yards per reception has dropped from 11.0 to 7.9, and he’s played only 67 percent of Tennessee’s offensive snaps.
Only months after receiving $38 million in guaranteed money, Robinson is on pace for 71 catches and 561 yards. That alone is fairly mediocre, but he averaged 93 catches and 857 yards over his final two seasons with the Giants, and he reunited with Brian Daboll in Tennessee.
Some of the blame obviously falls on embattled quarterback Cam Ward, and Daboll isn’t innocent, either. But the most concerning part about Robinson’s 2026 season — at least, for the Titans and their fans — is his recent rash of drops.
The New York Giants were correct in letting Wan’Dale Robinson leave for the Tennessee Titans
Pro-Football-Reference credits Robinson with three drops on 37 targets, and his 8.1 percent drop percentage is easily a career high. He only had four drops on 140 targets last year and proved to be a sure-handed safety blanket for Jaxson Dart. So what gives?
To be clear, this doesn’t seem like a player giving up after collecting guaranteed money. Robinson always felt like someone who thrived in a career year, and he rightfully set himself up to get overpaid in free agency. Anyone who watched the Giants could have told you he’s a fine No. 2 receiver, and he could still fill that role in Tennessee.
But because he followed Daboll directly to Tennessee, the collective assumption was that the Titans would force-feed him the ball. Few expected Tennessee to use the No. 4 pick on Ohio State standout receiver Carnell Tate, who has been phenomenal despite everything working against him.
Titans' dysfunction can't produce the Wan'Dale Robinson numbers Giants saw
Unfortunately for Robinson, he signed with one of the NFL’s most dysfunctional organizations, a trend that began with how ownership handled Mike Vrabel’s firing. Amy Adams Strunk recently convinced herself that Daboll and Robert Saleh were the ideal fits to develop Ward. Great job.
Management gave ex-Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger a $14 million signing bonus, and he’s rewarded them with five catches for 30 yards while playing 43 percent of their offensive snaps. Wonderful.
The most important thing, though, is that Robinson collected a $12 million signing bonus. So even if the drops continue, he’s already won the game. We should all be so lucky.
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