It wasn't even three years ago that the New York Giants finished with a 9-7-1 record and scored 31 points in a playoff win over the Minnesota Vikings. While it's easy to label the Giants as a team 'rebuilding' after trading back into the first round quarterback Jaxson Dart, Brian Daboll knows he's on the hot seat and he can't afford another season like the one he just had.
But sitting on the current roster isn't going to cut it. The Giants already had the Eagles and Cowboys to contend with. Now, the Washington Commanders just took a monumental leap forward with head coach Dan Quinn and quarterback Jayden Daniels. The NFC East is brutal, and New York's roster needs more help.
Thankfully, there's one team out there that has exactly what the Giants need: the Green Bay Packers.
There's no question the Giants need another offensive playmaker. A 21-year-old Malik Nabers had a phenomenal rookie season and already looks like a true WR1 in the NFL. But outside of Nabers, the rest of the talent is suspect.
New York gave a questionable three-year $36 million extension to Darius Slayton during the 2025 offseason despite the veteran receiver earning just 39 receptions for 573 yards and two touchdowns in 16 games last year. Meanwhile, Wan'Dale Robinson had extremely high volume last year (140 targets) but remarkably low efficiency (5.0 yards per target). Robinson's despicable 33.3 percent success rate and 79.4 passer rating when targeted last year prove the Giants need an upgrade at receiver.
The Packers have just what this team is looking for in a trade.
The New York Giants should trade for a Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Outside of Nabers, the combination of Slayton, Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, and Zach Pascal might be the most underwhelming unit in the league. The Green Bay Packers, meanwhile, have more wide receivers than they know what to do with.
Green Bay just spent a first-round pick on Texas' Matthew Golden, and they already had an extremely deep group with Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, and Savion Williams (not to mention guys like Mecole Hardman and Bo Melton, who are unlikely to make the roster with the team's current depth).
Reed, in his first two seasons, recorded 1,650 yards and 14 touchdowns. With two years still remaining on his rookie deal, the Packers are unlikely to be willing to part with the young receiver. Likewise, Savion Williams was a 2025 third-round draft pick whom they won't trade. Everyone else, however, could be on the table.
Of the potential available Packers receivers, Romeo Doubs makes the most sense. Doubs can battle for the ball in contested situations, and he's tough as nails. The 25-year-old is coming off back-to-back 600-plus-yard seasons and has collected 15 touchdowns in his first three years in the NFL. He also averages a career passer rating of 96.8 when targeted.
Though Doubs lacks juice after the catch, he's excellent before the catch and when the ball is in the air. Doubs was disgruntled late in the 2024 season, and a mutual parting might be beneficial for both sides. If the Packers aren't willing to part with Doubs, Watson, and Wicks, both would be respectable upgrades to add to the Giants' wide receiver room.
All three of Doubs, Watson, and Wicks would require contract extensions to stick around long-term. This is where things get a bit tricky because of the Giants' financial situation. The Giants currently have the second-lowest cap space in the league, and in 2026, they are projected to be in a salary cap hole, per Over the Cap.
There are ways around this. The Giants can backload the contract of the receiver they trade for or restructure a veteran contract to create ample cap space to make a trade and extension possible.
Either way, Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen must have the roster awareness to know that they need more firepower on offense, and a trade for a Green Bay Packers wide receiver could be exactly what the doctor ordered.