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The New York Giants are getting ready for training camp, along with the rest of the NFC East. This is the second offensive position group in the NFC East Grading series. After the first offensive grading – tight ends – the Eagles had 17 points, with the Giants having 16, Dallas having 14, and Washington earning 13 points.
How does it work, you may ask? It’s VERY complicated! The best positional group is assigned four points, and the “worst” receives one point. Let’s talk about the wide receivers in the NFC East!
Roster: Terry McLaurin, Treylon Burks, Antonio Williams, Dyami Brown, Luke McCaffrey, Jaylin Lane, Van Jefferson, Chris Hilton Jr., Jacoby Jones, Jayden Bradley, Nick Nash
Terry McLaurin will be 31 in September, and he’s coming off an injury-plagued season where he caught 38 of 59 passes for 582 yards with three touchdowns. Despite the down season, McLaurin is still the clear-cut number one receiver, and one who is a respectable starter in the NFL. 2024 was McLaurin’s best season by far, so he’s not far removed from elite production.
Deebo Samuel was Washington’s leading receiver last year, and Zach Ertz was second – neither is on with the Commanders in 2025. Treylon Burks showed some promise down the stretch of the season, securing 10 of 22 passes for 130 yards with a score. Jaylin Lane also had 16 catches for 225 yards last season.
Washington did draft Antonio Williams in the third round and has some depth veteran players like Dyami Brown, Luke McCaffrey, and Van Jefferson. Overall, though, Washington receives one point for this exercise.
Points: 1
Roster: DeVonta Smith, Makai Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks, Johnny Wilson, Hollywood Brown, Darius Cooper, Elijah Moore, Britain Covey, Danny Gray, Somari Toure, Quez Watkins, Erik Ezukanma
The Eagles traded AJ Brown to the Patriots, and now Philadelphia’s offense will look to establish a different identity, post-Kevin Patullo, and now in the Sean Mannion era. That identity may involve heavier personnel and more targets over the middle of the field to two exceptional route runners in DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon.
The Eagles did lose their deep-field-stretching X, but gained a few players who have X capabilities in Dontayvion Wicks and Samori Toure, with Johnny Wilson being the big-body who could receive an interesting opportunity in 2026. Hollywood Brown is also a field stretcher, but fits more of a Z role.
Philadelphia’s depth is solid, but the loss of Brown was not enough to offset the return of Malik Nabers. I like the pieces the Eagles added, but I’ll take Nabers, Mooney, Slayton, and the rest of the Giants’ depth.
Points: 2
Roster: Malik Nabers, Darnell Mooney, Darius Slayton, Calvin Austin III, Malachi Fields, Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, Braxton Berrios, Isaiah Hodgins, Jalin Hyatt, Beaux Collins, Dalen Cambre, Xavier Gipson, Ryan Miller
Malik Nabers is returning from a bad knee injury, which is concerning when ranking the Giants over the Eagles, but...
