Can veteran WR Allen Robinson find a spot with the Giants?

Allen Robinson enters training camp as the most accomplished wide receiver on the New York Giants’ roster. The 31-year-old, trying to extend his NFL career, to an 11th season, also enters training camp sitting firmly on the 53-man roster bubble.

Let’s discuss Robinson as we continue player-by-player profiles of the Giants’ 90-man roster.

The skinny

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 210
Opening day age: 31
Position: Wide receiver
Experience: 10
Contract: One-year, $1.31 million | 2024 cap hit: $1.085 million | Guaranteed at signing: $25,000

Career to date

Robinson has compiled 562 receptions for 7,028 yards (12.5 yards per reception) and 43 touchdowns in a career that began in 2015 when the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him in the second round of the NFL Draft.

Robinson has had three 1,000-yard seasons, the last of which came in 2020 when he had 1,250 receiving yards on a career-high 102 receptions for the Chicago Bears.

Robinson has tailed off in recent years. Over the past three seasons with the Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and Pittsburgh Steelers he has totaled 105 receptions for 1,029 yards. Robinson had only 280 receiving yards on 34 receptions last season. His 8.2 yards per catch average was the first time in his career he finished below 10.0 yards per catch.

2024 outlook

Cloudy.

Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt seem like locks to be on the 53-man roster. Beyond that, how many wide receivers will the Giants keep? What flavor of receiver will they prefer?

There are possession receivers like Robinson and Isaiah Hodgins. There are slot/return candidates like Isaiah McKenzie and Gunner Olszewski. There is a special teams-first option like Miles Boykin. There are young players like Bryce Ford-Wheaton and Ayir Asante.

If they want a veteran possession receiver, Robinson could be in play. If that’s the case, he might be competing with Hodgins, a Daniel Jones favorite late in the 2022 season whose star seems to be waning within the organization.

If the Giants feel the last couple of receivers on their depth chart need to be quality special teams contributors, Robinson could be out. He has played a total of 26 special teams snaps (2.6 per season) over his career, so he isn’t going to help there.

How the Giants fill out their wide receiver depth chart promises to be one of the most intriguing stories of the preseason.