Giants Now: Malik Nabers, Dru Phillips ranked among top 10 rookies of Week 2

Malik Nabers, Dru Phillips ranked among Top 10 rookies of Week 2 by CBS Sports

While Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders did not end how the Giants would have hoped, the performance of several of the team’s rookies was certainly a bright spot.

CBS Sports released their top 10 rookies from Week 2 in which two Giants were featured, starting with wide receiver Malik Nabers, who put together a breakout performance.

“Nabers ran 27 routes on Sunday against the Commanders, according to TruMedia,” wrote CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards. “He was targeted 18 times (10 receptions for 127 yards, 1 TD), which means he was targeted on 66.7% of routes ran. Watching it back, that’s exactly how it felt.”

Nabers’ 69.2 percent target rate (targeted on 18 of his 26 routes run) was the highest by any wide receiver who ran at least 15 routes in a game since 2016.

Heading into Week 3, Nabers ranks fourth in the league in receiving yards (193) and tied for second in receptions (15) and targets (25). He also leads the NFL with five catches of 20+ yards. This comes one year after he registered the most 10+ yard plays, 20+ yard plays and 30+ yard plays in the nation in his final season at LSU.