It’s not uncommon to see a receiver really hit their stride in the third year of their NFL career. Nico Collins was the latest to experience the Year 3 spike, becoming a star for the Texans offense in 2023.

Some of the candidates to have a Year 3 bump have too much production to be considered “breakout” players. Garrett Wilson, Drake London, Chris Olave and George Pickens are already the top receivers on their teams. All except London have at least one 1,000-yard season to their name already.

Wan’Dale Robinson hasn’t had as much success since going in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. But he has a chance to make a leap with the New York Giants this season.

The Giants receiving corps is fairly nebulous at this point. It could be assumed that Malik Nabers will eventually take over as the top target within the offense. They wouldn’t have used a top-10 pick on him if that wasn’t the plan.

However, Robinson appears to have captured the coaching staff’s attention as well. Dan Duggan of The Athletic reported the Giants have moved Robinson in the backfield, in the slot and out wide during OTA work.

Brian Daboll is going to have to get creative to make up for the loss of Saquon Barkley in the passing game. Losing Darren Waller to retirement should open up some targets over the middle as well.

Robinson, a quick 5’8″, 185-pound playmaker, is the kind of chess piece that could help provide cover for both roles. If so, he might break out as the kind of playmaker who can be a high-end No. 2 to Nabers for years to come.