The NFL is in its rookie receiver era. Veterans have noticed.
The league recently announced that Malik Nabers, after breaking the Giants' single-season reception record in his first year, was ranked No. 67 on "The NFL Top 100 Players of 2025" as voted on by current players.
This is the 15th year of the list, and Nabers is the team's first wide receiver to break the top 100 since Odell Beckham Jr. made four straight from 2015 to 2018.
That is just one of the many honors that the two LSU products share. Nabers was the first Giant since Beckham to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season and make the Pro Bowl as a wide receiver. Beckham broke onto the scene in 2014 with 91 catches for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games. Accordingly, he was ranked No. 32 on the NFL Top 100 heading into his sophomore season.
A decade later, as the team celebrated its 100th season, Nabers recorded a franchise-record 109 catches for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games.
Four rookies broke 1,000 receiving yards in 2024, the most in a single season in league history. It was also the first season to boast multiple rookies with at least 1,200 receiving yards, Nabers being one and Jacksonville's Brian Thomas Jr. the other. Rookie wide receivers combined for 10,914 yards, the fourth-most in a single season.
Most combined receiving yards by a rookie in a single season, according to NFL Research:
| Season | Rec Yds | Leading Rookie (Yds) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,082 | LAR Puka Nacua (1,486) |
| 2020 | 12,919 | MIN Justin Jefferson (1,400) |
| 2014 | 12,609 | NYG Odell Beckham Jr. (1,305) |
| 2024 | 10,914 | JAX Brian Thomas Jr. (1,204) |
| 2019 | 10,419 | TEN A.J. Brown (1,051) |
1,200+ receiving yards in rookie season, Super Bowl era:
| Player | Season | Yds |
|---|---|---|
| LAR Puka Nacua | 2023 | 1,486 |
| CIN Ja’Marr Chase | 2021 | 1,455 |
| MIN Justin Jefferson | 2020 | 1,400 |
| ARI Anquan Boldin | 2003 | 1,377 |
| MIN Randy Moss | 1998 | 1,313 |
| NYG Odell Beckham Jr. | 2014 | 1,305 |
| JAX Brian Thomas Jr. | 2024 | 1,282 |
| NYG Malik Nabers | 2024 | 1,204 |
Nabers is the fourth different Giants wide receiver to make the NFL Top 100, which debuted in 2011. The Giants won the Super Bowl that year thanks in large part to wide receivers Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks, who were then ranked No. 39 and No. 90, respectively.
For 2025, the NFL is revealing two players each weekday, with 10 total players ranked per week over 10 weeks leading up to the start of the season. The top 10 will be announced on Monday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network.
The Giants had two players featured in 2024: defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence (No. 24) and outside linebacker Brian Burns (No. 55).
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History of Giants in NFL Top 100 Players:
2025 (currently being revealed): WR Malik Nabers (No. 67)
2024: DL Dexter Lawrence (No. 24), OLB Brian Burns (No. 55)
2023: DL Dexter Lawrence (No. 28), RB Saquon Barkley (No. 31)
2022: DL Leonard Williams (No. 97)
2021: CB James Bradberry (No. 74), DL Leonard Williams (No. 84)
2020: RB Saquon Barkley (No. 31)
2019: RB Saquon Barkley (No. 16)
2018: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 77), S Landon Collins (No. 92)
2017: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 8), S Landon Collins (No. 28), CB Janoris Jenkins (No. 54), DT Damon Harrison (No. 96)
2016: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 10), QB Eli Manning (No. 47)
2015: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 32)
2014: S Antrel Rolle (No. 72)
2013: QB Eli Manning (No. 43), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (No. 55), WR Victor Cruz (No. 58)
2012: DE Jason Pierre-Paul (No. 24), QB Eli Manning (No. 31), WR Victor Cruz (No. 39), DE Justin Tuck (No. 62), WR Hakeem Nicks (No. 90)
2011: DE Justin Tuck (No. 60), S Antrel Rolle (No. 68), G Chris Snee (No. 77)
With the Top 100 Players of 2025 countdown underway, take a look through Giants on the list in past years.
2011: G Chris Snee (No. 77)
2011: S Antrel Rolle (No. 68)
2011: DE Justin Tuck (No. 60)
2012: WR Hakeem Nicks (No. 90)
2012: DE Justin Tuck (No. 62)
2012: WR Victor Cruz (No. 39)
2012: QB Eli Manning (No. 31)
2012: DE Jason Pierre-Paul (No. 24)
2013: WR Victor Cruz (No. 58)
2013: DE Jason Pierre-Paul (No. 55)
2013: QB Eli Manning (No. 43)
2014: S Antrel Rolle (No. 72)
2015: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 32)
2016: QB Eli Manning (No. 47)
2016: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 10)
2017: DT Damon Harrison (No. 96)
2017: CB Janoris Jenkins (No. 54)
2017: S Landon Collins (No. 28)
2017: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 8)
2018: S Landon Collins (No. 92)
2018: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (No. 77)
2019: RB Saquon Barkley (No. 16)
2020: RB Saquon Barkley (No. 31)
2021: DL Leonard Williams (No. 84)
2021: CB James Bradberry (No. 74)
2022: DL Leonard Williams (No. 97)
2023: RB Saquon Barkley (No. 31)
2023: DL Dexter Lawrence (No. 28)
2024: OLB Brian Burns (No. 55)
2024: DL Dexter Lawrence (No. 24)
2025: WR Malik Nabers (No. 67)
