Yes, your interest-free investment won’t pay off for months, but the wait could be worth it. With the 2024 NFL Draft now in the rear view, where should gamblers stack their greenbacks in the season-long props market? Here are my initial thoughts on an available wager tied to this year’s impressive wide receiver class.
The pick — Malik Nabers OVER 875.5 receiving yards (-110, DraftKings)
DraftKings offers:
Kudos to the Giants organization for hiring preschoolers in its uniform design department. Forget child labor laws. Six-year-olds should be given the opportunity to express their creativity and collect a paycheck. Just look at the masterful work they logged sketching out the look for this year’s throwback jerseys. The roughly 90 seconds employed on the “Century Red” uniform was nothing shy of genius.
Keep living the dream, kiddos.
Punchlines aside on the hideous 1933 commemorative unis, Nabers is sure to fly in Giants threads, whether old or current school.
Leaving defensive backs in the dust is what the LSU product routinely did over his three-year collegiate career in Baton Rouge. His short-area burst, long-range explosiveness and general acceleration are exceptional.
Last season with the Tigers, Nabers averaged 17.6 yards per catch and ranked top-five among all collegiate wideouts in total deep yards (624) and missed tackles forced (30). Examining the tree, he recorded a WR rating of 108 or better on six different routes (corner, crossing, go, out, post and slant). That’s versatile production.
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Yes, Daniel Jones is enormously unexciting. Still, over his last full season in 2022, he was No. 1 in adjusted completion percentage and No. 15 in deep-ball completion percentage, according to PlayerProfiler. Despite all the deserved admonishments, the veteran QB is likely to be serviceable enough to chuck accurate passes in Nabers’ direction.
What’s most appealing about sinking dollars into the market above is Nabers’ lack of competition. Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Jalin Hyatt and fading TE Darren Waller will have their moments, but 120-140 targets for the rookie are entirely attainable.
Throw in New York’s projected bottom-feeding defense (No. 31 unit grade, per ESPN’s Mike Clay) that spikes catch-up mode probability, and predicting a 1,000-yard inaugural campaign for Nabers isn’t remotely wacky. According to Fantasy Nerds, his No. 37 overall strength of schedule among WRs isn't terrible.
The artistic youngsters who will see their handiwork in motion this fall probably can’t wait for Nabers to earn his applesauce. After all, Sundays are for Giants football and not midday naps.