Over his first three weeks at the NFL, Malik Nabers has become a must-watch talent. The rookie WR has swiftly risen in the ranks as one of the league’s most spectacular wide receivers.
It turns out Nabers is enjoying his time with the New York Giants as much as fans tuning in to watch his awe striking catches and historic feats.
“I’m having a lot of fun, a dream come true,” Nabers said Tuesday, via team transcript.
So far, he has been a dream come true for a stagnant Giants offense, giving fans something to be thrilled about and a long absent dynamic delivery.
Even when New York dropped their first two matches of the term, Nabers was delivering highlights and receiving attention. Now, the Giants have secured their first victory of the term, a 21-15 win over the Cleveland Browns where Nabers racked in eight catches for 78 yards and a couple of touchdowns.
The rookie became the youngest WR in NFL history with two TD catches in a match, according to NFL Research. In those eight receptions were two outstanding grabs: the first when he skied above Cleveland cornerback Martin Emerson to pull a 28-year again along the sideline; the second an excellent 3-yard score where he skied for the ball before twisting his body to get both feet inside the end zone.
“They were good catches, but I’ve made some way better catches than that,” said Nabers, the 2024 NFL Draft’s sixth-overall selection. “I’m not surprised by it, it’s just how I play, it’s how I am.”
Following his latest showing, Nabers enters Thursday night’s Week 4 opener against the Dallas Cowboys with 23 catches, 271 receiving yards and a league-high three TD grabs. Those numbers make him the first player in league history with 20-plus catches and three or more TD grabs in his first three career matches, according to NFL Research.
Now he is ready for his prime-time debut, but to him it is just another match against another team.
“It’s a regular game,” he said of playing on Thursday night.
And it all the same competing against the Cowboys, too, no matter how high-profile they might be.
“It’s football,” he said. “A game is a game. Every time I go out there, a game is a game. No matter what day it is, a game is a game.”
