Giants add former Pro Bowler to young WR room

According to Josina Anderson, Allen Robinson’s deal with the Giants is for one year.

Though the former second-round pick is nearly one decade removed from his lone Pro Bowl campaign (2015 with the Jacksonville Jaguars), he’s had sporadic success since then. More importantly, the 30-year-old Robinson brings experience to New York’s young wide receiver room.

Outside of the new addition, Darius Slayton is the veteran of the group. The Auburn product turned 27 in January and is entering his sixth season.

Slayton has been skipping voluntary workouts with the team this spring so far, according to an ESPN report, as he seeks a contract adjustment or extension.

Isaiah Hodgins is 25 and starting his fourth season, Wan’Dale Robinson is 23 and beginning his third campaign and Jalin Hyatt is 22 and entering his second season. The Giants selected LSU product Malik Nabers (20 years old) with the sixth pick in April’s draft.

Slayton was New York’s leading pass-catcher in 2023, but he only finished with 770 receiving yards and four touchdowns via 50 receptions on 79 targets. 

Due to injuries to Jones and backup signal-caller Tyrod Taylor, the Giants called on undrafted quarterback Tommy DeVito in nine games (six starts) last season. The franchise hasn’t had a receiver surpass 770 yards, let alone 1,000, since Odell Beckham Jr. registered 1,052 during the 2018 campaign.

Allen Robinson isn’t likely to approach 1,000 yards in 2024, but at the very least, can be a solid veteran presence and help Nabers grow in his rookie year.

The Penn State product spent the first four years of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, leading the league in touchdown receptions (14) during his 2015 Pro Bowl season. 

Robinson signed with the Chicago Bears in March 2018 and posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2019 and 2020 to go with 200 catches and 13 touchdowns in the two years combined as well.

The Giants will be his fourth team in four years after playing one final season in Chicago in 2021, suiting up for the Los Angeles Rams in 2022 and the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023. Robinson finished last season with 34 catches for 280 scoreless yards on 49 targets.