ESPN analysts: Giants have 'massive' question marks at WR

While Clay was complimentary of the Giants' interior defensive line, anchored by All-Pro DT Dexter Lawrence II, he feels the team's wide receiver corps has "massive" question marks.

"Wide receiver. The question marks here are massive. Here is who is competing: Wan'Dale Robinson (torn ACL in Week 11), Sterling Shepard (torn ACL in Week 3), Parris Campbell (has missed 34 games in four seasons), Jamison Crowder (24 missed games over the last three seasons), Darius Slayton (was on the trade block last offseason), Isaiah Hodgins (13 appearances in three seasons) and Jalin Hyatt (third-round rookie). Will quantity over quality work out? We'll see," Clay wrote. 

There's no denying that the Giants' receiver room was underwhelming last season, as the unit's 3,431 yards ranked 27th in the NFL. Even so, Isaiah Hodgins, the team's midseason waiver wire pickup, provided a spark late in the year and quickly grew a strong rapport with quarterback Daniel Jones.

If Hodgins' second half and dominant wild card playoff game performance (eight receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown) were not an aberration, he should have a massive role in 2023.

Outside of Hodgins, New York signed former Colt Parris Campbell, whose speed and versatility will bring a much-needed dimension to the Giants' offense. To cap off the team's revamped wide receiver group, New York traded up to select 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner Jalin Hyatt in the third round of April's draft.

Once Hyatt earns a starting job, he'll provide a dynamic field-stretching presence that the 2022 Giants were missing.

Though the Giants still lack a true No. 1 wide receiver, tight end Darren Waller, who was acquired earlier this offseason, will serve as Jones' primary target. Waller's no stranger to playing that role, as he filled the same role during his Raider days, and as long as his health permits, he should be in for a resurgent season. 

Waller, 30, played in just nine games a season ago, but from 2019-21 he ranked 10th among all players in receptions (252) and 16th in receiving yards (3,006). Although it's hard to predict how pass-happy HC Brian Daboll's offense will be next season, Waller will undoubtedly be a focal point. 

With a daunting schedule and playing in a division with Philadelphia and Dallas, New York faces a challenging 2023 season. However, under Daboll, the reigning Coach of the Year, and thanks to significant additions on both sides of the ball, the Giants should finish higher than the NFL's 18th-best team.