In Pro Football Focus’s latest ranking of the NFL’s [top 25 players under 25](https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1641761&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pff.com%2Fnews%2Fnfl-ranking-top-25-players-under-25-2025-nfl-season&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigblueview.com%2F2025%2F5%2F20%2F24433533%2Fpff-ranks-malik-nabers-among-nfls-top-25-players-under-25), wide receiver Malik Nabers comes in at No. 15. He is the only New York Giant on the list and a rising star who’s already changing the face of the franchise.
The list features dominant young talents. But Nabers holds his own with an 87.0 PFF grade and a 0.56 average Wins Above Replacement (WAR) since 2022, both elite-level metrics for his age group.
In fact, PFF points out that Nabers led the _entire_ 2024 rookie wide receiver class in both PFF receiving grade (87.1) and targets (165). PFF said Nabers was “the best of the bunch” in a stacked rookie wide receiver class.
New York has been searching for a true No. 1 receiver since the days of Odell Beckham Jr. and based on early returns, Nabers is already filling that void. In a year where the Giants struggled to find consistent offense, the former [LSU](https://www.andthevalleyshook.com) standout emerged as the team’s most valuable player by PFF’s WAR metric, and it wasn’t even close.
He became the go-to target regardless of matchup, showing off advanced route running, yards after catch ability, and toughness over the middle.
Nabers is under team control for several more years, and with a young offensive core starting to take shape, the Giants have a building block they can count on.